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Originally Posted by Rick V
How true you are, I don't need to have the last 20 years of my life anymore, All my tools, and amassed knowledge should all be for no reason.
Nope I don't need to eat, or have a home, or anything.
Yup, let the consumer just remove my lively hood.
Great idea, thanks
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My point:
-There are more cars on the road and new cars are becoming disposably-designed instead of being rebuilt (i.e. the average consumer will probably toss a pefectly good car if the door handle keeps falling off).
-The local machine shops seem to be dissapearing.
-Shop class is non-existant and the pool of new mechanics is drying up.
-Designs become more complicated, so the shops liabilty for bad fixes/broken parts is greater.
-Small shops get locked out of manufacturers OBD2/other data, PETs, and/or parts access which makes it more difficult for them to complete.
I take it you are a small shop owner Rick? Good. There needs to be more of you guys around, so please don't misread into my post. There will always be a small percentage of DIY'ers, but the majority of people will continue getting their vehicles professionally fixed.
If engines were easier to fix, then perhaps they would be. There's a benefit to having standardized units of measure and common parts sizes.
FWIW, we are on a mostly DIY website.