Motoring Monopoly Madness!!

anewman

Pew_Pew_Pew_Lasers! wrote: »

What, like an OBDII socket which all cars have?

Ah ha :beer:

Still there are different things about such as Vag-com or whatever.

goldspanners

anewman wrote: »

Ah ha :beer:

Still there are different things about such as Vag-com or whatever.

and don't forget the newer cars which use CANbus.

jeannieblue

Guys! (I use the term loosely...)

Have you any idea of the cost of buying new diagnostic equipment and updating it?? It runs to thousands of pounds... I know - cos I see the invoices. But we accept it and get on with it. What is objectionable, is that info will not or could not be available in the future.

What is unacceptable, is that consumers will have no choice as to where they go for certain jobs etc, be it warranty or servicing under warranty and various 'tech' stuff, that main dealers only will have privvy to.

Think we should try and make an effort somehow to not let the Block Exemption fade away next year and allow the monopoly to take over again.

If we can do that - I'll sleep with all of you...... except Goldie

goldspanners

jeannieblue wrote: »

If we can do that - I'll sleep with all of you...... except Goldie

you slag!

jeannieblue

goldspanners wrote: »

you slag!

That's nice - coming from you who taught me everything

They've still got to sign etc...

You get extras if you write to your MP & MEP too....

You don't get this special deal - cos you get the deal anyway Goldie

And may be Hintza..... :rolleyes: babe

jmc160

jeannieblue wrote: »

Guys! (I use the term loosely...)

Have you any idea of the cost of buying new diagnostic equipment and updating it?? It runs to thousands of pounds... I know - cos I see the invoices. But we accept it and get on with it. What is objectionable, is that info will not or could not be available in the future.

What is unacceptable, is that consumers will have no choice as to where they go for certain jobs etc, be it warranty or servicing under warranty and various 'tech' stuff, that main dealers only will have privvy to.

Think we should try and make an effort somehow to not let the Block Exemption fade away next year and allow the monopoly to take over again.

If we can do that - I'll sleep with all of you...... except Goldie

I quite agree! I drive a Saab, which I love, but I have this very same problem. I have two places where I will go to get work done if need be. One is Saab themselves, and the other is a local independent specialist. The latter is generally about half the price of Saab and is my preferred service centre, but it's a small business and he can't do any of my electrical work as he can't afford the required updated software. :mad:

housesitter

Ebay for the hardware, torrents for the software.
Problem solved.

jeannieblue

housesitter wrote: »

Ebay for the hardware, torrents for the software.
Problem solved.

If it were that easy........

And - if you are forced to go to main dealer for servicing to keep your car under warranty conditions, you are ok with that too? You'd be happy to pay their prices? Which no doubt will go up..... even more.... Or does Ebay have an answer for that to?

You have to look at the whole picture. Diagnostic equipment and the technical information could be legally witheld. I'm not happy about that.

jeannieblue

jmc160 wrote: »

I quite agree! I drive a Saab, which I love, but I have this very same problem. I have two places where I will go to get work done if need be. One is Saab themselves, and the other is a local independent specialist. The latter is generally about half the price of Saab and is my preferred service centre, but it's a small business and he can't do any of my electrical work as he can't afford the required updated software. :mad:

Hope you have signed the petition then

And they recommend writing to MP and MEP too.

I'm a grumpy old woman these days, I am sick of everyone moaning yet not doing anything about anything. What is it with the Brits that we sit back and go 'ok' or 'yeah alright' - whenever the government or whoever decides that they are going to up our tax, rates, or whatever..... Its getting beyond a joke.

And now, they again, are going to take more choices from us again. No doubt we'll all sit back and grumble under our breaths rather than do anything!! :mad: :mad:

And then you get idiots that say - go to ebay........ ?? And that will sort it all out no doubt. :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:

jeannieblue

Meanwhile keep signing......


Goldie, you coming home yet? Or are you decorating anewmans car again??