Cars - flipping annoyances

[bluethrunthru]

Many, many things under this heading but at the moment its lights. The Mrs has a Hyundai - recently had a brake light out - no probs says I - change the bulb. Did it but only by dismantling a ton of plastic boot lining.

I had a Scenic for a while - headlight out - change the bulb by taking the the wheel arch liner out to access the back of the unit to fit a bulb. Bastard of a job.

Have another Scenic now and side light is out....I can guess the procedure.

Are modern cars just too awkward and to clever for their own good?

 

[idahoblues]

Many, many things under this heading but at the moment its lights. The Mrs has a Hyundai - recently had a brake light out - no probs says I - change the bulb. Did it but only by dismantling a ton of plastic boot lining.

I had a Scenic for a while - headlight out - change the bulb by taking the the wheel arch liner out to access the back of the unit to fit a bulb. Bastard of a job.

Have another Scenic now and side light is out....I can guess the procedure.

Are modern cars just too awkward and to clever for their own good?

When everything is working, they're great....when they're not....they suck

 

[TonyM]

Car flipping is not just annoying. Its sick.

 

[bluethrunthru]

When everything is working, they're great....when they're not....they suck

as a car driver /owner since 1980 I find there is more that is NOT working and for the most part its irrelevant. In the UK now you fail an MOT on a warning light on the dash. I get that if its to say your brake pads are worn but why if you have a duff connection and it thinks a door isn't shut?

 

[bluethrunthru]

Car flipping is not just annoying. Its sick.

Will you tell Geoff? Bear in mind he hates budgerigars being called budgies he is that sensitive.

 

[idahoblues]

as a car driver /owner since 1980 I find there is more that is NOT working and for the most part its irrelevant. In the UK now you fail an MOT on a warning light on the dash. I get that if its to say your brake pads are worn but why if you have a duff connection and it thinks a door isn't shut?

Ah, the old MOT...no such thing here, if it runs you can drive it

 

[flyer]

As an engineer, the job of doing anything on a car is a massive wind up. But the days of simple fixes under the bonnet are long gone. Even so, you would hope that access to the servicable parts was a bit easier

 

[m7mcfc]

Do they still print the Haynes manual for every car? Mind you, it would have to come with diagnostic equipment and a laptop.

 

[sir baconface]

Many, many things under this heading but at the moment its lights. The Mrs has a Hyundai - recently had a brake light out - no probs says I - change the bulb. Did it but only by dismantling a ton of plastic boot lining.

I had a Scenic for a while - headlight out - change the bulb by taking the the wheel arch liner out to access the back of the unit to fit a bulb. Bastard of a job.

Have another Scenic now and side light is out....I can guess the procedure.

Are modern cars just too awkward and to clever for their own good?

Halfords is your friend.

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

I had a Citroen some years back and it needed a new sidelight. There were three things that we essential - a new bulb, fingers on both hands the diameter of knitting needles but with a grip like a vice, and x-ray vision to see through the wheel arch because once yer knitting needle fingers, hand and arm were in the space to remove the old bulb yer could see fuck all. It all had to be done by f'eel'. Once upon a time it was a matter of three self-tappers from the front of the car and there was the bulb!