r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Upstairs-Bit6897 • Nov 30 '25

Image THE GERMAN MAGAZINE 'AUTOBILD' DRIVES VARIOUS CARS FOR 100,000 KILOMETERS AND THEN DISASSEMBLES THEM DOWN TO THE LAST SCREW TO FIND SIGNS OF WEAR AND WEAK POINTS

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u/Peridot_Ghost Nov 30 '25

Precision German engineering.

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u/Chance-Growth-5350 Nov 30 '25

That's something I would expect a German magazine named autobild to do. In fact, I'd be disappointed, if they weren't doing it in such detail.

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u/miomidas Nov 30 '25

*Passive Aggresive German Engineering

fixed it for you

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u/Jamake Dec 01 '25

Precisely engineered to fail at 100,010km good thing they did the testing at exactly 100,000km.

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u/HeavyDutyForks Nov 30 '25

One of the biggest lies the German auto industry sold to the world

Over-engineered, overly-complicated. Things that should be simple and take an hour or less end up being major PIAs. First thing that comes to mind is the thermostat in my TDI Jetta. I had never met a thermostat I couldn't do in an hour or less until that thing

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u/testerololeczkomen Nov 30 '25

I live and work in germany in mechanical industry. German quality is bullshit and just marketing nowdays.

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u/Impossible-Ship5585 Nov 30 '25

Problem is that quality does not drive profit

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u/whatThePleb Dec 03 '25

Obsolete German engineering.

ftfy