Glossary / General

DME

7 Episode Mentions

Too Afraid to Ask

It’s the computer system that helps car dealers keep track of cars, sales, and service work.

Technical Definition

DME stands for Dealer Management System, a software platform used by car dealerships to track inventory, sales, service appointments, and customer data.

Hear It Discussed

"...everyone carries the DME really late because they're known to fail and the car's dead. I've had it happen a couple of times and I've kind of got freaked out..."
The AMG Hammer, Free Cars for 2026 & Uncle Waldo’s $1.2M Porsche Problem Full Throttle Talk 04:26

"So if you scan the car, then you have a fault in the DME and let's say it's P0456 evap week."
Porsche's $300 Suspension Cheat Code Eleven After Nine | A Porsche Culture Podcast 01:12

"None of the data coming from a DME is accurate because they're all cheating, [2307.8s] you know, to stop the ECU from protecting the engine."
163: ZF 8HP: The Automatic Everyone Wants? Tuned In 38:23