> Because it's your car.
Until you sell it. Buyer beware, I guess?
I agree with you in fact, but pointing out the likely reason why things like airbags might not be "user serviceable".
Until you sell it. Buyer beware, I guess?
I agree with you in fact, but pointing out the likely reason why things like airbags might not be "user serviceable".
I don't know how common it is (quite a lot I believe), but in my country (France), you need to provide a certificate of inspection guaranteeing that the car vital systems behave correctly when selling it.
Obviously that would require accreditation but the accreditation bar for inspecting a car will be much lower than it would be for fixing it.
Or, you could take a different approach and just make it illegal to fix your own car if you're not part of a government mandated car fixing cartel.
I would support a law that requires a special, more in-depth inspection in order to sell a car. My area has a (kind of) similar law...if you are buying an R title vehicle from out of state, then you have to get an "enhanced" inspection, with pictures before you can register it. I like that law and I would support making the enhanced inspection manditory for all car sales...I would put the onus on the seller though, but that's just me.