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Electronics is cheap and easy to replace. If properly designed and protected from heat and water - practically doesn't wear out. Mechanical problems like corros
by pkolaczk 6y ago
Electronics is cheap and easy to replace. If properly designed and protected from heat and water - practically doesn't wear out. Mechanical problems like corrosion of structural parts is almost always uneconomical to fix.
- ppf 6y agoSorry, have you owned a car made in the last 10ish years?
- pkolaczk 6y agoYes. Actually a brand new Mazda Cx-5. During the first 4 years it had 2 very minor mechanical issues covered by warranty and 1 minor electrical issue - broken USB (but not sure if that wasn't mechanical really, these ports are often fragile). Overall it was a very good car and much more reliable than the previous, much more mechanical Ford from 2007. And my new car is still too new to tell anything, but AFAIK it is leading many reliability rankings - Lexus CT. Weird, considering it is a hybrid, isn't it? I also have some electronic devices at my household that has worked flawlessly for over 40 years since manufactured - eg an analogue oscilloscope and lab power supply. And a few new cheap LED lamps that half of them died within the first 6 months. :D I conclude the thing is in proper design and high quality assembly, not electronics per se. It can be good, it can be also crap if done badly.
- joezydeco 6y agoHave you ever seen a wiring harness get replaced in a car? Manufacturers will try to do this before declaring a car totalled because of wiring defects. It's an amazing thing to witness. The car is literally stripped down to the frame and then reassembled again.