About Ian Crawford Expertise Auto Repair, especially with respect to maintenance, which is dreadfully presented by manufacturers, heeded by owners, and practiced by service centers.
Experience 25 years. Tech, service advisor, parts manager, service manager, seminar instructor and book researcher in ethanol fuel.
Organizations iatn, ASE, ASC.
Education/Credentials 2 years recent full-time study in "Automotive Technology" at our local
community colleges-College of Alameda and Chabot College. IT WAS AN ABSOLUTE AND TOTAL WASTE OF TIME-DON'T WASTE YOUR LIFE GETTING RIPPED OFF BY ANY TEACHER'S DELUSIONS OF GRANDEUR!
Awards and Honors ASE-Certified, not that means anything whatsoever.
Question there's so much hype surrounding german cars. why so?
Answer
For a long time, German cars offered more sophisticated
designs than American and Japanese cars-independent rear
suspensions, four-wheel disc brakes, etc. As there were
no speed limits on German freeways , the steering and
suspension were much more precise as well.
Other european cars were equally sophisticated, but
were not as well-made.
The american cars are now as well-designed or better;
in particular, the Germans are having terrible relia-
bility problems with their electronic parts.
