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Absolutely. One of my buddies who's 25+ years older than me mused "man, it blows my mind that you kids can buy cars that will go over 100,000 miles without any
by daveslash 5y ago
Absolutely. One of my buddies who's 25+ years older than me mused "man, it blows my mind that you kids can buy cars that will go over 100,000 miles without any serious maintenance"
The Ford Model-T was obviously much simpler than modern cars, but it also didn't have airbags that needed to be replaced after a fender bender. That doesn't make the new cars inferior to the Model T. Just different.
The more complex engineering brings benefits; some of the benefits are worth the added complexity, but others are not. (Not to mention it, "worth it" to whom... the customer, manufacturer, or society as a whole...)
- BizarroLand 5y agoI used to read old Popular Mechanics magazines and I remember one article from the late 40's or early 50's where it was discussing motorcycle maintenance and it explicitly stated that every 5,000 - 6,000 miles you should rebuild your engine for best performance. Of course, the engine was a two-cylinder that had maybe 25 parts to it, the rebuild process only needed a crescent wrench, a screwdriver, and some gasket making chemicals, and was so simple that 2 pictures told you all of the information you needed to succeed.