Quote Originally Posted by Rojo View Post
Bud you are allowed to make a mistake, we all are. You hit retirement with lots of experience how you got there but retirement is like starting over. Every once in a while I buy something I shouldn't have, my C230 Mercedes is a good example. I would never have bought it if I new only someone with the STAR Software can work on the computer & transmission. If I didn't like the car so much I was ready to scrap it when the computer failed. It sat here for months before I had a tow truck bring it to the shop. Really chapped me that I had no way to fix it on my own. Best to look forward and look at all the good parts you got with the buy and not beat yourself up because you bought it. Here in MS you can buy a "Bonded Title" for something like that and put it back on the road.
I too would not be happy about this proprietary garbage. We need "open source" as a computer nerd might say! This is the problem with new vehicles, and that's why I like the old stuff so much.