Post by charliefarlie on Jan 10, 2021 18:07:44 GMT
As a very proud tradesman of many years I get the point about telling a garage or a mechanic what needs doing.
But we live in a world where I at least keep my eyes open. Having a decent diagnostic tool allows and helps me to do just that.
If I detected a fault on a car that was beyond my competence and/or comfort zone then the car goes to either DNA or a more local Audi VW independent. Niether would dream of questioning what I want done. But then niether would dream of charging me the typical main dealer diagnosis charge either. They’re just simply not like that.
Some may consider 500 nicker on a diagnostics box a waste. But I don’t drink or smoke so if I waste a bit on tools and believe me I have then that’s tough titty on me.
The limitations of my kit is me. How I wish I had some of the knowledge young Andy has. To be honest I’d be chuffed if I could even understand some of the more technical stuff.... But these readers tell me what’s up. It tells me in words as well as giving me a code. The code is never looked at I read the words.
Some garages main dealers of course don’t want us to have diagnostics.. It means they can’t rob us. When I had an Audi some years back I took it in to have an ABS sensor changed. They insisted I would have to pay 65 quid diagnostics on top of the extortionate cost of swapping the ABS sensor. I refused and told the service manager the car was being PXed into them as soon as my new car arrived. Still he stood his ground. So I walked out and fixed the damn thing myself. Oh and I cancelled my new car as I couldn’t be dealing with crap like that.
But we live in a world where I at least keep my eyes open. Having a decent diagnostic tool allows and helps me to do just that.
If I detected a fault on a car that was beyond my competence and/or comfort zone then the car goes to either DNA or a more local Audi VW independent. Niether would dream of questioning what I want done. But then niether would dream of charging me the typical main dealer diagnosis charge either. They’re just simply not like that.
Some may consider 500 nicker on a diagnostics box a waste. But I don’t drink or smoke so if I waste a bit on tools and believe me I have then that’s tough titty on me.
The limitations of my kit is me. How I wish I had some of the knowledge young Andy has. To be honest I’d be chuffed if I could even understand some of the more technical stuff.... But these readers tell me what’s up. It tells me in words as well as giving me a code. The code is never looked at I read the words.
Some garages main dealers of course don’t want us to have diagnostics.. It means they can’t rob us. When I had an Audi some years back I took it in to have an ABS sensor changed. They insisted I would have to pay 65 quid diagnostics on top of the extortionate cost of swapping the ABS sensor. I refused and told the service manager the car was being PXed into them as soon as my new car arrived. Still he stood his ground. So I walked out and fixed the damn thing myself. Oh and I cancelled my new car as I couldn’t be dealing with crap like that.
