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Apr 29, 2022
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Your Ford is a great automobile. Thousands of hours of design, engineering, and production have gone into building your car. All cars, however, require maintenance. The time will come when you need a Ford repair, and you have a choice between your dealer or an independent mechanic. We like to tell you some of the reasons why your Ford dealership is the best choice for you and your car.

Expertise

If you have a medical problem, you want to have the best medical advice and training to heal you. Your Ford deserves the best-trained technicians available when it needs a repair. All of our technicians are highly experienced and have been trained by Ford. They are certified to have complete knowledge of how to repair any Ford vehicle. This training and knowledge mean they won’t miss any problem with your car.


An independent mechanic, in contrast, is trained to repair a wide variety of vehicles. Each day, these mechanics work on numerous vehicles, giving them good general knowledge. However, they don’t have the level of training or knowledge of Ford vehicles specifically that Ford techs have. This lack of knowledge can result in longer repair times and even has the potential that they may miss a potential problem that our experts would easily see and repair.

Best Technology

As a Ford dealer, our technicians have access to the most up-to-date technology available to diagnose any problem with your Ford. Modern cars are very complicated, and some problems can even be due to issues with your car’s computer. Our technicians will connect your computer to our diagnostic equipment, and this will provide a fast and complete understanding of any problem with the system.

Independent mechanics don’t have access to the same level of technology. They work on many different types of vehicles, which means that their diagnostic equipment is more generalized. This equipment may be able to diagnose problems, but it’s also possible that this general diagnosis equipment can miss or misread a problem. This isn’t a fault of the equipment it just lacks the specialized information our Ford diagnostic equipment possesses.

Warranty

All of our repairs carry a warranty, and the parts used have a warranty. We use genuine Ford parts which are designed and built to a known standard and are guaranteed by Ford. Our technicians are familiar with these parts and their capabilities. The combination of our technician’s high level of training and the quality of the parts means we can guarantee the standard of repairs.

Independent mechanics will usually use generic parts, which are made by a variety of manufacturers. Generic parts, as a rule, don’t carry a warranty as they are intended for use on a variety of different vehicles. Some mechanics will offer a guarantee on their work, but you will only be able to have the guarantee honored by that particular repair shop.

If you need any repairs, call our service department at Fritts Ford. Our experts will fix the problem for you.