Re: I wish we could dismiss him as in the minority
>Even the least competent driver should be able to point to the general area of the problem and do at least a bit better than "car not work" when calling for help.
Competence as a driver has nothing to do with it. Some people have an affinity for machines and their ailments, other people do not. A person of engineering bent will notice a car making a funny noise or behaving differently when they do something, such as accelerate or brake or turn a corner. Others would not notice anything going wrong, until the car just stops.