Declining quality of consumer-grade products – 2009 fridge compressor autopsy

Re:Declining quality of consumer-grade products – 2009 fridg... by markus_zhang on Sunday August 14, 2022 @06:14PM (#32463527)

So I guess the best strategy is to use them as much as possible and make sure they break in the first year...

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Re:Declining quality of consumer-grade products – 2009 fridg... by theonemind on Sunday August 14, 2022 @07:27PM (#32464146)

I remember someone who bought a low-mileage used car under warranty. The transmission started acting funny and making strange noises, but the dealer wouldn't do any repairs because it worked. I think he was about 8 months into a 12 month warranty.

He drove in such a way as to make sure it didn't work before the warranty was up, and then they fixed it.

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Re:Declining quality of consumer-grade products – 2009 fridg... by qes on Wednesday August 17, 2022 @03:24AM (#32493307)

Surely driving the vehicle in a manner that was certain to break the transmission within 4 months caused no other excessive wear in the vehicle, right? Sounds like a terrible idea, really.

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Re:Declining quality of consumer-grade products – 2009 fridg... by agumonkey on Monday August 15, 2022 @02:23AM (#32466464)

trolling manufacturer stats is quite a fun idea.

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