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At the age of 53, as you might imagine, I’ve had a good number of cars in my life, some old, some brand new and all seem to have had a character of their own but none more so that the older, higher mileage cars that I’ve owned. At a guess, I’d say that we take more care of the older cars we get to own along the way and as you wouldn’t ask your ‘dear old grandmother’ to run a 4 minute mile, you don’t expect your 15 year old car to run a 10 second standing quarter, so you feel more empathy with the car and drive it accordingly, trying not to overstress all the components and thereby, keeping the car running so that it gets you from A to B.
I’ve always liked to keep my cars in the very best of condition; both automotively and cosmetically too. I like my cars to be washed, waxed and polished, the insides to be vacumed with plastics/leather buffed etc, etc. In turn, I think that breeds even more empathy with your car, so you ‘feel’ every knock, rattle or sqeek as you’re driving, which then prompts you to sort out the situation as soon as humanly possible so that your ‘baby’ runs sweetly once again.
As for a ‘Soul’, I’m not at all sure about that but I do think that we have a two way communication thing going with the cars we like the very most; she speaks to us when she’s not happy and we respond in our driving style and habits, as well as providing new oils, fluids, plugs, filters etc, etc. Is she a ‘Woman’ or a ‘Lady’, you decide……………….
Do “we” have a ‘Soul’ or not ? It’s all supposition in exactly the same way as asking if our cars have a ‘soul’ too………………… I’m always open to new ideas and new ways of thinking, so what’s YOUR view ?At the age of 53, as you might imagine, I’ve had a good number of cars in my life, some old, some brand new and all seem to have had a character of their own but none more so that the older, higher mileage cars that I’ve owned. At a guess, I’d say that we take more care of the older cars we get to own along the way and as you wouldn’t ask your ‘dear old grandmother’ to run a 4 minute mile, you don’t expect your 15 year old car to run a 10 second standing quarter, so you feel more empathy with the car and drive it accordingly, trying not to overstress all the components and thereby, keeping the car running so that it gets you from A to B.
I’ve always liked to keep my cars in the very best of condition; both automotively and cosmetically too. I like my cars to be washed, waxed and polished, the insides to be vacumed with plastics/leather buffed etc, etc. In turn, I think that breeds even more empathy with your car, so you ‘feel’ every knock, rattle or sqeek as you’re driving, which then prompts you to sort out the situation as soon as humanly possible so that your ‘baby’ runs sweetly once again.
As for a ‘Soul’, I’m not at all sure about that but I do think that we have a two way communication thing going with the cars we like the very most; she speaks to us when she’s not happy and we respond in our driving style and habits, as well as providing new oils, fluids, plugs, filters etc, etc. Is she a ‘Woman’ or a ‘Lady’, you decide……………….
Do “we” have a ‘Soul’ or not ? It’s all supposition in exactly the same way as asking if our cars have a ‘soul’ too………………… I’m always open to new ideas and new ways of thinking, so what’s YOUR view ?Good for you then drthrift035, like I said before, it’s all about ‘confidence’ and you seem to have that, which is great 🙂
Good for you then drthrift035, like I said before, it’s all about ‘confidence’ and you seem to have that, which is great 🙂
Hiya Scrimdarren, thanks for the message and welcome to Eric’s site, as I think it’s really very good indeed and well worth joining the community. There does seem to be a few people on here from the UK or ex-pats who have moved elsewhere from the UK, like yourself. Anyway, nice to hear from you. Stay dirty, Mark
Hiya Scrimdarren, thanks for the message and welcome to Eric’s site, as I think it’s really very good indeed and well worth joining the community. There does seem to be a few people on here from the UK or ex-pats who have moved elsewhere from the UK, like yourself. Anyway, nice to hear from you. Stay dirty, Mark
I have to totally agree with the “Well Done” on the electrical videos, as vehicle electronics has aways been a complete unknown for me in the past, so being able to watch one of your videos on each differing subject has been an eye-opener for me and a huge learning curve too. Pesonally, I think that ‘confidence’ to begin stripping a car to pieces in the first place, is what stops most of us from undertaking automotive repairs but it has to be said, your videos inspire confidence to try and sort problems out and if it then proves to be to difficult to undertake because of insufficient tools etc etc, at least we know what to tell the mechanic at the garage to sort out on our behalf. Knowledge is power and stops the least mechanically minded of us getting ripped off.
I have to totally agree with the “Well Done” on the electrical videos, as vehicle electronics has aways been a complete unknown for me in the past, so being able to watch one of your videos on each differing subject has been an eye-opener for me and a huge learning curve too. Pesonally, I think that ‘confidence’ to begin stripping a car to pieces in the first place, is what stops most of us from undertaking automotive repairs but it has to be said, your videos inspire confidence to try and sort problems out and if it then proves to be to difficult to undertake because of insufficient tools etc etc, at least we know what to tell the mechanic at the garage to sort out on our behalf. Knowledge is power and stops the least mechanically minded of us getting ripped off.
Hey there RhinoBlu3, only just seen your message on here, so sorry it’s taken a while for me to respond. How’s life in Kentucky right now, has summer arrived for you so far ?
Hey there RhinoBlu3, only just seen your message on here, so sorry it’s taken a while for me to respond. How’s life in Kentucky right now, has summer arrived for you so far ?
I’m not an engineer but in their defence, I have to say, it’s often not their fault that assemblies and fittings appear to be badly placed so as to be inaccessable to repair/replace.
Design and manufacture by ‘Accountants’ is the norm these days; accountants demand that a new product is disassembled and then reassembled, minus a particular part, then they see if it still works. If the item still works, they repeat the same process until it doesn’t work, then backstep and replace the last part that was removed to enable a ‘so called’ final working product that is cheaper to manufacture in bulk. Having been through the process of “design by accountancy”, the finished article often bears absolutely nothing in common with the original design specification, other than in works in principle!
Rather than blaming engineers for all our woes, perhaps we should direct our scorn at the faceless “Accountants” who dictate how modern manufacturing performs, as well as the “Bankers” who place a financial sranglehold upon the engineers, who’s only desire is to produce a ‘perfect product’.I’m not an engineer but in their defence, I have to say, it’s often not their fault that assemblies and fittings appear to be badly placed so as to be inaccessable to repair/replace.
Design and manufacture by ‘Accountants’ is the norm these days; accountants demand that a new product is disassembled and then reassembled, minus a particular part, then they see if it still works. If the item still works, they repeat the same process until it doesn’t work, then backstep and replace the last part that was removed to enable a ‘so called’ final working product that is cheaper to manufacture in bulk. Having been through the process of “design by accountancy”, the finished article often bears absolutely nothing in common with the original design specification, other than in works in principle!
Rather than blaming engineers for all our woes, perhaps we should direct our scorn at the faceless “Accountants” who dictate how modern manufacturing performs, as well as the “Bankers” who place a financial sranglehold upon the engineers, who’s only desire is to produce a ‘perfect product’.