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3. +1. It is 'engineering' for dealership profit protection

Mon May 25, 2026, 10:19 AM

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They are doing it to the newest models across many brands

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It's easy to change the oil in my '21 Cherokee Mysterian Monday #1

I know exactly how this went: PCIntern Monday #2

+1. It is 'engineering' for dealership profit protection dalton99a Monday #3

It's funny... PCIntern Monday #4

+1. You can't check the transmission fluid anymore in some cars dalton99a Monday #5

Interesting. Thanks! PCIntern Monday #6

especially in CVT's. nt miyazaki Monday #8

Apropos, there's a "Mythbusters"... keep_left Monday #12

I have a 2014 Ford Escape that I love except... Phoenix61 Monday #7

It is poor design to put a battery way in the back dalton99a Monday #11

Didn't seem particularly difficult hardluck Monday #13