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10/10ths · 08-02-2020, 05:41 AM

....When you invest in the LN magnetic drain plug, it comes with instructions. And the instructions are on their web site.

Read the instructions when you buy a new product. Read the owner’s manual in your car. Engineers spent a lot of time and money and blood, sweat, and tears to engineer these things and then write up detailed instructions for their customers to make sure everything works as engineered.

But people are lazy and don’t want to take five minutes to READ.

People will drop $100,000 on a car, and then not take five minutes to read how to care for that car.

Forgive my rant, but I work in the automotive industry, my specialty is technical instruction.

I always ask folks, “If you bought a private jet, would you make sure you knew how to change the oil properly before you flew across the ocean?”

If you can’t take five minutes to read the owner’s manual, and make sure your car doesn’t dump out all its oil on a drive across Montana, then you shouldn’t buy the car.

Harsh? No. Reality? Hell yes.

RTFM.

I’m done. Thanks for your time. Return to your normal programming.

08-02-2020, 05:41 AM	#77
10/10ths "50 Years of 550 Spyder" Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: The Road Posts: 945	That’s why.... ....When you invest in the LN magnetic drain plug, it comes with instructions. And the instructions are on their web site. Read the instructions when you buy a new product. Read the owner’s manual in your car. Engineers spent a lot of time and money and blood, sweat, and tears to engineer these things and then write up detailed instructions for their customers to make sure everything works as engineered. But people are lazy and don’t want to take five minutes to READ. People will drop $100,000 on a car, and then not take five minutes to read how to care for that car. Forgive my rant, but I work in the automotive industry, my specialty is technical instruction. I always ask folks, “If you bought a private jet, would you make sure you knew how to change the oil properly before you flew across the ocean?” If you can’t take five minutes to read the owner’s manual, and make sure your car doesn’t dump out all its oil on a drive across Montana, then you shouldn’t buy the car. Harsh? No. Reality? Hell yes. RTFM. I’m done. Thanks for your time. Return to your normal programming. __________________ 550 SE #310---"It's more fun to drive a slow car fast, than a fast car slow."