I have many clients that use my services because I am accurate and honest about my findings. To be accurate when diagnosing any vehicle, you must look at the problem and run tests.

Testing helps find what is working normal.

Just like going to a doctor, I ask questions about what your vehicle is doing. A no start condition is different from a check engine light flashing at you.

Every issue will have it’s own starting point.

Once and awhile I will get a vehicle in that the owner has diagnosed it with Google or one of the Ai sites available on the web. >> My first response, let me take a look at it.

You can get great information from the web.

I use ChatGPT to find parts for old cars and other vehicle related info. The Ai web sites are only as good as the keywords you use.

So far I have only had 2 clients in 2026 that got a close answer to what the real issue was on there car.

Thats not bad, but it’s not a repair.

I have the advantage over Ai. I interact with the vehicle to gather information. From the testing I do, I can go to my service information systems and check specs and run follow up tests for the problem area.

Ai can not do that.

Ai can be a sounding board for the data I have gathered. Ai will look for related issues from the keywords I use to guide it’s search. I have found many TSB bulletins for know issues on vehicles for all makes and models.

Ai has yet to fix a problem I was looking for, but findings from Ai helped to narrow down my diagnosis. Now, I car write an accurate estimate for the correct repairs for the problem the vehicle came in for.

I use Google and Ai services less than 15% of the time to fix a vehicle. I have a work station that has lot’s of repair information, but sometimes it’s ok to use Ai as a cross check for findings.

Ai does not repair vehicles, I do.