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Originally Posted by Camelopardalis
To me, this seems more like a sustainability and parts supply issue. We need to ween ourselves off the disposability of everything. Making a vehicle (regardless of power source) that is economically repairable for extended time periods should be a priority - and that means, the car companies not gouging for parts sometime down the line.
Of course, this goes against their interests...they want us to throw away the old one and buy a shiny new one  |
Designed Obsolescence
My father still has a 40 year old Kelvinator fridge that works as good as new (new seals courtesy of a bungee strap
) We ourselves have had 3 fridges - and no, not cheap Chinese ones - in 15 years marriage.