Re: OBDC. It's implications...

[esw5@postoffice2.mail.cornell.edu (Ernest Wong)]

[from Vikram Mittal]
>
>I read about this in the last Motor Trend magazine. I don't remember the
>exact title of the article but it was something to the effect of how it
>would not be possible for us and other mechanics to fix anything under
>the hood. Only dealers with $$$ worth of test equipment would be able
>to work on the engines.
>
>It was put out by some kind of consumer agency and it gave directions on
>one could send their appeal to some agency. I sent my appeal out
>immediately. If I find this, I will be sure to post it to this group.
>
>I probably would not work on the engine myself, but I expect my local
>trusted Audi mechanic to be able to do so.
>
Is this just a lockout on the electrical gremlins in the engine?

I'm not paying no stinking dealer to change my spark plugs or cap and rotor!
Hmph!
But I will pay them to change my tie rods as there's precious few mechanics
around here I trust and I don't have a joint seperator.

And we all know whenever there's a lockout, there's always a way in. Unless
they use the damn Clipper chip or something like that.

Ernest Wong
esw5@cornell.edu