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Why Your New Car Is Nearly Impossible to Fix (And It’s Getting Worse) (www.carsandhorsepower.com)
submitted 18 hours ago by Changelin@discuss.tchncs.de to c/technology@lemmy.world
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The modern automobile is safer, cleaner, more efficient, and more technologically advanced than anything that came before it. Yet those improvements have come at a cost. For many owners, mechanics, and independent repair shops, that cost is repairability.

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[–] blargh513@sh.itjust.works 6 points 9 hours ago

There is no requirement for telemetry by insurers.

There is also no sufficient ground to void a warranty lacking telemetry.