Establish tax incentives that reward automakers for building cars that are easy to repair.

When a car breaks down it can leave a family stranded, unable to get to work and school, waiting for the shop to send them a huge bill describing work they don’t understand. Time and money spent repairing poorly designed cars benefits no one, and the bill is often footed by those least able to pay.
In 2012 it is ridiculous for diagnostic codes to be cryptic and require expensive scan tools, for spark plugs to take 4 hours to change, and for repair instructions to come from outside companies in paper books.
A list of 100 repairs should be performed on all vehicles currently sold, and rated on time and # of special tools required. Vehicles that are quicker to diagnose and repair should receive a modest tax incentive, while those that are harder than average should pay a small tax penalty.