Dr Mike Yeadon

https://youtu.be/bjh9q91Cd6c Uncle Tony is wide awake. He has been involved in the used car business for many decades. He’s watched the design and repair of cars steadily change to the point where everyone but the manufacturer and their authorised main agents are to be excluded from long term repair and maintenance of their vehicles. That permits economics to be used to force most people out of their used cars. The latest expression of this is Kia and Hyundai building some of their recent cars in such a way that alternator replacement, something you expect to do at least once in the life of a car, perhaps more than once, cannot be done except by removing the entire engine. This procedure is officially a 14-17 hour task, plus the cost of the part, which has been made more complex and expensive by integrating all the electronic control systems in the alternator. Shortly after the fantastic 10 year warranty expires, you need an alternator, it’ll cost most of the vehicles residual cash value. A couple of months later, you need a starter motor, almost as difficult. Many people will junk their car. Problem is, there isn’t a low cost alternative. So they essentially rent their car indefinitely. We can all see why this is happening and where it leads. Separately, you should be aware that increasingly, manufacturers deny you and your chosen small independent workshop access to onboard digital electronics. Some sell access through their firewalls and purchase of their proprietary tools but at such annual licence costs that small workshops cannot afford to be able to fix certain marques. Over time, they’ll be able to fix only older vehicles. Even then, only if spare parts are available. At present, 2026 has seen a sizeable spate of severe fires ripping through car breakers yards in the USA. In addition, laws are being passed, or previous laws being enforced, that puts breakers yards out of business in an arbitrary and capricious manner. It’ll be claimed that mere line of sight to your yard is deemed an environmental hazard. If you’ve the space and a little capital, you can avoid being bankrupted by this obvious scam and retain affordable motoring for as long as it’s legal and fuel is available. What happening is a control agenda extending to every aspect of your life. While taking precautions won’t prevent it, you will at least be less poor and more reliably mobile until the last. Time is running out to be able to do this. I wouldn’t leave it for the indefinite future. Alternatively, buy a great bicycle and start training. Beats walking. Best wishes Mike 👉 https://t.me/DrMikeYeadon