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Originally Posted by 05Rrunner
The huge aftermarket industry including SEMA, tire manufacturers , customizing shops, that make a ton of profit on aftermarket stuff will never never allow this to happen way to much money involved. they amended the article before it was even published , the guy is backpedaling already.The power of tire companies alone could crush this if needed. Think about how this would affect AutoZone, Kragen , O'Reilly those kind of places. their lobbying and government friends are not going to allow that to happen.
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Totally agree. Nice try OEM's. Don't see how that will ever happen though but not a lawyer either. Not to say that newer vehicles won't be designed to make work on them extremely difficult by all but their own shops. Aren't there already a few niche vehicles that are already stuck with this, i.e. Tesla's? And I suppose the clientele who purchase those vehicles, and others, seem like the type that would automatically have the dealership do all their work anyways.
My mom treated her GX like this. While they're prices for even the most routine work were rather high at least they treated you well. Free Lexus loaner if desired with no charge for fuel; lounge with free food, recliners, computers, kids area, etc... This in contrast to Ford where after taking a F250 diesel in for recurring emissions problems under warranty, was rewarded with either a 19" tv, and a handful of cheap chairs, or a beat up Ford Focus for $15 a day plus fuel. Witnessed countless arguments between poor guys in for warranty work who needed their truck for work and would've been happy with even a Ranger or beatup 1/2 ton be offered a subcompact instead.
Makes me so love my 4Runner even more with its relative ease of maintenance and (knockwood) never having been to a dealers shop.
- Jeff