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Letter: Generational differences writ large in car manual

Published 21 May 2025

From Shane Dywer, Melbourne, Australia

Excellent article on how every generation thinks they are smarter than the one before. I agree with all this, but was given pause for thought when I read a recent post pointing out that in 1925, car owners’ manuals advised you how to adjust the engine’s valves. In 2025, they make no mention of valves for a new generation, but they do advise you not to drink the battery acid. Good advice, I might add(19 April, p 19).

Issue no. 3544 published 24 May 2025

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