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   Message 37,613 of 39,875   
   Aaron Thomas to Nicholas Boel   
   Re: Political Vehicle Inspections   
   24 Aug 25 18:23:52   
   
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    NB> Well, that's especially when using an AutoZone OBD2 tester. Those   
    NB> definitely aren't for much more than giving you a ballpark guess as to   
    NB> what the real problem is, especially if it's something out of the   
    NB> ordinary or not so common. That little thing they plug in is probably a   
    NB> couple hundred bucks, whereas dealerships and auto body shops usually   
    NB> have one much more expensive, and even on some kind of payment plan to   
    NB> keep the software updated for when new vehicles come out. That's   
    NB> probably why they charge upwards of $200 or more now just to plug that   
    NB> thing in and tell you what's wrong.   
      
   That's the picture that they paint, but the mechanic literally says about as   
   much as the AutoZone tester (and "That'll be $200 bucks.")   
      
   This could be a regional thing; the mechanics here like to take people for a   
   ride because the state inspection law enables them to do so.   
      
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