> It seems like mechanics really don't like digging into the electrical part of the car.
That is certainly correct. Troubleshooting electrical issues takes a different set of skills than most mechanics are trained to deal with. Most mechanics are so busy that throwing parts at a problem is the best way to deal with issues where the cause isn't readily apparent. It's not worth their time to really dig into a difficult issue because if they spend 8 hours of shop time and try to bill that to a customer, the customer is going to just balk anyway. Better to throw a part at it, bill 1.5 hrs, send it out the door, and let the next guy deal with it. And then move on to some more profitable muffler and brake repair jobs.
This is thankfully not ALL mechanics, but it certainly is a large percentage of them, IMO. (Yep, even dealerships.)
This sounds like a majority of software engineers (and their direct managers) asking to add more CPU and RAM, when software is slow, instead of analysing a problem.
I guess mechanic's time is more valuable than parts.
That is certainly correct. Troubleshooting electrical issues takes a different set of skills than most mechanics are trained to deal with. Most mechanics are so busy that throwing parts at a problem is the best way to deal with issues where the cause isn't readily apparent. It's not worth their time to really dig into a difficult issue because if they spend 8 hours of shop time and try to bill that to a customer, the customer is going to just balk anyway. Better to throw a part at it, bill 1.5 hrs, send it out the door, and let the next guy deal with it. And then move on to some more profitable muffler and brake repair jobs.
This is thankfully not ALL mechanics, but it certainly is a large percentage of them, IMO. (Yep, even dealerships.)