[SunDude]

From a consumer point of view, it's hard to see anything wrong with right-to-repair laws. Basically what they achieve is to give consumers more choice and therefore lower prices on auto repairs. How? By giving independent mechanics shops access to the motor vehicle data they need to properly diagnose and fix problems with today's modern cars.

From an automaker or dealer point of view, right-to-repair is a competitive threat to their income and profits as customers can easily go somewhere other than the dealer's service department for repair work. They also worry that some of the technical data from their vehicles could get into the hands of competitors, and claim that independent shops don't have the training or equipment to properly fix their cars even with the technical data.


Rare Iron, do you really think this signals a dramatic new incursion on your freedom? Does anyone think that the auto industry has been free from government intervention up until now?