This has been in the works for decades. The shade tree mechanic is about history now and the independent shops are on the hit list. They'll keep making them so complicated that before long nobody but the dealer will be able to fix anything...and sometimes not even the dealer.
Lemon laws need to be tightened. If they can't fix it in 2 weeks, you get a new one that works.
The shade tree mechanic isn't dead, he just has to switch from nuts and bolts, to software. I think mechanically, the cars nowadays are a lot better. No more valve jobs at 50,000.
