Comments by "deezel_fairy" (@deezelfairy) on "" video.

  1. I speak mainly as a forklift mechanic but these are my observed main differences between German and Japanese engineering... Germans engineering - as complicated as it can be for the sake of it. Their engineering all seems to be ego driven, d@&k waving, 'look how clever we are' Japanese engineering - as complicated as it needs to be but no more. The Japanese are very good and keeping focus on the requirements of the thing they're building - not automatically over-engineering everything like its being sent to the moon.
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  2.  @sebastianbrrrr7372  It's a crying shame, my only car is an '88 VW mk2 golf 16v. Its easy to work on, not overly complicated and build quality is excellent. Has 205K miles on the clock and runs like a champ, that was old school German engineering and it was excellent.
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  3. Meh, not really, plenty of European cars are no worse to work to work on than your average Toyota Camry. I'm sure there are plenty of nightmare US cars as well. I've got a '88 VW golf - very easy car to work on.
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  4.  @danmackintosh6325  Ford had that smart charge bullshit in their European models from about 2000 on. They supposedly needed a special Ford only calcium battery.
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  5.  @danmackintosh6325  Don't get me wrong I totally agree, the traditional alternator internal voltage regulator handled the job just fine. The 'smart charge' bullshit was exactly that, just over engineering to create a revenue stream. My point is that it isn't just German auto manufacturers guilty of these practices.
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  6.  @Martin.Wilson  Yup, hard and dry
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  7.  @Martin.Wilson  It's almost like the Germans have an 'immaturity' with electronics - they just have to stuff it into everything for the hell of it. The Japanese seem to have a lot more 'maturity' with how electronics are applied - they will use it to their advantage if it's appropriate but seem to stick to simpler solutions if it's practical.
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  8. I'm a forklift mechanic mate, and I've got a '88 golf 2 gti 16v - best car I've ever owned and its a beautifully simple and well engineered car.
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