Auto Manufacturers are INSANE

[Scharbag]

What is so wrong with just using a damn bolt...



Bleh...

[paimon.soror]

cmon now, anyone can undo a hex / allen / square drain plug ... you gotta be certified to use a specialty tool though. And they dont just hand out those certs.

[The Choosey begger]

Maybe they dont want the guys at jiffy lube to work on their cars.

[Maynard]

Assenmacher - doesn't that translate into the ass maker?

[GuidoK]

Originally Posted by Maynard

Assenmacher - doesn't that translate into the ass maker?

Nope, that would be Arschmacher (or Arschenmacher as plural)

[Dang3r]

Originally Posted by GuidoK

Nope, that would be Arschmacher (or Arschenmacher as plural)

Nope, the plural of Arsch would be Ärsche but the "Ä" isnt to pronounce by english words.
Nevertheless it would be Ärschemacher
Oh...did he live in Mianus?^^

[GuidoK]

Oh yes of course.
I dont think theres a good german translation in 'assen' except 'ate'.
And Assen is a city in the Netherlands (famous for the motogp) but that also doesnt make sense.


Totally crazy though to make a bespoke fitting for an oil drain plug

[Soul_Glo]

No different to when we had to use radio keys! You had to use the VW one to remove the VW stereo... until someone created generic keys and key sets for all cars.

[Scharbag]

Originally Posted by 37psi

No different to when we had to use radio keys! You had to use the VW one to remove the VW stereo... until someone created generic keys and key sets for all cars.

Seems like the germans like to reinvent the wheel.

And Ford. Why would you reinvent (and do it very badly) a spark plug... Idiots.

[seanrossel]

Yes, this is really strange thing but I think that it is really necessary

[Never_Enough]

Or the dumbass plastic pieces that hold the trunk carpet in my Jetta. Why can't they just use normal ones? Nope, even these have some sort of hex head shit that no hex wrench will even fit.

[Joekerr]

Originally Posted by seanrossel

Yes, this is really strange thing but I think that it is really necessary

Sean this is a strange post and appears to be designed to get your post count so you can start creating new topics.

I promise you, if you are doing this just to spam the forums with "essay writing" companies, I'll get you banned so fast your head will spin.

[CTinline-six]

My sister has owned two Jettas, and I have to say VW is one of those brands that lives up to the German over complexity reputation. A lot of stupid shit on that car and it's all flimsy plastic. Her 2001 you had to remove the battery and about 10 plastic shields to change a head light.

She now has a 2013 with the 2.5L. To change the oil, you have remove the plastic tray that covers the oil filter on the bottom of the engine. 8 bolts. Then the filter is in a plastic canister attached to the engine. They couldn't put that on the top like the 2014 1.8T? On my buddy's 2014 1.8T Jetta you can change the oil without removing any underside plastic.

On the BMW it has a top mounted oil filter, the plastic tray has an access door for the drain bolt, and changing a head light bulb on an E90 325xi takes about 5 minutes.

[Bingobimmer]

Originally Posted by Joekerr

Sean this is a strange post and appears to be designed to get your post count so you can start creating new topics.

I promise you, if you are doing this just to spam the forums with "essay writing" companies, I'll get you banned so fast your head will spin.

Had to read this twice but sounds necessary.

[MKSixer]

Originally Posted by Joekerr

Sean this is a strange post and appears to be designed to get your post count so you can start creating new topics.

I promise you, if you are doing this just to spam the forums with "essay writing" companies, I'll get you banned so fast your head will spin.

Don't forget the 100% authentic legal documentation. Passports, Visas, Social Security Cards, etc. Because we all need those, as well.

[MadDog]

Originally Posted by Joekerr

Sean this is a strange post and appears to be designed to get your post count so you can start creating new topics.

I promise you, if you are doing this just to spam the forums with "essay writing" companies, I'll get you banned so fast your head will spin.

Posts in OT don't count....

[Joekerr]

Originally Posted by MadDog

Posts in OT don't count....

I'm aware, but I'm not sure he is. He was bound to figure it out anyway, was just a fair warning.

[Scharbag]

What happened to my poor thread

[Joekerr]

Originally Posted by Scharbag

What happened to my poor thread

You had the indecency to post it in Off Topic, which indicated to all that you really didn't care for it in the first place. An unwanted child if you will.

Had you cared, like a good father, you would have posted it in a dedicated subforum like DIY guides, or Mechanical Maintenance.

It's your fault, really.

[UncleWede]

Originally Posted by CTinline-six

changing a head light bulb on an E90 325xi takes about 5 minutes.

Once you know there is a hidden trap door under the wheel well, you have a quarter in your pocket and if you don't accidentally drop said door during re-installation and it disappears somewhere below/above the bottom engine cover, that you can't even find it after dropping said cover, and just blindly reach into the abyss and magically your fingertips can just TOUCH it, but not retrieve it until you can wrangle needle-nose pliers into said abysmal void, and get just enough of a grip to slide it back a few mm until your fingers can reach it again.

ALLEGEDLY, on the E90 325, that is.

[allinon72]

So you give up and go to the dealer for basic tasks. Then you get hit with the barrage of very profitable services that you don't need. Right to repair, whether its cars, phones, anything, is under serious attack.