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The Big Question is what to do about flat rate
I was at a friends shop yesterday with a group of techs and we talked about this very same thing
Whats happing here in philly is most of the dealerships have burned out a lot of good techs. A lot of good techs ether quit or got out of the car repairs all to gather, What we see happing is this There is right now a major shortage of good techs working
for dealerships What WILL happen sooner or later is this The industry will have to make changes and get rid of the flat rate system just to get good techs in the door They are NOW finding that putting a job in the paper will NOT get a good tech to go for a job that is paying flat rate
Also todays cars are so much harder to work on and just is NOT worth working flat rate .After seeing what you had to do to replace the head gaskets and water pump in a 03 Mazda with a ford 3.0 v6 it not to long before you see throw away cars We found it would be better just to replace the engine than go though all the labor that went to replace the water pump and head gaskets
In the end the owner said he should have just trading the car in
We all said the fun is all but gone and most of us will NOT be doing this for long
So as the flat rate system I think the industry shot them self in the foot and will be forced to make changes
I see this happen in the next two to there yearsThe Big Question is what to do about flat rate
I was at a friends shop yesterday with a group of techs and we talked about this very same thing
Whats happing here in philly is most of the dealerships have burned out a lot of good techs. A lot of good techs ether quit or got out of the car repairs all to gather, What we see happing is this There is right now a major shortage of good techs working
for dealerships What WILL happen sooner or later is this The industry will have to make changes and get rid of the flat rate system just to get good techs in the door They are NOW finding that putting a job in the paper will NOT get a good tech to go for a job that is paying flat rate
Also todays cars are so much harder to work on and just is NOT worth working flat rate .After seeing what you had to do to replace the head gaskets and water pump in a 03 Mazda with a ford 3.0 v6 it not to long before you see throw away cars We found it would be better just to replace the engine than go though all the labor that went to replace the water pump and head gaskets
In the end the owner said he should have just trading the car in
We all said the fun is all but gone and most of us will NOT be doing this for long
So as the flat rate system I think the industry shot them self in the foot and will be forced to make changes
I see this happen in the next two to there yearsYou are 100% right I did this for years mostly on a saturday at my home and 200/300 for the day was not uncommon
Now that I am retired I might go back and start doing this again I have a ton of tools heat a garage
And yes the 1,500.00 brake jobs are so done people just do not have the money to spend to have their cars fixedYou are 100% right I did this for years mostly on a saturday at my home and 200/300 for the day was not uncommon
Now that I am retired I might go back and start doing this again I have a ton of tools heat a garage
And yes the 1,500.00 brake jobs are so done people just do not have the money to spend to have their cars fixedthe turn siginal on the right rear was not working the right front worked after going over the tec sheets we replaced the turn signal module witch was once the turn signal flasher and all was well I just dont see just how good this is the module cost 167’00
were a old school flasher would have cost about 5 bucksthe turn siginal on the right rear was not working the right front worked after going over the tec sheets we replaced the turn signal module witch was once the turn signal flasher and all was well I just dont see just how good this is the module cost 167’00
were a old school flasher would have cost about 5 buckslove the old t bird in the back round in Eric,s video As for the Funnel I find that amazon had the best price I get a lot of tools On amazon for a really good price
love the old t bird in the back round in Eric,s video As for the Funnel I find that amazon had the best price I get a lot of tools On amazon for a really good price
I 100 % agree replace the torque converter Its bad You could temporally unplug the TCC on the transmission to get you by but you will need to get a new torque converter
I 100 % agree replace the torque converter Its bad You could temporally unplug the TCC on the transmission to get you by but you will need to get a new torque converter
There has been a lot of crappy products over the years Does any one remember graphite oil back in the early 70s
Marvel mystery oil has been around since 1920s and has been one of the best I have ever used. Bill Jenkins tuned me on to it and he was way better engine builder than any one on here
If marvel mystery oil was just kerosene:lol: 😆 as spawnedX suggested then it would have been pulled years ago like graphite oil
I did get up set with SpawnedX trying to say that my 40 plus years with an ASE master tech did not mean a thing
all I can say he is an amateur that does not know any better
Any way I like it NEVER had any problems with it in 40 years and WILL continue to use it, any one else well It up to you believe what you want.
JUST DONT TELL ME MY YEARS EXPERIENCE don’t mean a thing
I am DONE with this I have said my peace