People love saying dealer techs are “parts changers.”
Cool story. Meanwhile we’re the ones dealing with new systems, nonstop software updates, warranty-time nonsense, manufacturer politics, and problems the independents don’t even see yet.

This episode breaks down the whole myth and calls out exactly who’s spreading it washed-up ex-techs, YouTube University heroes, and shops that guess their way through a repair before sending the car to the dealer anyway.

I go through:
• Why dealer techs get stuck following stupid test plans
• How warranty, SSMs, reps, and politics force bad procedures
• Why independents only see failures AFTER dealers figure them out
• How the brand uses dealer techs as guinea pigs for new problems
• Why the “parts changer” insult is just lazy and outdated

Dealer techs diagnose, document, troubleshoot, and clean up everybody else’s mess, all while being underpaid and over-regulated.

But hey… call us parts changers if it makes you feel better.
Just remember who you run to when you can’t fix it.

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