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Definitely if real bro misremembered. I’m an architectural technologist but people will still often say I’m an architect.
I don’t know why this Marc Priestly fellow would not understand the basics of working on a road car. They’re incredibly uncomplicated and if he couldn’t figure them out I’d be surprised(and maybe a little worried). Most likely is that it’s the same reason a lot of mechanics have shitty cars; they spend all day working vehicles and don’t have the time and energy to work on their own.
I can't really comment on the rest of what you said but calling modern day road cars uncomplicated is kind of ridiculous. The technicians are pretty much electrical engineers at this point. Between software and can bus stuff, cars are ridiculous right now. It's making it very difficult for independent mechanics to work on vehicles.
That’s just a load of horse-hockey that older mechanics say because they hate modern vehicles. Techs are not electrical engineers just because they understand how a multimeter works and many places will just replace harness and stuff wholesale instead of repairing them, to the point where if I want to make one of my side signals work again I’m going to have to cannabilize a parts car for that section. Even still, it’s just lining up the wires and busting out the solder and heat-shrink.
I have a 2015 BRZ and do the work in my parents’ driveway. I know my car is less complicated than an Audi or VW but from personal experience those cars are garbage designed by engineers of questionable skill but a large budget.
The main reason independent techs have a hard time, I’d imagine, has more to do with how weirdly packaged the wires could be and without manufacturer support(for a warranty job, say) it might get financially difficult. Unplugging harnesses is not that hard otherwise.
I have to take out like 3 parts in my truck to get to the lightbulb to change it. That's not super approachable. Then don't even get me started on the electrical systems and what board controls what system. I like working on engines and such, cars are full of so much more now though.
Ok? So take them out, then? Like, I agree that cars are being packaged in some unfriendly ways but honestly I’ve always driven Subarus so it’s not really an issue for me as their engineers are actually considerate and clever enough to keep things simple(or at least relatively simple). I can even do my sparkplugs without having to lift the engine like everyone claims must be done(and maybe that’s a sign the bar is pretty low, I dunno) though either way, with iridium plugs it’s every 100,000km so whatever.
Modern cars have a lot of systems but ultimately if you just follow the instructions you can usually get where you need to go without much pain. Well, mental pain but you will probably bleed somewhere in there and that’s just part of the ✨experience✨.
He probably would have been able to figure it out, he just didn't put in the time. What Inwant to say is if you work on F1 cars doesn't necessarily mean younknow how to work on road cars.
As someone who works on road cars because mechanics are expensive and I have the tools, I’d still amazed if someone didn’t understand them but did understand F1 cars. Maybe they don’t want to, like I said before, but they’re seriously not complicated for the most part. For a certain list of jobs I’ll take my car to a trusted mechanic but that’s usually because they have the tools and I don’t have the time, otherwise it’s pretty easy to just follow the instructions.
Another consideration is that expertise in a domain highlights ignorance. I've known experts who refuse to dabble outside their expertise because they're keenly aware of how much they don't know and feel they'd be doing a disservice to the requester if they agreed to help out. Better to leave it to the right experts.
That's a certain kind of person. I'm not like that. I don't mind breaking things so long as their mine or it's agreed to up front. Some people are more anxious about these things though. I'd guess none of us know the fellow, so it's all speculative anyway, but it's possible this angle is the source of refusal.
For sure, when it comes to other people’s stuff at least. I’m at a point where I’m about to heavily modify a guitar into a different instrument but for other people I’ll only do very simple jobs. Still, I do it all on my own stuff.