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Originally Posted by DAVID GAGNARD
I don't believe the "average Joe" will ever be able to compete with them...
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Possibly not; unless a shop specializes in one make and puts everything into that, it probably doesn't have the capital to invest in every machine that does every important job for every make.
But Joe is only one level. Joseph Garage Inc. is another... and a bigger operation might well have the money to stay equipped to compete with dealers.
It's not some sort of welfare program where Ford *has* to make Joe competitive. It's an open market where anyone competent and capable should be able to compete. Manufacturers hoarding essential diagnostic and repair data come very close to anti-trust violations. Fixing that only benefits the entire market.