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Welcome to the board!
I can personally vouch for the Accord and Integra. I’ve owned both as a young driver and will say they’re pretty much unbeatable for that kind of duty. Both cars will let you get away with a little less maintenance. The Integra is a very fun and zippy car to drive and Accords with a 5-speed aren’t too bad either.
Both cars have huge fan clubs and ETCG is a Honda tech so you’re in a good group here if you need DIY repair info for either car.
Good luck on your car search.
I’ll take my lumps and learn from the old hands, but I’ve worked with some guys that will literally scare off some really good employees. It’s a little of the “I.T. Dept.” syndrome.
The IT guy is bipolar and can’t work with anybody, scares customers and employees, threatens to sue if we fire him, but because he does good work we keep him around.
In the short term he makes the store money, but at what cost? I want a strong tech but he’s gotta realize he’s not just fixing cars, he’s part of a team.
The whistle doesn’t pull the train and it’s good (for the boss) to let the whistle know that occasionally.
😉
I’ll take my lumps and learn from the old hands, but I’ve worked with some guys that will literally scare off some really good employees. It’s a little of the “I.T. Dept.” syndrome.
The IT guy is bipolar and can’t work with anybody, scares customers and employees, threatens to sue if we fire him, but because he does good work we keep him around.
In the short term he makes the store money, but at what cost? I want a strong tech but he’s gotta realize he’s not just fixing cars, he’s part of a team.
The whistle doesn’t pull the train and it’s good (for the boss) to let the whistle know that occasionally.
😉
Cool. Good luck. I’ve got a BA in business and am hoping I can combine that with my new trade skill, eventually. 😉
Cool. Good luck. I’ve got a BA in business and am hoping I can combine that with my new trade skill, eventually. 😉
Newbie here. Is it true that once you find (or make) your niche in the shop, driveability/the alignment dude/air conditioning guru/trans whisperer/whatever, that you start doing these jobs almost all day?
I’ve heard tales of “that transmission guy” in a Chevy store doing 20 book hour (17 hour under warranty) trans rebuilds on Saturdays. Arrive 7:30, knock out 2 hours of PDI or whatever, start a trans rebuild at 9, have it back in around 3, knock out 2 more hours of simpler work, and go home with 20+ hours flagged. On a Saturday.
Seems like if you can make yourself into the __fill in the blank__ star, then the work gets easier (familiarity) and you get a reputation as the tech that does the job well/fast.
Newbie here. Is it true that once you find (or make) your niche in the shop, driveability/the alignment dude/air conditioning guru/trans whisperer/whatever, that you start doing these jobs almost all day?
I’ve heard tales of “that transmission guy” in a Chevy store doing 20 book hour (17 hour under warranty) trans rebuilds on Saturdays. Arrive 7:30, knock out 2 hours of PDI or whatever, start a trans rebuild at 9, have it back in around 3, knock out 2 more hours of simpler work, and go home with 20+ hours flagged. On a Saturday.
Seems like if you can make yourself into the __fill in the blank__ star, then the work gets easier (familiarity) and you get a reputation as the tech that does the job well/fast.
