Engines are comparable to motors, not batteries. I would love to see any data you have on battery life. People lump all EVs together and make statements based on zero data. I don't do this with ICE vehicles or EVs.
I’m not arguing against EVs, just pointing out the fallacy with comparing electric motors to engines, claims how much simpler the electric motors are and thus how superior, while ignoring the complexity of the battery.
I agree with battery vs gas tank. But I am not sure who is ignoring battery complexity, cost or problems. I'm not.
What does a quality chief do exactly? Apparently nothing
True they are different, but you are missing my point. I'm sure your software works well in multiple countries because of the quality of work that went into it (testing, etc) before it was just sent out as a final product. This is the problem these car manufacturers are having, lack of quality control. Lack of quality control, testing, etc in software = lots of bugs and glitches.
That's the contract they signed, it's agreed upon before a so called qualified person accepts the position.
Correct. It's much like a guaranteed percentage a MLB or NFL player gets of their contract, if they get hurt and cannot perform their duties on the field.
Replacing timing chains has always been a thing on high mileage engines, but it used to be a very simple job most of the time. The 3 chain setup in my 97 Explorer is completely ridiculous, they may as well have designed a new engine, but the thing runs great at 238k miles. I am sure it had the update done earlier in it's life, and the previous owner took very good care of it.
Oh you are right. There are nearly ZERO jobs these days you can have done anyplace "same day." Most of it is the new insane designs I think they started doing on purpose to lessen the amount of guys who could avoid the dealer's service shop thru DIY. Come on! Some cars in the 90s were made where you actually had to remove a front tire to change or service the battery. Another reason you can't get "same day" service is almost all shop are under staffed and constantly looking for workers to hire. Some of it does have to do with poor service managers or shop policy
Amen. When I was in parts at a Peterbilt dealer some of the most basic stuff was back ordered. One big campaign I was involved with was chassis harnesses rubbing on sharp edges that they should’ve never touched from the factory. That was a $3500 harness IIRC that we did several a week under warranty. Then the fix was Kevlar wear pads taped around it where it was rubbing instead of reroute the harness. About 2 weeks into that the Kevlar pads went on national back order and the only way to get on the list was a truck down order.
but for adults? Lmao 
