Why is the cost of auto service getting so high?

Why is the cost of auto service getting so high?

A. It used to be that all you needed to repair a vehicle was a screw driver, a set of wrenches and a pair of pliers. Add some common sense, a basic knowledge of engines, and you have yourself a mechanic. That is all it took. Today it is a different story. There are no more "mechanics". They are now "technicians". The modern technician must know all aspects of car design and computer management systems. This entails training that never ends. Today's vehicles have more technology in them than the Lunar Landing Module of the Apollo spacecraft. It takes quite an effort to keep up. Shop owners, spend well over $100,000 to purchase the best equipment to fix today's vehicles. It never ends. For every change in technology, new equipment must be obtained. All of this is reflected in the price of repairing your vehicle.