On 2017-01-03 15:02, Anton Aylward wrote:
On 01/02/2017 04:39 AM, Per Jessen wrote:
I make sure I fill up her car - if it's empty, it's will always be _my_ fault, and nobody elses.
Indeed. We can generalise that.
many car owners may be smart enough to keep their tanks full and little else. They take their cars in for oil changes every 4 or 6 months because that's what they're told to do, change to winter or summer tyres because the local law requires that. But when they take their car in for oil change or wheel change they expect the mechanics to cheek the 17,438 other things that mechanics do, pretty much without thinking about it and take car of them, again pretty much without thinking about it, unless there's something that going to involve a serious cost or needing an authorization to go ahead. Even in that case they aren't going to give the read technical explanation when they explain the necessity. "Its broken. It needs fixing."
In such cases, as the law has determined, its always the mechanic's responsibility.
The user is not required to now or have responsibility for "what goes on under the hood".
Agreed. I know a bit about mechanics. But I'm unable to maintain my own car. Diagnostics depends on computers, parts are complicated to get, there are too many complex systems, many more than 25 years ago. Special tools are needed. Even if I know what is broken, I can not do the job. Even replacing a bulb on the headlights or rearlights can be close to impossible. I know, I tried recently. So no, drivers are not required to have mechanical training to handle a car. They just need to know when to take the car to the garage shop. Bad choice of comparisons. -- Cheers / Saludos, Carlos E. R. (from 42.2 x86_64 "Malachite" at Telcontar)