Mechanic crazy fees

[Arizona_928]

Originally Posted by KNS

For Midas!! As mentioned earlier - this is not sustainable. It may get to the point where, for some people with even reasonably decent incomes, it doesn't make financial sense to own an automobile anymore. Cars have become way too complex and with Govt requirements now for all sorts expensive sensors and safety systems, repair may become prohibitive.

Glenn's got it right - get an old El Camino or similar and drive it into the ground.

Cars are pretty simple for standard repairs. Where it gets tricky is with the new encryption requirement for the ecms. Anyone here can replace a transmission, i bet a few here can even follow a YouTube video and rebuild one…. Resetting the computer is now a hurdle.

[matthewb0051]

Originally Posted by Arizona_928

Cars are pretty simple for standard repairs. Where it gets tricky is with the new encryption requirement for the ecms. Anyone here can replace a transmission, i bet a few here can even follow a YouTube video and rebuild one…. Resetting the computer is now a hurdle.

I have one LR specific code reader. Cost me around $500. It will read stuff that most folks cannot access.

Then there is my 2001 Range Rover... It has air suspension and also requires very specific software. I got the software from a guy that developed it on his own for around $150. But that is just for the air suspension.