Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: rbowman Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc Subject: Re: All the problems of French Philosophy... Date: 16 May 2026 06:01:39 GMT Lines: 24 Message-ID: References: <10tt5f1$18b93$7@dont-email.me> <87y0hp24vo.fsf@atr2.ath.cx> <10tta2q$1brr4$3@dont-email.me> <20260515164422@news.eternal-september.org> <10u8eh6$knla$5@dont-email.me> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net LVzMDB8Se4uqj+D8/+JvPAYH0zAYp9H3QVZnz/UZ42ql+x9kkD Cancel-Lock: sha1:eUNBTWT6z+3NtfwIsxVE8sxWAdY= sha256:2wUf8/sfAdNl9OgqSpHz2DYKmmOgNSBvQV7s4ZMIgwE= User-Agent: Pan/0.162 (Pokrosvk) Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:86733 On Sat, 16 May 2026 00:42:15 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote: > Most car owners don’t want to look under their car bonnets, nor would > they understand what they would see if they did. Does that mean we > should sell cars with sealed bonnets? > > No, because car owners want the freedom of choice of being able to take > their car for servicing to any garage they wish, not necessarily one > controlled by the car maker. Considering I did a 35,000 mile oil change for the Toyota today a sealed bonnet would be a no go. When I bought my first Yaris in 2007 I checked the engine in the showroom. I can reach down from the top to unscrew and replace the oil filter. The drain plug does require getting on the ground but it is an easy reach. Being a Toyota I've never had to do anything else except periodic air filter replacements. That's easy to get to also. That's my idea of freedom of choice. Of course manufacturers would like to take that away. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right_to_repair