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Technology Makes New Cars Too Expensive to Fix
securitas writes "The CSM's Eric Evarts reports on how technology makes new cars too expensive to repair, which may lead to disposable cars. The increased use of expensive electronics, air bags and advanced, lightweight body materials are causing costs to rise. Add to it the cost of specialized training and equipment (for an aluminum-body repair shop: $200,000) or even the cost of new parts alone (xenon high-intensity-discharge headlights: $3,000 each), not to mention the knowledge base required (over 1 million pages, available only electronically vs. 100 pages 20 years ago) and a labor shortage. From the article: 'Specialist technicians need advanced reading, problem-solving, and basic electronics skills.... The best people to find are those who have worked in the IT [information technology] industry.'"
I have no idea why they are good but my next car is going to have those headlights
And remember folks, Gnu's *not* unix.
Apparently supports the idea of disposeable cars. That's a great message.
No way man, the 79 was much harder core. Automatic transmissions are for losers.
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my 63 chevy is cheap to work on but god-damn is she a whore at the pump!
Heh, I had an '86 Toyota Corolla, I loved it, but up here in Ohio, they tend to rust a bit more. It barely made it to the junk yard. :(
the 84 GTI *is* a 5 speed
Ha I had a diesel rabbit (aka "The Turtle")....by 4th gear you were doing a blazing 20 mph
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It's funny you mention this. I was listening to ABC radio news last night and there was a report that there was 2 acres of forrest in the United States for every American, and that a 10 square mile landfill would last the entire country for quite a while (sorry can't remember the exact timelenght). In other words the picture is not as bleak as you and your eco-terrorist friends would have us believe.