<story><title>A backyard mechanic who is taking on Tesla</title><url>https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2019/03/04/the-backyard-mechanic-who-taking-tesla/Sv1l8q2sxpQvTFMp13VFwM/story.html</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>dsfyu404ed</author><text>&amp;gt;It seems Tesla is deliberately ignoring or trying to squash the aftermarket&amp;#x2F;custom-car culture which has basically existed since cars existed...&lt;p&gt;Plenty of people are willing to aid them.  Go on Reddit and you&amp;#x27;ll find that it&amp;#x27;s impossible to have an adult discussion of repairs or modifications more involved than parts swapping without being drowned out by people screaming &amp;quot;hurr durr, muh public safety&amp;quot; or just down-voted into oblivion.  You&amp;#x27;ll find no shortage of people willing to tell you that industry standard modifications (like lengthening truck frames), repairs (like welding cracks in steel wheels) or anything that modifies how a vehicle handles compared to stock configuration (like a lift kit on a Jeep) are fundamentally a danger to the public.&lt;p&gt;Edit: I dunno why I was optimistic that HN would be any better.</text></item><item><author>userbinator</author><text>&lt;i&gt;A Tesla representative, in a statement to the Globe, said “there are significant safety concerns when salvaged Teslas are repaired improperly or when Tesla parts are used outside of their original design intent, as these vehicles could pose a danger to both the mechanic and other drivers on the road.”&lt;/i&gt;&lt;p&gt;It seems Tesla is deliberately ignoring or trying to squash the aftermarket&amp;#x2F;custom-car culture which has basically existed since cars existed... and in contrast, Chrysler&amp;#x2F;Ford&amp;#x2F;GM are happy to sell you parts like engines and transmissions without caring whether they&amp;#x27;ll even be used in a car, and have been doing so for literally decades, so obviously they&amp;#x27;re aware of and not worried about any legal liability issues.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>chrisdhoover</author><text>Why be optimistic, in this thread a poster insults blue collar workers. The poster is classist, elitist, and ignorant. Its not surprising to see appeals to authority, it is surprising to see the post not downvoted and the poster called out for what he is, an asshole.</text></comment>
<story><title>A backyard mechanic who is taking on Tesla</title><url>https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2019/03/04/the-backyard-mechanic-who-taking-tesla/Sv1l8q2sxpQvTFMp13VFwM/story.html</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>dsfyu404ed</author><text>&amp;gt;It seems Tesla is deliberately ignoring or trying to squash the aftermarket&amp;#x2F;custom-car culture which has basically existed since cars existed...&lt;p&gt;Plenty of people are willing to aid them.  Go on Reddit and you&amp;#x27;ll find that it&amp;#x27;s impossible to have an adult discussion of repairs or modifications more involved than parts swapping without being drowned out by people screaming &amp;quot;hurr durr, muh public safety&amp;quot; or just down-voted into oblivion.  You&amp;#x27;ll find no shortage of people willing to tell you that industry standard modifications (like lengthening truck frames), repairs (like welding cracks in steel wheels) or anything that modifies how a vehicle handles compared to stock configuration (like a lift kit on a Jeep) are fundamentally a danger to the public.&lt;p&gt;Edit: I dunno why I was optimistic that HN would be any better.</text></item><item><author>userbinator</author><text>&lt;i&gt;A Tesla representative, in a statement to the Globe, said “there are significant safety concerns when salvaged Teslas are repaired improperly or when Tesla parts are used outside of their original design intent, as these vehicles could pose a danger to both the mechanic and other drivers on the road.”&lt;/i&gt;&lt;p&gt;It seems Tesla is deliberately ignoring or trying to squash the aftermarket&amp;#x2F;custom-car culture which has basically existed since cars existed... and in contrast, Chrysler&amp;#x2F;Ford&amp;#x2F;GM are happy to sell you parts like engines and transmissions without caring whether they&amp;#x27;ll even be used in a car, and have been doing so for literally decades, so obviously they&amp;#x27;re aware of and not worried about any legal liability issues.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>mcguire</author><text>When the &amp;quot;right to repair&amp;quot; comes up, for cars or farm machinery, or the Magnuson-Moss act, or the costs of code scanners for most vehicles, the manufacturers are universally hated.&lt;p&gt;But this is Tesla and Tesla doesn&amp;#x27;t have the same rules.</text></comment>