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Originally Posted by DAVES
I am far from a techno nerd. As far as companies making chips for cars, as I understand it the chips are custom proprietary. Due to electronic complexity and pollution standards the auto manufacturers cannot substitute some other chip that is not specified.
Modern production of most anything is just in time. It is expensive to hold parts to be assembled later. We suffer with this many times. Anyone but me remember when you needed a headlight, you went to Korvetts and you bought either the square one or the round one for like $1.99. Today, you need to buy the, whatever brand car you drive, you can only buy it from the dealer. It will cost you like $600 and you will only need to wait two months for it to come in from who knows where.
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Wow, what misinformation and lack of understanding. I can go to almost any auto parts store to buy headlights. Some times, when dealing with a brand new model, you are forced to the dealership because spares are not readily available.
The chips are generic, made by only two or three companies in the world. What makes them different is the programming, which is unique to each model.
Oh yeah, what is Korvetts?? Really, I do know. But they went the way you want car dealerships to go.
So when you need service, you are going to be on your own.
I cannot even guess how many times in 35 years I saw dealerships do repairs on cars out of courtesy, when the warranty was over.
Don't even start on the amount of money most dealership give to charity.
There are some bad dealers. Most are very good. The fact that you don't want them to make any kind of profit does not validate your feelings.
Like the man said, try buying your own dealership if you think they make so much.