• Delphia@lemmy.world
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    6 hours ago

    I know 3 guys with older BMWs who want to know what sizes they can order them in so they can use them as engine bay dress up bolts.

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    9 hours ago

    It’s a masterpiece of anti-functional design.

    From the company that brought you subscription seat heaters.

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      7 hours ago

      Not long at all, that’s missing the point.

      The point is that someone will want to fix something about their car, get stopped by these screws that they don’t own a screwdriver for, and will have to make a decision: wait a week for the screwdriver from aliexpress, with no guarantee they will actually get their car fixed once it arrives, or… just take the car to the authorized service and get it fixed now. And they have the thing on Saturday and their car needs to work, and…

      Some will buy the screwdriver, but that doesn’t matter. What matters is that many people won’t, and that’s extra profit for BMW.

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    17 hours ago

    Weld on a hex nut and it works with normal tools. Or don’t buy a BMW. They have been well known for building overpriced scrap on wheels for decades by now.

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    17 hours ago

    Cars take a lot after phones, like one big screen and no way to repair it. Maybe when a car needs to be replaced when their tank is empty, people gone think about what they buy