/diy/ - Do It Yourself

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>>1584827
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>cars
Ah. Well there's your problem.

Cars are fucking dumb. A big reason for this is because there's a huge lack of standardization between them. Without looking right now, what kind of headlight does your car use? Unless you're a car buff, you don't know. And that's perfectly okay. That's why there's always a huge book hanging next to the headlights section in auto stores, covering which car makes, models, version variants, and etc. use which headlights. And that's just for headlights. There's also books for windshield wipers, batteries, oils, tires, filters, and basically every other normal routine maintenance bullshit thing the average person needs when visiting literally any store that has an auto section. You need those books there because each car is a fucking special little snowflake design nightmare, down the smallest little fucking detail.

By comparison, do you think your hard drive, no matter what kind it is, who made it, what model, etc, would work in my computer? Of course it would. That's because they're standardized. You don't need to check a fucking spreadsheet to verify if it will.

So when you ask, "Why do I suck at fixing cars?" the answer should be obvious. It's because they suck at making cars. If just buying the right lightbulb is a lot of unnecessarily complicated bullshit, then why are you surprised if it's nothing but yet more unnecessarily complicated bullshit when taking on larger repair projects? It's nothing but trade secrets all the way through.

I know a guy who can completely take apart a Ford Aerostar and put it all back together in fantastic working condition, and has done so on AT LEAST 3 different Ford Aerostars. But when asked if he could take a look at a Cadillac, he's at a loss. He only knows Aerostars. That's how fucked up cars are. Mastering one is only mastering one.

(tbc)