Locking up patents encourages planned obsolescence. Eventually it will be cheaper to buy a new car then fix it. Parts patents should open up after say 10 years without option for renewal. Heck even 20 years might be okay, I’ve got a 1984 Honda Accord that still shows no signs of stopping.
BUMP!
it might just force more open customizing.
who made the law that precluded a customized grille on the front?
Insurance companies have been pushing for knockoff repair parts for years.
That's the other half of corpo~nazi formula....
Btw~ A Dynasty fully equipped is big & nice.
Also 15 years, 233,000 miles still the same alternater, waterpump, etc., etc., nice, very nice.