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Old 11-19-2020, 12:58 PM
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Default Just a question, So how many of the members

have actual experience working for a Dealership, as a mechanic, not a repair shop or as a parts guy?

Post up your GM/Ford/Chrysler experience, or if you worked for a off shore
outfit like Toyota, Jaguar, etc.

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Old 11-19-2020, 01:01 PM
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I've been with Ford for over 20 years, the last 6 as a Senior Master Technician. 10 years before that with independent shops.

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Old 11-19-2020, 01:30 PM
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Pontiac dealership experience, 3 years, line tech. Datsun, (now Nissan), International Harvester, Honda Motorcycle dealership experience. (Same dealer, Crazy Huh?) Line Tech

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Old 11-19-2020, 01:54 PM
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Tom I worked in the parts/service at Valentine Marine on college summer when all my normal construction jobs were on strike that summer. People waiting to service their boat the week before July 4th and pissed when there are already 20 in front of them! The marine points for the GM/Mercruiser motors were better than replacement GM points.

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Old 11-19-2020, 01:57 PM
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I slapped fender moldings on Astro and Safari vans at the GM plant in Baltimore one summer. If anyone has a technical question with regards to Astro/Safari fender moldings, please feel free to PM me. Passenger side only. No idea what the heck was going on with the other guy standing six feet away from me.

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Old 11-19-2020, 02:24 PM
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Worked at a VW, Audi, Porshe dealer in the 80’s. Giles Automotive.

Worked at chebbie dealer in 2000’s. Service Chevrolet.

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Old 11-19-2020, 02:44 PM
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Parts shipping/receiving and delivery 9 yrs at a Toyota dealership in Vancouver Wa. 2011-2020 retired 25 yr UPS package car driver before Toyota

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Old 11-19-2020, 02:45 PM
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Chrys/Plymouth > parts
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Ford > buyer/used sales
Opened used car lot
From 70s on til now.

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Old 11-19-2020, 03:05 PM
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I slapped fender moldings on Astro and Safari vans at the GM plant in Baltimore one summer. If anyone has a technical question with regards to Astro/Safari fender moldings, please feel free to PM me. Passenger side only. No idea what the heck was going on with the other guy standing six feet away from me.
That was good.


I worked as a lead mechanic at an aircraft manufacturer if that counts.

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Old 11-19-2020, 05:59 PM
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I have been a GM technician since 1986, working with experimental drivetrains at Research and currently with Global Vehicle Safety in product litigation.

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Old 11-19-2020, 07:37 PM
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I have been a GM technician since 1986, working with experimental drivetrains at Research and currently with Global Vehicle Safety in product litigation.
Were you ever located in the GM Service Research garage at the northeast corner of the Tech Center in Warren? Building later called Service Technology Group HQ and then GM Service Operations.

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Old 11-19-2020, 07:59 PM
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I worked contract a couple years for a division of Coltec. Does that count Tom?

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Old 11-19-2020, 09:06 PM
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Worked as a mechanic at AMC from 1969 thru 1976 (their best years)
Pontiac from 1976 thru 1982 (not great years)
Chrysler-Plymouth 1982 thru 1999 (some fun stuff)
Parts manager at C-P 1999 and 2000 (pain in the butt job)
Parts and service manager for C-P in 2001 (company was sold and I got out of auto business)

The best years were with AMC. They were into TransAm racing. NASCAR, and pro stock drag racing. There was always a hospitality tent at every race where we were welcomed.

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Old 11-19-2020, 09:16 PM
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Not a dealer tech but I fit in here . 3rd generation independent shop owner. I gotta say that this is a dying field. I lost my only employee a little over a year ago and boy finding a replacement is tough. Very little ****s given in the auto bus anymore. Kinda scary actually.

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Old 11-19-2020, 09:39 PM
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My college graduates about 125 "young technicians" a year. We have a little over 400 in continuous rotation through the program. About 40% who start, actually graduate eventually. 75% of them are immediately picked-up by new car dealers who often offer 5000-7500.00 sign on bonus paid out over their first year. We have tracked our graduates and only about 10% are still turning wrenches 5 years out. Pay has certainly increased in the 40 years I have been in the business, but proper respect and other perks typical to college degree professionals is still lacking. There are much easier ways to make allot more money if that's your sole motivation for working.

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Old 11-19-2020, 09:43 PM
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I have 15 yrs with Chrysler, 5 with GM and 1 with Ford as a flatrate mechanic, and another 15 with independent shops. Also put in 4 yrs at the city garage, which was mostly Ford products. Done with it.

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Old 11-19-2020, 09:51 PM
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31 years with Ford Motor Co... first 7 as line repair at the end or the trim department, last 23 as a finished vehicle repair technician, last 15 of the 23 specializing in electrical repair primarily powertrain, CAN networking, and a lot of the other electrical crap that someone else didn't want to take the time to figure out.

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Spent the last 37 years as a Ford dealership technician. Achieved Senior Master status about 14 years ago.

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Old 11-19-2020, 10:13 PM
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Part time in parts department for a Pontiac-GMC dealership in the mid 80's.

Sales in a different Pontiac-Buick-GMC dealership 1999-2002
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Old 11-19-2020, 11:45 PM
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about 8 years at Ford
a little less than 1 year at Toyota
almost 16 years at Subaru. was subaru/ase certified senior master tech
currently a little over 1 1/2 years at International/Isuzu truck.

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