Re: A longing for the good old days.
Posted by Guscha On 2011/11/2 20:02:19
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Yeah, including web connection and installed game console. Wanna feel old? Open the hood of a 7series BMW!
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But complex or simple, nobody has to repair a circuit board. Exchange after identification is the modern way of mechatronics.
Howard, in our "good old days" we repaired a radiator by using blowtorch and muriatic acid and coated them with tin. After two days the work has been done. Today the secretary calls for a spare radiator while varnishing the nails and the car is ready after two hours (the use of exaggeration exemplifies the author's intent).
Yes, not seldom it leads to additional costs when the authorized repair shop exchanges the complete head-lamp housing to fix a blown light bulb but in total it is faster and cheaper. Criticize me but I believe in market forces.
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Howard, I know. The BMW 7 series was introduced in 1977. Never ever I have seen such a car using breakdown service.
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"...I was just amused that cars have apparently changed or are changing so drastically in yet another area..."
Yeah, including web connection and installed game console. Wanna feel old? Open the hood of a 7series BMW!
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"...Going from the simplicity of that mechanical water pump that ran off the engine to something else that will be very expensive to fix..."
But complex or simple, nobody has to repair a circuit board. Exchange after identification is the modern way of mechatronics.
Howard, in our "good old days" we repaired a radiator by using blowtorch and muriatic acid and coated them with tin. After two days the work has been done. Today the secretary calls for a spare radiator while varnishing the nails and the car is ready after two hours (the use of exaggeration exemplifies the author's intent).
Yes, not seldom it leads to additional costs when the authorized repair shop exchanges the complete head-lamp housing to fix a blown light bulb but in total it is faster and cheaper. Criticize me but I believe in market forces.
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...and I don't mean just because it was on a RR or BMW...
Howard, I know. The BMW 7 series was introduced in 1977. Never ever I have seen such a car using breakdown service.
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