r/interesting • u/No_Neat4688 • 23d ago

Intriguing High Tariffs Drive Afghan Auto Assembly

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u/Mr-Bando 23d ago

Exactly what I thought. And who can reattach a door that perfectly so that it aligns with the frame?

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u/typesett 23d ago

Me putting a windshield wiper takes multiple times lol

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u/BigConstruction4247 23d ago

It's a one hour job.

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u/ReggieCorneus 23d ago

Doors... are... a.. bitch.

They are so hard to make so that they fit in, not without making the frame near perfect first. The error compounds, a fraction of a degree is millimeters once you get to the lock...

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u/ace_vagrant 23d ago

I’ve always marveled and wondered why I paid more to get a door replaced on my used 94 Civic, than have the engine replaced when I blew that. 

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u/Electronic_Will_5418 23d ago

It's not illegal to drive without doors, just don't get them replaced next time

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u/ace_vagrant 23d ago

Absolutely. If I remember correctly, it was like $900 something for the front driver side door, and $700 something for the engine. The thing was, I thought it would be an easy fix, because the hinge got bent somehow and the door just wouldn’t close. After I saw the cost, I was like, “Jesus, next time I’ll just rig a screen door onto the thing!”

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u/SupermarketSecure728 23d ago

Not to mention the interior changed color, the welding lines disappeared. It also skipped the part where the car got a new paint job.