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If you had a little more software in your car it could automatically remediate the issue and you'd be on your way with no repairman involved or at least tell th

If you had a little more software in your car it could automatically remediate the issue and you'd be on your way with no repairman involved or at least tell the repairman exactly what to fix. Maybe you could fix it with the step-by-step workflow on your console.

goalieca 3y ago
Half the time there’s a light on my car, it’s a damn sensor! More components mean more points of failure.
- bookofjoe 3y ago
  Check Engine Light being on comes standard
  - bityard 3y ago
    Mechanics call this the money light. :)
    - bookofjoe 3y ago
      Indeed. When I took my car in last winter because the light had come on for no apparent reason, as the car was running fine, they charged me $140 to take it out on the road to try to find the reason. No reason was found. Two weeks later, the light came on again (towards the end of 2022). The car was and is running fine. The light will remain on until July when I take it in for a scheduled oil change.
      - generalizations 3y ago
        Or you could buy a $20 code reader and see what's causing the light yourself.
        bookofjoe 3y ago
        But the mechanics using their professional grade code reader and related equipment couldn't figure out what's causing it. At least I'm comfortable with "unknown" after that's their diagnosis; I don't think that would be the case if I did it and got that result.
      - bityard 3y ago
        Sounds like it was an intermittent fault? If so, those are notoriously hard for any mechanic to diagnose. Cars _usually_ store code history but it's up to the manufacturer and often the data they provide to the mechanic with a scan tool is misleading or an outright pack of lies.
ClumsyPilot 3y ago
> it could automatically remediate the issue and you'd be on your way with no repairman involved or at least tell the repairman exactly what to fix Nah it would figure out what is the best time and place to break, order you an uber, and Uber would psy you manufacturer for the order flow. It would also show you ads while you wait

goalieca 3y ago

Half the time there’s a light on my car, it’s a damn sensor! More components mean more points of failure.

bookofjoe 3y ago
Check Engine Light being on comes standard
- bityard 3y ago
  Mechanics call this the money light. :)
  - bookofjoe 3y ago
    Indeed. When I took my car in last winter because the light had come on for no apparent reason, as the car was running fine, they charged me $140 to take it out on the road to try to find the reason. No reason was found. Two weeks later, the light came on again (towards the end of 2022). The car was and is running fine. The light will remain on until July when I take it in for a scheduled oil change.
    - generalizations 3y ago
      Or you could buy a $20 code reader and see what's causing the light yourself.
      - bookofjoe 3y ago
        But the mechanics using their professional grade code reader and related equipment couldn't figure out what's causing it. At least I'm comfortable with "unknown" after that's their diagnosis; I don't think that would be the case if I did it and got that result.
    - bityard 3y ago
      Sounds like it was an intermittent fault? If so, those are notoriously hard for any mechanic to diagnose. Cars _usually_ store code history but it's up to the manufacturer and often the data they provide to the mechanic with a scan tool is misleading or an outright pack of lies.

ClumsyPilot 3y ago

> it could automatically remediate the issue and you'd be on your way with no repairman involved or at least tell the repairman exactly what to fix Nah it would figure out what is the best time and place to break, order you an uber, and Uber would psy you manufacturer for the order flow. It would also show you ads while you wait