Comment on BMW’s Newest “Innovation” is a Logo-Shaped Middle Finger to Right to Repair
bearboiblake@pawb.social 2 weeks agoRight, but the article suggests a potential motivation - adding friction to dissuade motorists from repairing and servicing their own vehicles - which seems very likely to me. I was wondering why you dismissed that claim.
RattlerSix@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I don’t see how it could be effective. The brand specific things I mentioned are almost identical and none of them stop people from repairing their car. The BMW design is simpler than the ones I mentioned. A flat screwdriver with a gap cut down the middle would work.
bearboiblake@pawb.social 2 weeks ago
Sure, I agree that it wouldn’t pose an insurmountable barrier for people, but it absolutely does cause friction - someone might have taken a crack at fixing something themselves, seen that it needs some proprietary tool, and decided “meh, fuck it, i’ll take it to the dealer”.
I can’t think of any other motivation than that.
RattlerSix@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
What if it’s a torx instead? People have to buy torx bits to work on their car.