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I was recently talking to a good friend of mine in the mechanics field about opening up a performance shop but he said due to OBDIII he doesnt think it would be a long term good idea. which is a very good point, lets take a look at OBDIII.
when you think of OBDIII your probably thinking of just another type of diagnostic tool. but its much worse, the major car companies are planning on taking control of their cars. most cars these days have black boxes and alot also have satelite connections like onstar. now merge these two together and you have all the makings of big brothers car. this new OBDIII will not be able to be used by anyone but dealers. that means if you take your new OBDIII car to your local mechanic or local mieneke they wont be able to do anything for you, they wont even be able to put anything on your car. do you feel like putting on an exhaust? you cant, OBDIII will sense it and throw a code if not shut off your car. smog control can be controlled by satellite by the manufacturer. Oil changes, time for inspection, illegal use of the car, they will know and they will let you know they know.
So why do this? well it actually makes alot of sense. people go out and mod their car and end up fucking something up and putting it back to stock and returning it to the dealer. As of right now the dealers take a huge hit on warranty repairs, which is why they refuse everything they can. they are quick to point out ANYTHING that looks like it was changed so they can void your warranty and leave you :homework: If you think about it, this way you cant claim you didnt do anything because they will have the electronic proof something was done to your car and they can even FINE YOU for modifications you make to the car! thats bullshit you say? nope, its actually pretty sensible. In court the argument goes against the car makers saying eventually it will put most self owned repair shops out of business, however the fact that the manufacturers can garuntee the cars to stay UNmodded and also be able to provide a cop pulling you over with your exact speed in an instant as well as being able to dissable your car at the flip of a switch really gives OBDIII the upper hand in the courts.
The car manufacturers are offering a better and more secure driving system for the Department of Transportation. and if you ask my it sounds like they are gonna win.
what do you guys think?
when you think of OBDIII your probably thinking of just another type of diagnostic tool. but its much worse, the major car companies are planning on taking control of their cars. most cars these days have black boxes and alot also have satelite connections like onstar. now merge these two together and you have all the makings of big brothers car. this new OBDIII will not be able to be used by anyone but dealers. that means if you take your new OBDIII car to your local mechanic or local mieneke they wont be able to do anything for you, they wont even be able to put anything on your car. do you feel like putting on an exhaust? you cant, OBDIII will sense it and throw a code if not shut off your car. smog control can be controlled by satellite by the manufacturer. Oil changes, time for inspection, illegal use of the car, they will know and they will let you know they know.
So why do this? well it actually makes alot of sense. people go out and mod their car and end up fucking something up and putting it back to stock and returning it to the dealer. As of right now the dealers take a huge hit on warranty repairs, which is why they refuse everything they can. they are quick to point out ANYTHING that looks like it was changed so they can void your warranty and leave you :homework: If you think about it, this way you cant claim you didnt do anything because they will have the electronic proof something was done to your car and they can even FINE YOU for modifications you make to the car! thats bullshit you say? nope, its actually pretty sensible. In court the argument goes against the car makers saying eventually it will put most self owned repair shops out of business, however the fact that the manufacturers can garuntee the cars to stay UNmodded and also be able to provide a cop pulling you over with your exact speed in an instant as well as being able to dissable your car at the flip of a switch really gives OBDIII the upper hand in the courts.
The car manufacturers are offering a better and more secure driving system for the Department of Transportation. and if you ask my it sounds like they are gonna win.
what do you guys think?
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