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Bosch is famous for being anti-right to repair. To work on their E-Bikes you need a certification and a special tool set. Probably the primary feature of these
by foxyv 2y ago
Bosch is famous for being anti-right to repair. To work on their E-Bikes you need a certification and a special tool set. Probably the primary feature of these brake systems for Bosch is locking end users into Bosch certified maintainers and parts.
- jqpabc123 2y agoThis seems to be a German speciality. It costs $700 to change a dead battery on some Mercedes cars because the onboard computer has to be reset using special electronic tools. This "screw the customer" approach is the road to self destruction. Just ask Volkswagen.
- avidiax 2y agoThe German automakers avoid competing with each other in multiple areas, including colluding to limit the size and dispense rate of DEF tanks and collectively claiming to lawmakers that certain emissions regulations would be impractical. I can't find a citation, but I recall seeing an estimate that the German automaker cartel increased prices on the order of $10k per vehicle. I had also read that there is a similar cartel among the automotive suppliers, none of whom seem capable of making a windshield wiper set that isn't hundreds of dollars, or a vehicle lighting below multiple thousands of dollars. “People of the same trade seldom meet together, even for merriment and diversion, but the conversation ends in a conspiracy against the public, or in some contrivance to raise prices.” -- Adam Smith https://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/the-cartel-collusion-between-germany-s-biggest-carmakers-a-1159471.html https://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/the-cartel-coll...
- steelbrain 2y agoI have a couple cars, some german. It absolutely does not cost $700 to change a dead battery any more that it costs $100 for a bottle of water. The cost of goods is cheap. You do need to tell the computer it is a new battery, since it adjusts charging voltages based on battery age, and if you don't do this it may overcharge the battery. Talking to the onboard computer is free beyond the initial equipment and it isn't even locked or anything, tools that can do this can be had for cheap, connect to your phone via bluetooth etc.
- jqpabc123 2y agohttps://www.benzworld.org/threads/700-battery-change.1494104/ https://www.benzworld.org/threads/700-battery-change.1494104...
- BoorishBears 2y agoResetting the BMS via a diagnostic tool is not really a thing on newer Mercedes, but I could definitely see a dealer additionally charging as much as the battery costs to reset it on an older model that does need it. You can buy dongles and do it yourself, but not everyone is willing to mess with coding their own vehicle.
- jqpabc123 2y agonot really a thing on newer Mercedes Which only goes to prove that it didn't need to be and should never have been "a thing".