I had to run to town to get some cigarettes this morning, and decided it would be a good opportunity to stop and speak with the automotive mechanic.
This is the Sandhills of Nebrasa; it can get dry and dusty here.
I asked when I could bring the motor vehicle in to get the joints greased, or oiled, or whatever's done to them, to keep them lubricated.
My jaw dropped when he told me one doesn't do that on newer vehicles.
Apparently the joints are greased or oiled or lubricated at the factory, and sealed.
I asked, well, then, what happens when a joint needs greased?
He said one runs the vehicle until the joint gives out, and then gets a new one.
What the fudge is this?
I always thought what made a good motor vehicle was that one could easily get into, and repair, things.
Why do they do that now, the manufacturers?
On the "average," considering an "average" vehicles, how many miles should a joint last?
Not that I'm having any joint problems; it's just I thought that such was part of "regular routine maintenance" on a motor vehicle.