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It WILL never change most good techs get burned out and walk away leaving the knuckle heads it their place
It been that way for years and I do not see
It changeling any time
So how to
Fix it big business will never change
Flat rate to me is the number One problem that I don’t see going away
it will be the same old thing 30 years form now Why bang your head against a wall
It will never changeFor if some one want to get in to the business I would tell them work for a company as a fleet mechanic
The advantage is NO flat rate NO politics Just steady hourly work with overtime I put in 18 years at DHL but there is companies like FedX, UPS. caterpillar and so on where I guarantee THATS were the money is today What I see in the near future is a mom and pop shop getting most of there work form small companies and repairing their fleet vehicles
in the last few years I have seen a few do just that and are working out nicelyTHe most money I have seen any technician make was AT airborne express there were some that easy pulled over 100.000 a year For a five day work week and that was 12 /15 years ago Today airborne is not around any more BUT I think you get what I am driving at
Dealerships is JUST way to stress full and just too much B/S In the last few years my family bought five new grand cherokees and I will tell you when it came for a warranty work after the first two times OF B/S
I said bag this I did and still do ALL the work needed myself WHY I was far easier for me to do a repair that to put up with all of the aggravation ( it just was not worth it)
Plus I knew it was done rightFor if some one want to get in to the business I would tell them work for a company as a fleet mechanic
The advantage is NO flat rate NO politics Just steady hourly work with overtime I put in 18 years at DHL but there is companies like FedX, UPS. caterpillar and so on where I guarantee THATS were the money is today What I see in the near future is a mom and pop shop getting most of there work form small companies and repairing their fleet vehicles
in the last few years I have seen a few do just that and are working out nicelyTHe most money I have seen any technician make was AT airborne express there were some that easy pulled over 100.000 a year For a five day work week and that was 12 /15 years ago Today airborne is not around any more BUT I think you get what I am driving at
Dealerships is JUST way to stress full and just too much B/S In the last few years my family bought five new grand cherokees and I will tell you when it came for a warranty work after the first two times OF B/S
I said bag this I did and still do ALL the work needed myself WHY I was far easier for me to do a repair that to put up with all of the aggravation ( it just was not worth it)
Plus I knew it was done rightTHIS is WHY I went in to working on as a fleet mechanic .You just don’t run in to that type of problem
THIS is WHY I went in to working on as a fleet mechanic .You just don’t run in to that type of problem
this is the kind of car were you just have to say its cost way more than its worth
with the year of that car the second engine I would have just junked it it was NOT worth the money and the labor Now if it was a 57 corvette then by all means keep it going but this Civic has seen better days:whistle:this is the kind of car were you just have to say its cost way more than its worth
with the year of that car the second engine I would have just junked it it was NOT worth the money and the labor Now if it was a 57 corvette then by all means keep it going but this Civic has seen better days:whistle:I 2nd on rockauto I love that place they have very fast shipping have all major brands of parts and they are also cheeper that auto zone I have checked apple to apple parts same brand same part # with auto zone and rock auto and rock auto is always cheep
last year I need a radiator for my wife cherokee auto zone wanted 265.00 rock auto was 156.00 same brand same part # Order it on a Thursday and friday It was in my hands:cheer: :cheer:I 2nd on rockauto I love that place they have very fast shipping have all major brands of parts and they are also cheeper that auto zone I have checked apple to apple parts same brand same part # with auto zone and rock auto and rock auto is always cheep
last year I need a radiator for my wife cherokee auto zone wanted 265.00 rock auto was 156.00 same brand same part # Order it on a Thursday and friday It was in my hands:cheer: :cheer:back in the day you always had a car came in the fall for a tune up change the oil look the brakes over check the antifreeze for the winter Now there is no points spark plug we are told supports to last 100,000 miles air filters ? and today they dont even say any thing about fuel filters My grand cherokee the book says the fuel filter never need changing and antifreeze that last a lift time?????
Hell last mouth I changed mine at 30,000 mile and when I tested it it was blocked up
Trans service Hell there are GM cars out there that do not even have a trans dip stick any more GM says trans is a seal unit the fluid last a life time
Like I said cars seen to be built better in the dayback in the day you always had a car came in the fall for a tune up change the oil look the brakes over check the antifreeze for the winter Now there is no points spark plug we are told supports to last 100,000 miles air filters ? and today they dont even say any thing about fuel filters My grand cherokee the book says the fuel filter never need changing and antifreeze that last a lift time?????
Hell last mouth I changed mine at 30,000 mile and when I tested it it was blocked up
Trans service Hell there are GM cars out there that do not even have a trans dip stick any more GM says trans is a seal unit the fluid last a life time
Like I said cars seen to be built better in the dayThats one of my pet peeves Defective parts When I works at DHL they had all Fords and I learned early on when I went with an after markit fuel pump they Never lasted BUT when I went with an motor craft oem part then they held up today when it comes to sensors fuel pumps Ignition modules I all ways use OEM
I just hate doing a job more that onceThats one of my pet peeves Defective parts When I works at DHL they had all Fords and I learned early on when I went with an after markit fuel pump they Never lasted BUT when I went with an motor craft oem part then they held up today when it comes to sensors fuel pumps Ignition modules I all ways use OEM
I just hate doing a job more that onceTo become a good mechanic you have to have the knack and be real good with your hands
I NEVER went to school I self taught my self working out in the field . Thats The only way to learn
That was back in 1962schools never pepair you for how things really are They tell you can make a 100,000 a year But We all Know that hardly ever happens I can not tell you just how many people I steer away form going to school and became a mechanic. For me if I had to live my life over again I would never do it again. working In a cold damp shop poor lighting more money spent on tools then you can afford and my pet peeve hard time getting Good quality parts. IN my younger days It used to be fun BUT todays cars are just a pain in the ass and to me poorly
builtTo become a good mechanic you have to have the knack and be real good with your hands
I NEVER went to school I self taught my self working out in the field . Thats The only way to learn
That was back in 1962schools never pepair you for how things really are They tell you can make a 100,000 a year But We all Know that hardly ever happens I can not tell you just how many people I steer away form going to school and became a mechanic. For me if I had to live my life over again I would never do it again. working In a cold damp shop poor lighting more money spent on tools then you can afford and my pet peeve hard time getting Good quality parts. IN my younger days It used to be fun BUT todays cars are just a pain in the ass and to me poorly
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