I watch both your and Louis Rossmann's youtube channels. And I'd love to see you discuss cars' right to repair with him. He says he's tried reaching out to you and I figured I'd be another voice that might be heard.
(Hope I posted this in the right spot.)
Scotty is a one man show, and addresses topics he wants on his time. He is a very busy man with lots of projects going on.
Gasoline and diesel cars are pretty much not an issue as they’re forced to provide parts for a certain amount of years, and everything is standardized enough that you’re not districted to only OEM parts.
with that being said, the next challenge is electric where Tesla has been making a lot of anti-consumer choices.
I think that all cars should come with the diagnostic tools that are needed for repair. On my Volvo I can go into diagnostics mode and see what module is faulty and go to a shop that knows how to deal with it instead of hoping a shop has the correct tool.
also, It’s pretty obvious that car manufacturers should openly list the longevity ratings of their major components and should be fined if a component fails prematurely on a regular basis.
For example:
(on a Skoda Fabia it should clearly say: Engine 250,000km,
transmission: 200,000km*,
cooling systems: 240,000km 10 years
*torque transfer may need to be replaced before the longevity rating has been reached)
Ford used to do this on the focus claiming 10 years or 240,000km, and this was used against them when they were forced to give an extended warranty on the power shift to 7 years or 160,000km.
so if a consumer will be able to choose the car with the longest raining. This will also boost the competition.
But the minimum required is CLEAR repair documentation and parts supply - as most car companies do and should continue to do.
I hate that I need a special tool to replace the belt on my Volvo and that it eats up its clutch and thag requires a mechanic to do something, or how the ford needs reprogramming after a battery replacement.
I bought the damn car, why does it have to require tools or someone else to do repair on it.
when you state that manufacturers should list estimated longevity of major components such as engines etc that will open a can of worms. there are far too many people who do not or cannot regularly service their vehicles. if a manufacturer says it should last 240,000 klm for drivetrain and someone finds a loop hole in the documentation and claims drivetrain failure due to lack or no maintenance and gets a "win" with it that will simply increase the cost to the consumer to purchase vehicles. there are too many variables for a manufacturer to claim the life span of components, only way that can be achieved is through sub clauses stating that is must be maintained used OEM parts etc, then there will be an uproar on the cost of vehicle maintenance.
