[Vwdiesel] illiterate design

[William J Toensing]

Not just VW's but almost all cars seem to be made to make life hard for those who have to work on them. I wish they would make those who design cars work on them before the design is approved for production. Of course this won't happen. Cars are designed for ease of assembly on the assembly line. They are now proposing  a government grading of A+ thru D for fuel economy, good in my opinion, but I wish cars would be graded for ease of repair. I started driving Citroens in 1960. At that time, mechanics would look under the hood & ran the other way. Now when I look under the hood of my 1970 ID-19, it looks simple compared to today's cars. The body design was a DIY delight. 4 bolts to take off the front fender, one nut to loosen to take off a door, & one bolt to remove the rear fender. The "D" space frame was abandoned when they went to the CX series, I suppose for ease of factory assembly.
Bill Toensing, Nevada City, CA