That's rather double standards, we'll slug you for 240 smackers to replace the headlight bulb, but we won't investigate a fault.
Pity he's not a bit nearer to ZMANALEX or one of the others to find fault codes.
Tell him one thing to remember, they're only parts therefore fixable and usually not too much of a major. Even easier when you're part of a community, and now these cars have been around for 6 years, there's not much we don't know about them.