[Venturer]

So now they sell the computer codes for a price none of the small timers can afford?

[battlecry]

Or the DIY, ergo, no more Volvos for us.

This makes me angry. I have a dozen Nikon bodies lying around the house. Fortunately, I mostly use a Lumix LX5 these days.

[BobL]

“So now they sell the computer codes for a price none of the small timers can afford?”

Actually, a lot of the critical codes are standardized for all cars and public. Then, the manufacturers often add their own codes (like bad window motor switch) - that gets tricky but I suspect that a lot of them can be found on the web.