Thread: Farmers driving 'right to repair' issue

In the same context Tesla have been deactivating options on secondhand cars after a "audit" confirms that they haven't been paid for by the current owner.

Tesla seems to be stripping software features when cars are resold | Autoblog


Regards,
Tote

Back in the 80's when I was peddling mining and construction equipment my employer had the national franchise for a very good line of small equipment made in Minnesota. Good sellers and the best resale value.

Now we found out that the maker did not publish a workshop manual. A parts book and operators manual came with each machine but no shop manual available. The makers response was to take the machine to the nearest authorised dealer. Their heartland was in the US grain belt, Great Plains and prairies. There were apparently dealers about every 40 miles. We sold about 10 of them to a big mine who wanted 9 (yes 9) copies of operators, parts books, etc for each machine. They spat the dummy big time when they found out the manufacturer's policy. With the mine up in Cape York and Brisbane the nearest dealer taking the busted machine to the dealership would be a little difficult. So my employer bit the bullet and produced workshop manuals.