Subj : Re: Political Vehicle Inspections
To : Nicholas Boel
From : Aaron Thomas
Date : Sun Aug 24 2025 06:23 pm
NB> Well, that's especially when using an AutoZone OBD2 tester. Those
NB> definitely aren't for much more than giving you a ballpark guess as to
NB> what the real problem is, especially if it's something out of the
NB> ordinary or not so common. That little thing they plug in is probably a
NB> couple hundred bucks, whereas dealerships and auto body shops usually
NB> have one much more expensive, and even on some kind of payment plan to
NB> keep the software updated for when new vehicles come out. That's
NB> probably why they charge upwards of $200 or more now just to plug that
NB> thing in and tell you what's wrong.
That's the picture that they paint, but the mechanic literally says about as much as the AutoZone tester (and "That'll be $200 bucks.")
This could be a regional thing; the mechanics here like to take people for a ride because the state inspection law enables them to do so.
