"EganMedia" wrote in message

That's nuts, but possible. He just better watch out for potholes and
steep driveways, parking lot entrances and the like. IOW, he's
betting on a sure loser in the long term.

That was the answer the Car Guys gave him.

Gosh, we must all have had some real-world experiences with ball joints!
Whoda thunk?

When the caller admitted
to being an engineer, they guffawed their trademark seal-with-croup
laughs and admitted only an engineer would be that stupid.

For a suitiable fee I'll provide you with an extensive list of the names of
so-called professional automotive engineers who can't be trusted to change
the sparkplug on a lawn mower.

;-)

Being MIT grads themselves I guess they'd know.

Well, there are MIT grads and there are MIT grads. Sounds like the Car Talk
boys are the kind that know which end of a screwdriver is the handle and
which is the end that actually turns screws.