The V85 is just an example of the vehicle manufacturing process these days. A pressed up crank with plain bearing big ends, cam drive sprocket machined into the crank main shaft and those are just the things I know about. Cars are the same, friction drive cams etc. The Lego world of automotive engineering. My DD Ford Escape recently at 85,000klm and 5 years of age had an about to fail tail shaft centre bearing. I troubleshot it in plenty of time and due to circumstances just took it to the Ford dealer to fix it. So the failed $60 bearing on the 2 piece tail shaft isn't replaceable, it's either remove it and take it to a tail shaft specialist for a $450 rebuild plus removal and re fitment costs or the Ford replacement of the whole assembly for, wait for it, $1700aud plus labour, so $2000aud total for a $60 bearing that's failed at less then 1/2 life. Welcome to the modern world of the mass produced automotive product. Now I see the latest small blocks have the EFI ecu along with the TPS and various sensors built into the throttle body as one unit. Got a running issue you want to sort out? Good luck with that in the future. A failed sensor in 4 or 5 years time? Yes sir that will be a gazillion dollars for a complete new ecu and throttle body assembly and we can have one for you in 3 weeks. Think it's a rare event? I've replaced a Guzzi ecu due to a failed baro sensor and I'm not alone by any stretch.
How did we get here? well part of the reason is that people allow themselves to be blinded by the "bling" and aren't interested in the "engineering". Too busy being mesmerised by the latest "connectivity" or "style" or free servicing or spec sheet shenanigans. In other words it's Style over Substance and the manufacturers oblige willingly because it's more profitable for them to churn out some piece of bling that has a service life before major issues of 5 years than produce a sound piece of engineering that will fill it's intended roll for many years and miles in a trouble free manner and if the odd unfortunate thing happens is capable of being rectified in a cost effective manner with a minimum of technical fuss. It's the world of accountants and profit margins over engineering. It's sad and pathetic but the consumer only has themselves to blame.
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