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Re:Mexico is a showroom for electric vehicles you can't buy ... by sandworm101 on Thursday October 29, 2026 @02:33PM (#50293797)
Once upon a time American-made televisions were a thing, back in the days of tubes. Television repair was a legitimate trade. Then Japanese electronics companies entered the market. Because of supply chain distances, and politics, they knew that servicing TVs in the US would be difficult. So the Japanese manufacturers decided to make TVs that would not need repair. And American TVs basically disappeared.

I'm not saying that will happen with cars, but it is something to think about.

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Re:Mexico is a showroom for electric vehicles you can't buy ... by strictnein on Thursday October 29, 2026 @03:11PM (#50294299)
> So the Japanese manufacturers decided to make TVs that would not need repair

Not being able to repair something isn't the same as not needing repair. Had lots of CRT Sony TVs over the yeasr and they definitely had issues.

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Re:Mexico is a showroom for electric vehicles you can't buy ... by awhitby on Thursday October 29, 2026 @03:41PM (#50294695)
The analog has its limit though, because I've never reversed a television into a gate post.
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