<story><title>A Rogue Tesla Mechanic Resurrecting Salvaged Cars [video]</title><url>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuAMczraBIM</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>dyarosla</author><text>I see this belief (that things people bought should always be repairable by the owner) by many but I always feel it’s extremely self-centered. IMO it’s reckless to think this way about repairing complex systems that can affect others.&lt;p&gt;Repairing something that you own that only affects you is different from repairing something like a car that could affect others. As a completely fictional example: incorrectly repairing a complex brake system could pose a danger to other drivers and lead to an -otherwise avoidable- accident.&lt;p&gt;EDIT: some responses are focusing too closely on the example of brakes- perhaps it’s not the best way to illustrate my point. Say, instead, your engine broke or your self driving car’s software was malfunctioning. Should you still have the right to repair?</text></item><item><author>justicezyx</author><text>Wow first time heard someone capable of repair a Tesla. I always was assuming Tesla cars are designed to be hostile to repair outside their own factory (partially due to inherent complexity, and market strategy as well).&lt;p&gt;Also huge respect to his belief that things people bought should always be repairable by the owner (with some reasonable learned skills).</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>tsomctl</author><text>There are a number of areas on vehicles where failure can lead to injury or death. The reality, though, is that these systems are designed to fail gracefully, and most people that work on cars know how to respect them. Take brakes for example. If you fuck it up on one wheel, the remaining wheels have more than enough stopping power to get you home. If you have a leak, there&amp;#x27;s two separate circuits, so you should have at least two wheels that will stop you. In addition, the brake pedal being squishy should alert you to a problem. And the parking brake is normally a steel cable that should always work. And most repair manuals, tutorials, and YouTube videos will tell you about common pitfalls and what to watch out for.&lt;p&gt;And if you think a certified mechanic never makes a mistake, you are sorely mistaken.</text></comment>
<story><title>A Rogue Tesla Mechanic Resurrecting Salvaged Cars [video]</title><url>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuAMczraBIM</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>dyarosla</author><text>I see this belief (that things people bought should always be repairable by the owner) by many but I always feel it’s extremely self-centered. IMO it’s reckless to think this way about repairing complex systems that can affect others.&lt;p&gt;Repairing something that you own that only affects you is different from repairing something like a car that could affect others. As a completely fictional example: incorrectly repairing a complex brake system could pose a danger to other drivers and lead to an -otherwise avoidable- accident.&lt;p&gt;EDIT: some responses are focusing too closely on the example of brakes- perhaps it’s not the best way to illustrate my point. Say, instead, your engine broke or your self driving car’s software was malfunctioning. Should you still have the right to repair?</text></item><item><author>justicezyx</author><text>Wow first time heard someone capable of repair a Tesla. I always was assuming Tesla cars are designed to be hostile to repair outside their own factory (partially due to inherent complexity, and market strategy as well).&lt;p&gt;Also huge respect to his belief that things people bought should always be repairable by the owner (with some reasonable learned skills).</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>rootusrootus</author><text>I figure that &amp;quot;repairable by owner&amp;quot; is just a proxy for &amp;quot;repairable by someone who the owner designates which is not necessarily the same company that manufactured the car.&amp;quot;&lt;p&gt;In any case, where would you stop?  If we decide that only manufacturers are qualified to service things which could potentially affect other people, then the list grows very large in a hurry.&lt;p&gt;We&amp;#x27;ve had mechanics, including owner-mechanics, working on far more complicated machinery than an electric car for a hundred years.  It&amp;#x27;s not nearly as hard as inexperienced people believe.</text></comment>