• Mango@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    Well, I gotta save for a Chrysler 300 because that’s the only company who isn’t lobbying against right to repair.

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      10 months ago

      Chrysler is probably only doing it because they already design their vehicles to be a huge pain in the ass to repair. I remember my buddy having to remove his wheel to replace his battery in his intrepid because the only access was via the wheel well.

      I’ve also heard a story about Toyota where they would buy competitor vehicles to disassemble them and see what they were up to and they stopped bothering to even look at Chrysler vehicles because they didn’t have anything useful to learn from their designs.

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      10 months ago

      I just bought an old diesel Mercedes that I’m hoping will last me until the next era of car technology. I can’t believe how easy it is to work on, almost as if it was designed to be maintained instead of to discourage the owner from doing so.

      Currently it’s had only 200k of its reputed million miles used up, so it has a long way to go yet!

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        10 months ago

        I’ve heard the Chrysler 300 is pretty expensive to repair, but I still don’t wanna see my money in the hands of companies who are actively working against us.

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      10 months ago

      Chrysler dealership wants $450 to diagnose an issue on my 200. Local shop directed me to them because it was an electronics issue that they would need to repair. Not sure I would trust Chrysler either.

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        10 months ago

        I’m literally in America. What do you want me to do? Pay for an import of something from China or some shit?