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Planned obsolescence at its best! What happens in a few years when the screen goes out and Ford no longer maintains the part? A switch or knob is an easy repair

Planned obsolescence at its best! What happens in a few years when the screen goes out and Ford no longer maintains the part? A switch or knob is an easy repair. A lcd screen with an embedded microcontroller sending undocumented I2C commands to the other car components maybe not so easy?

pxtail 5y ago
> What happens in a few years when the screen goes out and Ford no longer maintains the part Not only that - what is currently happening with Nissan Leaf can serve as small glimpse into the future: perfectly good cars made obsolete because of insanely priced or just simply not available batteries https://www.reddit.com/r/leaf/comments/jifmmg/owner_of_allelectric_nissan_leaf_frustrated_by/ https://www.reddit.com/r/leaf/comments/jifmmg/owner_of_allel... https://www.motorbiscuit.com/replacing-the-nissan-leaf-battery-is-insanely-expensive/ https://www.motorbiscuit.com/replacing-the-nissan-leaf-batte...
gamblor956 5y ago
Ford, and\or their parts suppliers still makes parts available for cars they have not sold in over a decade.
- perl4ever 5y ago
  A cursory search turns up a lot of people saying that any legal requirement in the US to provide parts outside the warranty period is a myth, although a popular one.
  - kbelder 5y ago
    And yet they still are selling the parts, despite that.
  - gamblor956 5y ago
    They're not required to, nor did I claim they were. They do it because it's good for business, because their vehicles can last for decades and their business practices reflect that.
    - perl4ever 5y ago
      Yes, and my point is that they could change their mind if there's no legal constraint. Switching the lineup to electric cars could provide a nice excuse - out with the old, in with the new, we don't want to encourage anyone to use their old polluting vehicle too long. Built up brand equity/consumer goodwill eventually will be exploited, just like spare cash. Was there ever any definitive solution to the Focus transmission problems?
mingus88 5y ago
You can still buy parts for a 1929 Ford Model A I'm putting good money down that Ford sells a ton of EV F150s and you'll be able to find OEM and aftermarket parts for them as long as fleet vehicles are gonna fleet.

pxtail 5y ago

> What happens in a few years when the screen goes out and Ford no longer maintains the part Not only that - what is currently happening with Nissan Leaf can serve as small glimpse into the future: perfectly good cars made obsolete because of insanely priced or just simply not available batteries https://www.reddit.com/r/leaf/comments/jifmmg/owner_of_allelectric_nissan_leaf_frustrated_by/ https://www.reddit.com/r/leaf/comments/jifmmg/owner_of_allel... https://www.motorbiscuit.com/replacing-the-nissan-leaf-battery-is-insanely-expensive/ https://www.motorbiscuit.com/replacing-the-nissan-leaf-batte...

gamblor956 5y ago

Ford, and\or their parts suppliers still makes parts available for cars they have not sold in over a decade.

perl4ever 5y ago
A cursory search turns up a lot of people saying that any legal requirement in the US to provide parts outside the warranty period is a myth, although a popular one.
- kbelder 5y ago
  And yet they still are selling the parts, despite that.
- gamblor956 5y ago
  They're not required to, nor did I claim they were. They do it because it's good for business, because their vehicles can last for decades and their business practices reflect that.
  - perl4ever 5y ago
    Yes, and my point is that they could change their mind if there's no legal constraint. Switching the lineup to electric cars could provide a nice excuse - out with the old, in with the new, we don't want to encourage anyone to use their old polluting vehicle too long. Built up brand equity/consumer goodwill eventually will be exploited, just like spare cash. Was there ever any definitive solution to the Focus transmission problems?

mingus88 5y ago

You can still buy parts for a 1929 Ford Model A I'm putting good money down that Ford sells a ton of EV F150s and you'll be able to find OEM and aftermarket parts for them as long as fleet vehicles are gonna fleet.