So earlier (and no I haven't been active here.) I made a mention on how people don't seem to understand that there needs to be a right to repair your own things, not just cars, but other things as well, well now I think is a good time to mention this, there's a group of people currently lobbying in massachusetts for right to repair (the right for you or someone else to fix your things.) I think calling your local legislator with any complaints at all whether its you breaking your iphone screen and not being able to get it fixed, or your engine on your ford edge blew up at only 40k miles, I think if enough people voice a complaint that we can make it a law that things have to be able to be fixed/replaced. At the moment, I can buy a brand new car, however half of the things in the car I cannot fix or replace with aftermarket because its electronic and proprietary and if I want to fix it, I HAVE to goto the OEM to get it fixed or get the part. think of it like being forced to buy chrysler brand tires to fix your tires because your car wont start and also those tires are 5 thousand dollars rather than 500 dollars.
The farming community has been trying to do this for awhile now. You know how much a software update or trying to figure out a code is to John Deere and others? WAY to damn much, oh and they won’t sell the software so you have to use the manufacturer. I know a few farmers who had to get hack software from Belgium to be able to work on their John Deere’s.
I hear older used John Deere's have a premium because they don't deal in as much software.
Are the other brands just as bad as John Deere?
other?
@billybob as far as I know absolutely they are.
@kaizen you are correct
We live in a free society. That means you have the freedom (and responsibility) to ...
(1) Vote with your dollar. If you don't like how a product is made, don't buy it.
(2) If you think something can be done better: stop complaining, regulating, and expecting other people to provide what YOU want, and prove it yourself. Be the change you want to see. That's how America became great.
I believe the right to repair law already passed. If it wasn't in Massachusetts, it was somewhere close by. Definitely a win for consumers and DIY people.
