Surely you don’t mean to imply built-in obsolescence, do you?
reddig33@lemmy.world 10 months ago
They should be cheaper to repair since there are less parts. The added costs are related to design decisions.
When things are welded together instead of paneled, it’s more expensive. When battery packs have to be replaced in their entirety instead of individual packs or cells, it’s more expensive. Etc. Etc.
0x0@programming.dev 10 months ago
podperson@lemm.ee 10 months ago
Exactly. Example: on the Tesla Model 3, many of the panels (such as the rear quarter panel) are glued on instead of bolted/clipped on. So if you graze a stationary object and damage that (it happens), you’re on the hook for a very expensive repair since you need a repair shop that specializes in how to deal with that (plus the actual time to do the repair, which is more complicated). Update the designs to make them more repair friendly and the cost of ownership comes way down.
ShepherdPie@midwest.social 10 months ago
What car has removable rear quarters? I can’t think of any that aren’t welded on to the C-pillar/roof/trunk.
fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Basically all modern car body panels are held together with basically a really strong glue.
Socsa@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
This is literally every single car on the road