But that certified mechanic needs to go through a whole training process for a new brand of vehicle and needs access to all the OEM diagnostic tools and parts.
It’s not something a typical jobber can do. Even dealerships will have specialized crews to handle specific cars.
Audi and VW are technically under the same umbrella, but I’m not taking my Q7 to a VW shop, or vice versa with my wife’s Tiguan.
It’s almost as if we should have better standardization/regulations against manufacturers requiring excessive proprietary tooling in order to freeze out third-party mechanics.
depending on how the shop is run, and how strict of regulations set by the manufacturer there is, your mileage may vary.
in plain english. yeah if you go to a ***** dealer they might do everything by the book, refuse to work on other brands, and basically sabotage your car to rack up a more expensive bill because of corporate level corruption.
on the other hand, the place I work at , we’re toyota, but we take Fords all the time because our head tech worked at ford for 10 years. and has no problem working on somebody’s hoopty as long as he’s getting his flat rate.
But that certified mechanic needs to go through a whole training process for a new brand of vehicle and needs access to all the OEM diagnostic tools and parts.
It’s not something a typical jobber can do. Even dealerships will have specialized crews to handle specific cars.
Audi and VW are technically under the same umbrella, but I’m not taking my Q7 to a VW shop, or vice versa with my wife’s Tiguan.
It’s almost as if we should have better standardization/regulations against manufacturers requiring excessive proprietary tooling in order to freeze out third-party mechanics.
I think freight trucks operate similar to what I’ve proposed.
thats a shop level determination.
depending on how the shop is run, and how strict of regulations set by the manufacturer there is, your mileage may vary.
in plain english. yeah if you go to a ***** dealer they might do everything by the book, refuse to work on other brands, and basically sabotage your car to rack up a more expensive bill because of corporate level corruption.
on the other hand, the place I work at , we’re toyota, but we take Fords all the time because our head tech worked at ford for 10 years. and has no problem working on somebody’s hoopty as long as he’s getting his flat rate.
I think that depends on the brand and the shop. I’ve seen Audis, Toyotas, VWs, and Lexuses(?), all in the dealer shop I take my Toyota to.
Lexes?
But Lexus is Toyota anyway.