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ToeMissile said:
I’m sure there are plenty of other channels that go into this stuff, but in line with the recent discussion. There are a few spots where brakes are specifically talked about. Might be mixing it up a bit with the similar vids on a lucid air he’s working on as well.
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Does 'tiresome' give a neg? if so I'll change. I didn't realize , well never even thought about , that those e-cars/trucks are drivable ipads. That is beyond fucked up. I'm mad because my truck had to go to the dealer for a damn battery and this is just crazy.
My brother leases cars which also does not make sense to me, but he has an electric KIA (Iconic 9 or something) and was telling me about having to get special insurance in case they have a flat tire as you cannot change them?

Seems like ICE or electric, you are fucked.

The guy on here going to school for this stuff, Kirun Kirun , are you going to school to program these cars or to work on them? and what is a modern mechanic other than a parts swapper? If it wasn't you I apologize, I @'d someone who got real butthurt about it.
 
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EVs are not going to be good for mechanics. They have like 30 moving parts in the drivetrain vs. 2000 in an ICE car. Other than suspension and steering there's not much to work on mechanically.
 
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BrutulTM said:
EVs are not going to be good for mechanics. They have like 30 moving parts in the drivetrain vs. 2000 in an ICE car. Other than suspension and steering there's not much to work on mechanically.
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yeah understood, I was referencing that video where they spend 45 minutes trying to fix the ebrake. admittedly I didn't watch it all but that's fucked up.
 
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BrutulTM said:
EVs are not going to be good for mechanics. They have like 30 moving parts in the drivetrain vs. 2000 in an ICE car. Other than suspension and steering there's not much to work on mechanically.
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EV's are dead for 3rd party mechanics. As the video above proves, an ebrake problem has left them stranded for months and they still have no fix. For an EBRAKE.

Computers + ICE are already becoming too much for factory techs to handle. EV's which are stacks and stack of computers are going to be off limits for anyone not factory....and even off limits for factory techs.

I know someone that bought an F150 work truck 2020 or so. Base model, nothing on it. It had various software issues and it went in for a fix shortly after he got it. No one could fix it at the FORD dealership he got it from, so they shipped it to a different FORD dealership. No fix. Months and months went by, and he went to check in on it. Parts were thrown in the bed and back seat. Who knows how many missing parts it had + a ruined interior on a NEW truck. FORD kept trying to fuck him on Lemon Law by saying no parts were available. In some states, Lemon Law gets kicked down the road when there are no parts to fix it.

He eventually got his money back and had to fight for fair use, too. FORD tried to fuck him on all the time it spent in their lots. In some states, Lemon Law payout only applies to the value of the vehicle after use at current market value. So even if Lemon Law'd you can still end up eating a fuckton of cash on a vehicle that was broken in the first place UNLESS you can pony up cash for a real lawyer.
 
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EV's are dead for 3rd party mechanics. As the video above proves, an ebrake problem has left them stranded for months and they still have no fix. For an EBRAKE.

Computers + ICE are already becoming too much for factory techs to handle. EV's which are stacks and stack of computers are going to be off limits for anyone not factory....and even off limits for factory techs.

I know someone that bought an F150 work truck 2020 or so. Base model, nothing on it. It had various software issues and it went in for a fix shortly after he got it. No one could fix it at the FORD dealership he got it from, so they shipped it to a different FORD dealership. No fix. Months and months went by, and he went to check in on it. Parts were thrown in the bed and back seat. Who knows how many missing parts it had + a ruined interior on a NEW truck. FORD kept trying to fuck him on Lemon Law by saying no parts were available. In some states, Lemon Law gets kicked down the road when there are no parts to fix it.

He eventually got his money back and had to fight for fair use, too. FORD tried to fuck him on all the time it spent in their lots. In some states, Lemon Law payout only applies to the value of the vehicle after use at current market value. So even if Lemon Law'd you can still end up eating a fuckton of cash on a vehicle that was broken in the first place UNLESS you can pony up cash for a real lawyer.
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I'm running into this shit everywhere. This shit is just too complex for the techs to figure out. Maybe training will get better, but all the middle aged guys that started out changing oil and worked their way up to spark plugs and swapping starters and alternators and finally got up to doing timing belts have no chance.
 
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Fucker said:
EV's are dead for 3rd party mechanics. As the video above proves, an ebrake problem has left them stranded for months and they still have no fix. For an EBRAKE.

Computers + ICE are already becoming too much for factory techs to handle. EV's which are stacks and stack of computers are going to be off limits for anyone not factory....and even off limits for factory techs.

I know someone that bought an F150 work truck 2020 or so. Base model, nothing on it. It had various software issues and it went in for a fix shortly after he got it. No one could fix it at the FORD dealership he got it from, so they shipped it to a different FORD dealership. No fix. Months and months went by, and he went to check in on it. Parts were thrown in the bed and back seat. Who knows how many missing parts it had + a ruined interior on a NEW truck. FORD kept trying to fuck him on Lemon Law by saying no parts were available. In some states, Lemon Law gets kicked down the road when there are no parts to fix it.

He eventually got his money back and had to fight for fair use, too. FORD tried to fuck him on all the time it spent in their lots. In some states, Lemon Law payout only applies to the value of the vehicle after use at current market value. So even if Lemon Law'd you can still end up eating a fuckton of cash on a vehicle that was broken in the first place UNLESS you can pony up cash for a real lawyer.
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Man, that’s grounds for going postal.
 
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