Re:Nebraska farmers vote overwhelmingly for Right to Repair
by magduf on Tuesday December 17, 2019 @10:51AM
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>They do this because they value the expertise and depth that the dealers can [sometimes] provide.
You mean the expertise they claim to provide. Dealership mechanics are generally junior mechanics; the really good, highly-experienced mechanics, go work at or start their own independent shops where they get much better pay.
The big reason that you'd want to visit the dealer rather than an independent mechanic is because you really, really, like spending more money than you have to. There's a reason they're called "stealerships".
Re:Nebraska farmers vote overwhelmingly for Right to Repair
by taftster on Friday December 20, 2019 @12:04AM
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I mean, I don't personally disagree with you. But I was trying to keep the framing of my opinion a little more neutral.
There are definitely some times when you want to go to the dealer; especially in rural areas, where the local repair shop has a lot of breadth, but not enough depth, to help with hard problems.
Some people take their cars to the dealer for all services. They do this because they value the expertise and depth that the dealers can [sometimes] provide. Other people take their cars to the local quick lube or brake repair shop.
To each his own for car repairs. And so too it should be for any equipment repairs.