[KS circutguy]

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[brad900]

Originally Posted by 59safaricat

Pay reflects wisdom and quality. These stores only want for fork out minimum wage and they get exactly what they pay for....a bunch of stoned/drunk dumbasses that don't care. Honestly, I don't blame them.

The auto repair industry had become a joke. Shops want to pay 1980's wages while raking in nearly $200 an hour in some places. I wouldn't recommend the automotive repair field to my worst enemy at this point.

They must have been paying good back in the 80's then. If I wanted work more than 50 hrs a week I could easily make $250k at my dealer.

[form74]

Originally Posted by ID67goat

You can test it yourself,…..all you need is a set of jumper cables and a battery…..

We did bench test it , was dead

Was just double checking

New starter installed and working

Now a fuel issue.

The new build is kicking my butt

[KS circutguy]

Originally Posted by brad900

They must have been paying good back in the 80's then. If I wanted work more than 50 hrs a week I could easily make $250k at my dealer.

How Dealer Mechanics are legally Underpaid.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAjR5tVVlqg

Finding a mechanic is literally IMPOSSIBLE right now!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAjR5tVVlqg

[brad900]

Originally Posted by KS circutguy

How Dealer Mechanics are legally Underpaid.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAjR5tVVlqg

Finding a mechanic is literally IMPOSSIBLE right now!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAjR5tVVlqg

Legally underpaid So you think $250k a year is underpaid? In 1982 the avg tech made $8.46 hr, convert that to today, $26.71. Yeah I make a lot more than that. Yeah it's hard to find any young person that wants to do any manual labor, they want to sit at home in front of a computer.

[KS circutguy]

You must do a lot of flushes.
As a 72 yr. old retired Master Tech I've never heard of a "legit" Tech making 250K+ a year.Ever.
News to me even today,with all mostly warranty work.I have several friends that still wrench for a living but they still say the real money is with the independent shops.
Not in my day,100k was tops,and they were the guys doing what we called "Wallet Flush".
You know, trany flush,PS flush,coolant flush,fuel injection flush ect.
Not saying that's you just my personal experience.
Cars of today are not really made for repair,they are made to last till warranty period and flush.lol
It's a job that is no longer desired by today's youth,and I can't blame them.
It takes years to get to big money level.You spend your day's freezing or sweating.
Tool bills that never end,and vehicles engineered with the last priority to be repaired.

[67drake]

You guys are comparing techs to counter people at AutoZone.
Personally my local NAPA had an old guy who could find anything, if it was available. Got out the old dusty catalogs when necessary. Then he retired. Ugh
Living rural like I do now, I have one local parts store. Luckily he’s old school and pretty knowledgeable. I’ve found it best to do my own research and go into a parts store armed with my own info and part number, then give them the part number myself. Otherwise I order of the internet.

[KS circutguy]

My guy at NAPA retired as well.
Only had 1 usable hand-arm, but was the best.
It's a joke at his old store location now.

[sdbob]

Same at NAPA here,some of the standard small parts no longer available. Most Guys mean well for the most part. Seemingly because not enough sales or profit I guess. Like the cartoon on net .I need 36" of heater hose,what yr,make model of vehicle?

[brad900]

Originally Posted by KS circutguy

You must do a lot of flushes.
As a 72 yr. old retired Master Tech I've never heard of a "legit" Tech making 250K+ a year.Ever.
News to me even today,with all mostly warranty work.I have several friends that still wrench for a living but they still say the real money is with the independent shops.
Not in my day,100k was tops,and they were the guys doing what we called "Wallet Flush".
You know, trany flush,PS flush,coolant flush,fuel injection flush ect.
Not saying that's you just my personal experience.
Cars of today are not really made for repair,they are made to last till warranty period and flush.lol
It's a job that is no longer desired by today's youth,and I can't blame them.
It takes years to get to big money level.You spend your day's freezing or sweating.
Tool bills that never end,and vehicles engineered with the last priority to be repaired.

Well I guess you were working on the wrong car brand then. Power steering flush, none of our cars have had a hydraulic steering for 10 years, they are all electric & even when they did there was no such thing as a flush. Also no such injector flush. We follow the required service interval per the manufacturer , so when you say "Wallet Flush" you mean perform the required services, yeah I do those because most people who spend $200k-$300k + on a car want to keep it going. All mostly warranty work? I would say 30-40% is warranty along with CP service. If they are not made for repair then how am I making a living? Nobody is freezing or sweating, climate controlled shops. Tool bills that never end?? 95% of my tools were bought 27 years ago, every now & then you might have to buy something new but I bet I don't spend $100 a year on any new tools( yes Snap-on or Hazet).