Generally speaking (and unless you’re really unlucky), most cars these days are fairly reliable. Assuming the usual things like the battery are OK, they’ll more often than not start first time and not conk-out at every opportunity. They shouldn’t need the oil refilling after every journey, shouldn’t leave oily puddles wherever you park them, and [...]
A bit of ‘mechanical sympathy’ goes a long way.
Posted by Dave G. in November 21st, 2008
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How a car costs so much less than the sum of its parts.
Posted by Dave G. in November 18th, 2008
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Many years ago, I remember reading that someone had bothered to add up the cost of buying all the individual parts that make up a car, and discovered that it was many times the cost of actually buying the entire car. I often wonder how the car manufacturers justify the prices of some of their [...]
