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Why is modern machinery so flipping unreliable?!
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<blockquote data-quote="slackjawedyokel" data-source="post: 7012787" data-attributes="member: 34254"><p>My perception is that cars are less reliable than in the past, but that many will think they are more reliable because they have shorter life cycles than cars in the past. My first car was a 13 yr old merc 190d and that was fairly bulletproof; I has it for several years. My last two cars (Audi A4 and Volvo s40) I had to get rid of because of electrical issues (Audi-immobiliser, Volvo dpf electrical system economically unfixable at less than 10yrs old).</p><p></p><p>I have a 2yr old loader, which has already had dpf issues, so I fear for it’s long term economic viability (if I buy a new machine I’d like to keep it good and keep it long term ideally).</p><p></p><p>I think a lot of the unreliability, particularly in farm machinery is all of the electrics, sensors etc associated with the engine and particularly with emissions control systems. I assume that in the future, if electric loaders etc become commonplace, it will be possible to once again make machines with fewer breakdowns.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="slackjawedyokel, post: 7012787, member: 34254"] My perception is that cars are less reliable than in the past, but that many will think they are more reliable because they have shorter life cycles than cars in the past. My first car was a 13 yr old merc 190d and that was fairly bulletproof; I has it for several years. My last two cars (Audi A4 and Volvo s40) I had to get rid of because of electrical issues (Audi-immobiliser, Volvo dpf electrical system economically unfixable at less than 10yrs old). I have a 2yr old loader, which has already had dpf issues, so I fear for it’s long term economic viability (if I buy a new machine I’d like to keep it good and keep it long term ideally). I think a lot of the unreliability, particularly in farm machinery is all of the electrics, sensors etc associated with the engine and particularly with emissions control systems. I assume that in the future, if electric loaders etc become commonplace, it will be possible to once again make machines with fewer breakdowns. [/QUOTE]
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