Re:Ford CEO Says There Aren't Enough Mechanics. Then a Mecha...
by seemaze on Tuesday October 07, 2025 @11:28AM
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I recently acquired a new (to me) 2017 vehicle and took it to my independent mechanic who has been working on my cars for years. He is registered with the mfg. and has access to many of their proprietary diagnostics and tools, but warned me that there is very little he can do on the latest models. They are basically 'return to dealer' because of 'software'.
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Re:Ford CEO Says There Aren't Enough Mechanics. Then a Mecha...
by potato3732842 on Tuesday October 07, 2025 @12:45PM
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It's always been that way with new stuff though. Between exclusivity agreements and whatnot it takes time for the documentation and supplies to be available outside the dealership service supply chain.
Re:Ford CEO Says There Aren't Enough Mechanics. Then a Mecha...
by Scoundreller on Wednesday October 08, 2025 @04:05AM
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Used to be most dealership software tools would work offline because of the global nature of vehicles. Therefore the software tools would leak to the public. Now it’s moving “to the cloud” and that’s getting more complicated.