john_k - 1:59 pm on Oct 18, 2007 (gmt 0)

This seems to be a going trend.

General Motors recently announced that the owners manuals in its new models, the books that you keep underneath all of the junk in the glove compartment, will have an itty-bitty notice stating that it is forbidden, by anyone other than a certified Mr. Goodwrench technician, to open the hood of the vehicle to look at the engine.

Of course the vehicles will still have the little levers under the dash that allow drivers to easily pop the hood while cruising down the freeway.