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Yes, everyone should see Glengarry Glen Ross, it’s a great movie. Probably not underrated anymore because of the Internet, but in that sweet spot of the late 90s, pre-Internet, it was HIGHLY underrated.
I wonder if this is a regional thing (within the US?).
When I hear the term ‘up-sell’, my brain immediately attaches a negative connotation, but I am not sure why. I think of the dealerships selling mileage interval service packages that go far above and beyond what the SAME manufacturers recommend out of the factory.
Yes, everyone should see Glengarry Glen Ross, it’s a great movie. Probably not underrated anymore because of the Internet, but in that sweet spot of the late 90s, pre-Internet, it was HIGHLY underrated.
I wonder if this is a regional thing (within the US?).
When I hear the term ‘up-sell’, my brain immediately attaches a negative connotation, but I am not sure why. I think of the dealerships selling mileage interval service packages that go far above and beyond what the SAME manufacturers recommend out of the factory.
[quote=”jeffsmopar” post=42452]As usual excellent video! My opinion is the true cost of diagnosis or in converse misdiagnosis is immeasuable! As a professional tech with a ton of training and experience on diagnostics it’s a pet peeve of mine that uninformed customers and diy-ers will spend thousands in parts they don’t need or poor quality aftermarket units before taking it to a truly competent diagnostic tech! It’s bad enough when a “pro” misdiagnoses something but it’s worse when a diy-er ignores factory bulletins, and tsbs and on-line forums that can point them to pattern failures of vehicles![/quote]
This summed it up nicely for me. As a new DIYer, what I immediately noticed is that people tend to throw parts at symptoms instead of attempting to track the real problem down. It seems there needs to be way more Sherlock Holmes activity going on. Some other sources besides ETCG that I have found extremely useful in this regard are Larry Carley’s AA1auto.com and Motor Magazine.
[quote=”jeffsmopar” post=42452]As usual excellent video! My opinion is the true cost of diagnosis or in converse misdiagnosis is immeasuable! As a professional tech with a ton of training and experience on diagnostics it’s a pet peeve of mine that uninformed customers and diy-ers will spend thousands in parts they don’t need or poor quality aftermarket units before taking it to a truly competent diagnostic tech! It’s bad enough when a “pro” misdiagnoses something but it’s worse when a diy-er ignores factory bulletins, and tsbs and on-line forums that can point them to pattern failures of vehicles![/quote]
This summed it up nicely for me. As a new DIYer, what I immediately noticed is that people tend to throw parts at symptoms instead of attempting to track the real problem down. It seems there needs to be way more Sherlock Holmes activity going on. Some other sources besides ETCG that I have found extremely useful in this regard are Larry Carley’s AA1auto.com and Motor Magazine.
Mixed-bag of “results” from Harbor Freight. First of all, you gotta love the permanent 20% coupon.
I bought a very inexpensive Pittsburgh brand (nonprofessional) rachet and socket set that is basically useless. One of the clips on the case broke immediately. All of the sockets fit loosely. It didn’t come with an 8mm socket that fits the 1/4 ratchet. And so on. On the other hand, the Cen-Tech OBD II scan tool and DMM from Harbor Freight have worked out very well.
Mixed-bag of “results” from Harbor Freight. First of all, you gotta love the permanent 20% coupon.
I bought a very inexpensive Pittsburgh brand (nonprofessional) rachet and socket set that is basically useless. One of the clips on the case broke immediately. All of the sockets fit loosely. It didn’t come with an 8mm socket that fits the 1/4 ratchet. And so on. On the other hand, the Cen-Tech OBD II scan tool and DMM from Harbor Freight have worked out very well.