So, what did Zenith do to make their CRT's fail quicker?

[zenithfan1]

Originally Posted by nasadowsk

Let's see:

HP print cartridges that stop working after X pages, even if there's still ink in them...

Cars that turn on the check engine light every X miles to 'remind' you to replace the perfectly ok O2 sensor..

Sealed automatic transmissions, so you can't change the fluid and if there's a leak, you can't add any - new GMs are this way...

The infamously marginal timing belt on Hondas...

Lawnmower engines with plastic camshafts...

My other favorite is car parts where there's one REALLY marginal part, but you can't just buy/replace that, you have to buy a whole assembly.

Even nastier - I tried to get a manual for my new car (Mustang). Factory one? Nope - Ford wanted - get this - $10,000 for the manual set.

He's right, everything is designed to break now days. I had some of those lawnmower engines. Here is what they said on the top: 5.5 Hp Commercial grade. These were made by Briggs & Stratton. Cam lobes made of plastic. The tappets and valve stems are also thinner than a pencil. They used to be as large or larger even on a little 3hp. Every time I get one of these, the valves are shot and there is no compression. Pure garbage. The old Briggs engines are built like tanks. They just don't want smart people to fix things anymore, they want us to be consumers and nothing more, at the mercy of shops and companies raping us for money with little we can do about it. That is why I'm vintage all the way. I'm not playing their games. I work too damn hard for what money I get.