What's wrong with engineers now days?

The idea of engineers not working together isn't anything new or auto industry specific. Happens all the time nowadays. In the software world we're told what component we're to work on and maybe some idea of the overall project, but often times not. Just "I need a library that can take in X input and spit out Y after doing Z."

We also have to understand that we are the few people in the country that give a damn about working on our own cars. Most people nowadays don't care, have the time, or patience to work on a car. It is easier to take a car to a mechanic and have them figure out why that light came on. Lost art kind of thing. This is why I've been teaching my wife about a lot of things since she has a classic and it is hers to deal with when it comes to maintenance/repair. I'm more than happy to work on it, but I want her to understand what is going on so she understands when we can do it in our driveway and when we need to go to a mechanic. So far so good. Our future kids will learn the same way, but I'm thinking of buying a classic when they're like 14-15 that needs repair and have them have to fix it up before they can drive. That way they appreciate the car and what goes into fixing it. Adds a little responsibility and hopefully apprehension for when they do drive it with their idiot friends. Ha. Tangent. Sorry.