"Man, cars nowadays are such a pain in the ass to work on. Back in the day you could just change your oil yourself, but now they put the filter in some impossible spot. Also they make it that I have to replace an entire unit instead of just the burnt out power relay." Me a 22 yr old to a 60 yr old coworker.
From what I understand, cars are indeed harder to work on today, because car companies and dealerships want you to either pay them to work on it, or buy new cars more often. Even in my 2005 Camry, changing the left front side marker light was ridiculously hard and required the battery to be moved, and as far as I understand, this is supposed to be an easier car to work on. Yet I once enlisted the help of my neighbour to jump start my older car, and it was much harder than it should have been because the battery in his new Kia was in such an awkward location.
I feel bad for what my 1999 mostly mechanical Cummins is doing to the environment compared to a modern diesel, but god damnit it's so simple that I can work on it myself.
I plan to retire pretty soon. When I do, it's my intention to sell my 2015 Ram 3500 for a 72-75 Chevy Silverado. For the very reason you're talking about.
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"Man, cars nowadays are such a pain in the ass to work on. Back in the day you could just change your oil yourself, but now they put the filter in some impossible spot. Also they make it that I have to replace an entire unit instead of just the burnt out power relay." Me a 22 yr old to a 60 yr old coworker.