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Originally Posted by Scott98
Someone just posted something similar to this in the diesel forum. A master mechanic responded that as long as the person you are taking it to is ASE master certified, they will be able to fix it regardless of what they usually work on because of their level of skill and information on the car that is readily available to them.
Good luck.
Scott
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Well, if you don't mind having having a family doctor do surgery on your heart, I suppose. I prefer specilization. I always believe that you can be a "Jack of All Trades" but a master of none. Look at carpenters. You have your rough carpentry work people, finish work people all the way to cabinet makers. Tolerance are totally different. Would you want a rough carpenter building you a set of cabinets? I wouldn't. Just because he is ASE certified doesn't mean that he has ever worked on your car. If you don't mind the tech learning on your car, I suppose you can go with it. I want a mechanic to work on my car and not learn how to work on that car with my car as a test rat.
Who would you want doing your surgery? A doctor that just graduated or an experienced surgeon? All other things being equal. They are both qualified surgeons, right?
What sort of experience does this guy have? I'd rather work with someone who has worked on my car before as opposed to someone who doesn't have a clue and will have to figure it out as he goes along. When I talk about my car at my dealership, they know what I need and how to proceed. They have seen enough of my engine type and can tell me off the top of their head what goes where.
Does this guy have access to the database of knowledge about the latest fixes or new parts? Or is he again going to punt?
Does he have the necessary tools or is he going to try rig something up to work?