President Trump signed Executive Order for Right to Fix

[Alan Applegate]

I'll lay a bet that ole John Deere is cheering from his grave. It is about time we got rid of repair subscription services, especially those for accessories like remote start. Shame on those manufacturers who still cling to it.

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[mks]

He issued a memo, not even an executive order which in effect does very little.

I applaud the effort to establish a "right" to fix or have fixed my own vehicle (which one already has the right to do at some risk for warrantied cars). However, some of this effort feels like a bit of a nothing burger (so far).

Politics aside, the "memo" does a poor job of conflating two discrete issues. Its title suggests one thing, but it targets CA (CARB) while not really providing anything for other states (who can pass their own legislation) or the after-market industry (manufacturing, repair shops, etc) who want to (and can already) ignore CA's sizable automotive market. Perhaps the more significant congressional action to follow is the progress of HR 1566, whose scope and purpose is markedly different from the "freedom to fix" memo--which is not law but more in the vein of the concept of a plan to have the EPA "issue guidance," etc.

Per usual, it remains to be seen whether any of this will demonstrably improve things financially, practically, etc., for the everyday driver.

 

[Zig]

I applaud the effort to establish a "right" to fix or have fixed my own vehicle (which one already has the right to do at some risk for warrantied cars). However, some of this effort feels like a bit of a nothing burger (so far).

Politics aside, the "memo" does a poor job of conflating two discrete issues. Its title suggests one thing, but it targets CA (CARB) while not really providing anything for other states (who can pass their own legislation) or the after-market industry (manufacturing, repair shops, etc) who want to (and can already) ignore CA's sizable automotive market. Perhaps the more significant congressional action to follow is the progress of HR 1566, whose scope and purpose is markedly different from the "freedom to fix" memo--which is not law but more in the vein of the concept of a plan to have the EPA "issue guidance," etc.

Per usual, it remains to be seen whether any of this will demonstrably improve things financially, practically, etc., for the everyday driver.

When the punishment is nil (for a repair) how is it enforced?

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