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My SO's car is a Ford (pretty reliable actually) and the first fix-it we did needed torx bits. Ugh, go out and get a set of those... come back and start again. I look around and they are everywhere. It might deter some, but to us it was a waste of time and a F-you to those of us who can fix our piles.
Oh, and a special F-you to whomever designed the absolute useless (not making it up; it's a 4 inch hollow chunk or metal welded to the frame nothing bolts to, hides inside, or protects) protrusion blocking a wrench from the oil drain bolt. A pox on thee!
What's wrong with Torx? Better than phillips innit?
Nothing wrong if you have the drivers, but if you find yourself in a pinch, they aren't prevalent like Philips or standard screwdrivers. A socket set is part of our emergency kit now.
Extracting a stripped Phillips is way worse than running to the store for a set of torx bits haha
Should have always been. Torx is far superior, less chance of stripping.