[stingray66]

If I were you there is NO WAY I would go back. And as far as a dealership tech, they are all dyeing
Working at DHL as a fleet mechanic was the best thing I ever did .What I liked was At the end of the day I knew what I was taking home
and there was always over time and man did I clean up :cheer: NO flat rate B/S NO warranty B/S, Plus the benefits was WAY better that any dealership
So If you are hell bent in going back in to it go work as a fleet mechanic, At least you wont be dog tired broke at the end of the week

[stingray66]

with 95 k on your truck I am 99% sure your starter is on the way out if you pull it off and open up the end plate you will find that the brushes are worn out

[stingray66]

with 95 k on your truck I am 99% sure your starter is on the way out if you pull it off and open up the end plate you will find that the brushes are worn out

[stingray66]

I have the hf swivel sockets and so far they seem to work I like the snap ons but I cant afford them so the hf was what I have

[stingray66]

I have the hf swivel sockets and so far they seem to work I like the snap ons but I cant afford them so the hf was what I have

[stingray66]

I love my milwaukee 18 volt fuel inpack and my 12 volt cordless ratchet since I got this ratchet I never use my air ratchet any more

[stingray66]

I love my milwaukee 18 volt fuel inpack and my 12 volt cordless ratchet since I got this ratchet I never use my air ratchet any more

[stingray66]

mine was a 1957 Plymouth Fury

[stingray66]

mine was a 1957 Plymouth Fury

[stingray66]

Not necessarily There are times were we do hold people life in our hands just do something wrong with some ones brakes or steering. TO me it does not hold water that Drs are paid more because they deal with someones life There are bad drs out there that are in it for the money only. Why is it we are expected to know so much but paid crap

I all ways felt that flat rite was to benefit the dealership Funny Its the dealerships that has pushed this for years
I always wonder what if there was an auto thec union would flat rate even exits’ BUT I don’t think I will ever see that in my life time

For me I got in to auto repair back in the 60s because it was fun back then. But today the fun is LONG GONE

[stingray66]

yep it has driven most out of the industry
And here is another problem when you look at all the tools we must have and to up date them all he time and try the best you can to to keep up with the new stuff The money we make is just not good
I felt that I had to know much more than a Dr BUT Drs make much more WHY IS THAT
Is it because we get dirty at our jobs?? Now I see some jobs require a collage degree to became a tech
Hell if I have to go to collage there is NO WAY that I would become a auto tech
And now I keep hearing there is a shortage of good auto mechanics BOY I WONDER WHY

[stingray66]

This is why I have talked so many young guys thinking about =becoming an auto mechanic on not going in to the field There were some that did not listen and today they tell me That I was right and they regret ever doing this
I don’t know were you are but in philly most dealer ships have a reputation of doing very poor work because most good techs will NOT work flat rate plus Most people go to the dealership for warranty only anyway

Back in 93 when I went to DHL to do fleet repairs I got 24 bucks an hour plus I was always good for 20 hours a week over time at time and a haft
so I went from a dealership busting my butt for 20 hours flat rate a week to busting my butt hourly and made good money plus there was NEVER a slow time in a fleet repairs so I always made money
and what I liked was you did not have to always be buying tools for the new model year like a dealership
And I also every saturday did side work in my driveway at home I ended up making more money in a week that I
could in a month at a dealership
If I had to live my life over again I would work for verizon the phone co I can tell you first hand those boys makes some major money and not even work hard at all
Back in the late 50s early 60s it was fun to work on cars but todays cars are just a royal pain in the butt
So I would never go in to this field again

[stingray66]

Ok Than I have a good question. Why do todays techs accept this flat rate crap?? My thing is if no one will apply for a job that is flat rate them maybe jobs would open up to the right labor rate. I am 60 and retired but if I was younger there is NO way I would ever go to flat rate. All Flat rate is good for is for sloppy work done fast and most of the times NOT done right. In the 45 + years that I have been a tech I have seen the bad side of flat rate. And to this day I just don’t get it. I made more money hourly than most tech did on flat rate. And I also took the time to do the job right the first time with out the pressure
of a flat rate pay. When I worked at a chevy dealer ship all they kept giving me was warranty work and back then warranty work only paid haft of the book labor rate HELL there was weeks I worked 50 hours but got paid for 25 hours. Needless to say a month of that and I walked out .I WILL NEVER GO BACK TO FLAT RATE
I think that in todays market flat rate should just die

[stingray66]

I hate flat rate it’s one of the worst pay scale out there I know a lot of good tech that. got out of repairing cars
Sounds good on paper but just DOES
NOT work

[stingray66]

I tried that BUT all it does is takes me to youtube

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