What did you do in your garage today..?

[adri]

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Odyssey has a wonderful enclosure that takes some skin off the knuckles.

But it’s done.

I hate that. My old F150, I could disconnect and take out the battery in seconds. Two nuts, easy peasy.

By comparison my new (to me) F150, you have to know a guy, join a cult, learn the secret handshake, and sacrifice a virgin to take four pieces off to change the thing. Why?!?

 

[mimico_polak]

I hate that. My old F150, I could disconnect and take out the battery in seconds. Two nuts, easy peasy.

By comparison my new (to me) F150, you have to know a guy, join a cult, learn the secret handshake, and sacrifice a virgin to take four pieces off to change the thing. Why?!?

It’s all about making it too difficult for DIY mechanics and get them discouraged.

Remember when you could simply swap a light bulb that was out? Now it’s a full assembly!

$1200 instead of $5…

 

[adri]

It’s all about making it too difficult for DIY mechanics and get them discouraged.

Remember when you could simply swap a light bulb that was out? Now it’s a full assembly!

$1200 instead of $5…

Honestly it's a motivator for me to stay away from those upper trims and models where everything is integrated and/or fancy. it's nuts.

My in-laws hit a deer a while back with his, they quoted him about $1,100 to replace the because it was a highest trim... The highest trim on a F150 from 2013 - that's his beater truck. I think $900 of that was the cost of limited trim grill. He ordered up the grill from one of the lower trims for $300 and installed it himself. Car dealers are greasy AF.

 

[GreyGhost]

I hate that. My old F150, I could disconnect and take out the battery in seconds. Two nuts, easy peasy.

By comparison my new (to me) F150, you have to know a guy, join a cult, learn the secret handshake, and sacrifice a virgin to take four pieces off to change the thing. Why?!?

I haven't looked under the hood of an F150 in a while but the battery is heavy and infrequently replaced. When you look at it that way, locating it low and requiring a bit of effort to access isn't the worst idea and has some advantages over old school placement high in the engine bay. Many euro-cars have had trunk mounted batteries for decades to improve weight balance. Some vehicles now (and not just HD pickups) are running multiple batteries in various locations to spread weight and power throughout the platform.

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