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jontss t1_j26uarv wrote
Reply to comment by danielszajkowski in ELI5 why do electric vehicles have one big battery that's hard to replace once it's expired, rather than lots of smaller ones that could be swapped out based on need (to trade off range/power/weight)? by ginonofalg
Fair. It worked.
I'll take my $3 worth of repairs over $600 any day (that didn't include labor btw). But you do you.
jontss t1_j263lz1 wrote
Reply to comment by danielszajkowski in ELI5 why do electric vehicles have one big battery that's hard to replace once it's expired, rather than lots of smaller ones that could be swapped out based on need (to trade off range/power/weight)? by ginonofalg
The labor for the column was near zero. Spray WD40 in the column. Fixed for another hundred thousand km.
The switch replacement was literally remove the assembly, unbolt the switch, bolt a new one on. About 5 minutes of extra labor vs replacing with a new one. No way that adds up to $300.
jontss t1_j243ran wrote
Reply to comment by DragoonXNucleon in ELI5 why do electric vehicles have one big battery that's hard to replace once it's expired, rather than lots of smaller ones that could be swapped out based on need (to trade off range/power/weight)? by ginonofalg
There are multiple YouTube videos of people fixing battery packs for free or nearly free where the dealers insisted the whole thing needs replacing. In one case it was just a dirty connecting plate.
But this applies to most car repairs. $3 microswitch on the lock assembly failed? Sorry, you need a $300 lock assembly. Oh your turn signals stopped working because of some oxidation on the column contacts? Well we could spray 20¢ of contact cleaner on it but instead we want $1000 to replace the stalk assembly.
Could go on and on.
jontss t1_j1uy2b4 wrote
The buckle design has caused the strap to wear on mine and it's fraying but they sent me a replacement.
jontss t1_j1uubxe wrote
Reply to comment by justaname45832 in ELI5 Why wasn’t wireless and Bluetooth technology widespread 20 years ago? by SwimmingOx
My laptop about 18 years ago had both.
15 years ago I was sharing my dial up connection at home with wifi.
jontss t1_j1q5mly wrote
Reply to LPT: If driving in a snowstorm and your GPS suggests taking a faster route, don’t do it if it takes you off the Highway. Backroads are usually last to be cleared of snow and you could get stuck! by Bradiator34
Or the highway is a huge massive car accident that isn't moving and now you're part of it because you thought you're smarter than the app designed for exactly this.
jontss t1_j1q5io2 wrote
Reply to comment by Environmental-Sock52 in LPT: If driving in a snowstorm and your GPS suggests taking a faster route, don’t do it if it takes you off the Highway. Backroads are usually last to be cleared of snow and you could get stuck! by Bradiator34
Any time I ignore Waze I end up stuck on a closed highway for hours.
jontss t1_isji5lp wrote
Reply to comment by drmorrison88 in 1987 vw jetta. Starts, runs, tiny maintenance costs and never left me stranded. Soon 300k km. Got it since 5y + by korky1318
Has he replaced the turbo?
jontss t1_isji43g wrote
Reply to comment by korky1318 in 1987 vw jetta. Starts, runs, tiny maintenance costs and never left me stranded. Soon 300k km. Got it since 5y + by korky1318
My 87 944 has like 360k km on it. 2007 X3 has 260k km.
jontss t1_iqm7fo7 wrote
Reply to LPT: Get rid of annoying cookie consent popups on websites with ublock origin. by Altruistic_Mood_8025
I just assume if I'm blocking that pop up the website behaves as if I accepted. Am I wrong?
jontss t1_j9h2zv5 wrote
Reply to comment by DrKennethNoisewater- in Have to give a shout out to KitchenAid tongs, some of the best I’ve ever used. by technetiumobviously
I usually buy mine at the dollar store and the pin in the middle breaks. These were much better but also 10x the price.