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freediver Gold Member Offline www.ozpolitic.com Posts: 53201 At my desk.	Re: Software needed to repair cars: Reply #15 - Apr 21^st, 2026 at 7:29pm There isn't much you can do without software these days. Not if you want to get anything useful done.
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Bobby. Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 120370 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Software needed to repair cars: Reply #16 - May 14^th, 2026 at 10:53pm They Made Cars WORSE On Purpose — And Here's The Proof They're Hiding The older cars were better - let's say approx. 20 years old.
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Re: Software needed to repair cars:
Reply #17 - Jun 18^th, 2026 at 3:04pm

May 18, 2026

The DOJ subpoenaed Apple, Google, Amazon, and Walmart for the name, address, and purchase history of everyone who wanted to fix the car or truck by download an App. No warrant. No charge. No allegation against you specifically. Just a Terms of Service checkbox — and according to the federal government, that's enough to make you a suspect.

This is about the car or truck in your driveway. Your right to own it, modify it, and control what happens to the computer inside it. And it goes much further than that.

I've been in this fight personally. A state government came after me civilly — not because I broke a law — because they wanted my customers' names and addresses to turn law-abiding people into criminals. I'll tell you how that ended.

If you think this doesn't affect you — it does. Every app on your phone. Every checkbox you've ever clicked. This is the precedent they're trying to set right now.

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Bobby. Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 120370 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Software needed to repair cars: Reply #18 - Jun 19^th, 2026 at 8:34am May 25, 2026 I'm exposing the dark truth about the future of cars, and things are not looking good. 3 insanely disturbing trends that are effectively destroying the idea of car ownership for good.
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Re: Software needed to repair cars:
Reply #19 - Yesterday at 8:13am

USA -
Several States Try To BAN 2005 & Older Cars, And Now Even Hand Tools SAY WHAT!

Jun 20, 2026

In today’s video, I talk about several states like Minnesota attempting to ban classic cars states like Illinois looking to ban cars from 2005 and earlier and then insane states like the state of New York, which are trying to ban CNC machines and other metal working machines under the guys of getting rid of ghost guns but also banning the ability to make hand tools to work on older vehicles.
Sound insane to you? Don’t worry it was sounded bat s crazy to me.
Let’s discuss this in the comments

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Bobby. wrote on Apr 19^th, 2026 at 3:52pm:

Good short video showing why cars are too complicated now –

you need software and firmware to replace the transmission along with IT skills.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/kLD6SSyfWr8

So, some Glenn Maxwell lookalike mechanic is complaining about needing to use a computer to diagnose later model cars for repair/servicing. What has he been doing for the last 20 years, given that using computers to diagnose problems of the car has been the thing for the last 20 years or more. I don't know of a mechanic around here that does not know how to use a computer to diagnose a car servicing issue. It probably takes around 5 minutes at most to hook up the laptop, diagnose, and then read off the problems.

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Reply #21 - Today at 12:57am

Bobby. wrote on Apr 19^th, 2026 at 8:18pm:

Gordon wrote on Apr 19^th, 2026 at 7:16pm:

Leaving the business 'now' yet he's talking about an 18 year old car.

Why does he care, he's still going to charge for his time.

The guy just wanted to use spanners not computers. Roll Eyes

I would be sure he uses all the traditional methods of car servicing that have been around for the last 40 years. But, using computers could aid in promoting the car's efficiency. If he was such a rev-head, he probably watches NASCAR races and keeps an interest in how the garage monitors fuel consumption, speed efficiency, rpm, etc. So, this should be a natural motivator for him to upgrade his skills to learn how to use a program.

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Re: Software needed to repair cars:
Reply #22 - Today at 5:15am

UnSubRocky wrote Today at 12:52am:

Bobby. wrote on Apr 19^th, 2026 at 3:52pm:

Good short video showing why cars are too complicated now –

you need software and firmware to replace the transmission along with IT skills.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/kLD6SSyfWr8

So, some Glenn Maxwell lookalike mechanic is complaining about needing to use a computer to diagnose later model cars for repair/servicing. What has he been doing for the last 20 years, given that using computers to diagnose problems of the car has been the thing for the last 20 years or more. I don't know of a mechanic around here that does not know how to use a computer to diagnose a car servicing issue. It probably takes around 5 minutes at most to hook up the laptop, diagnose, and then read off the problems.

It's more complicated than that.

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