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Many modern cars are not designed to be easily worked on. I think the priority is ease/cost of initial assembly, only. My 2010 Mercedes had headlight bulbs tha
by mring33621 11mo ago
Many modern cars are not designed to be easily worked on. I think the priority is ease/cost of initial assembly, only.
My 2010 Mercedes had headlight bulbs that died frequently. But there was no way for a human to reach in and replace them, without either some special tool or disassembling a bunch of stuff at the front of the car. Just one example. You can find many similar complaints elsewhere.
- bell-cot 11mo agoSounds like my 2002 VW's headlights. And several of its other systems... I replaced that VW with a Honda in 2010, and will never buy another "German Engineering" car.
- robinwassen 11mo agoLast maintenance I did on my Volvo was to replace the battery which should be quick for a non-mechanic as myself. I spent more time building a make shift tool to detach/attach the battery than I did actual work. This due to them placing a bolt really bad so you can't access it with a normal wrench. Not offering a paid upgrade to a 4G modem for the app features when they kill the 3G network in Sweden is also a bummer (they do in the US though, guess they are afraid of law suits). I like the car in general, but they do some bad decisions that make me look at other brands when considering a new car.
- AngryData 11mo agoI had friends that bought a pair of Malibus, those require you to take off the entire front bumper to replace, and even worse they regularly burnt out bulbs and eventually melted the bulb connectors. I was so glad when they got rid of those PoS.
- doubled112 11mo agoMy father in law had once of those Step one, remove car from bulb. Step two, replace bulb. Step three, assemble in reverse order.