{EAV:ab484783813500fc} <this is a tracking code for a thing called EmpireAVE. Its a way to track social media type stuff. If your on it, check me out. As a dealership level mechanic, this is not really something that I run into very often. Most of the folks that modify their cars do not take it […]
Every once in a while a car comes around that is sent straight from hell. The crazy problems that keep me awake at night. Things that, if you were a professional writer, you could not even make up. When this happens, having a game plan to crucial! There are times when we(mechanics) just can’t figure […]
NAME: Kevin How long have you been in the Industry? Since 2000 so about 12 years What is your current job title? Service advisor What were you doing for your first automotive job? oil change boy Do you currently work at a Dealer, or in an aftermarket shop, do you prefer one over the other? […]
So last weeks “Shop Shops” was a pretty big hit! Thanks Brett for the great name. I think this will be a Thursday post from now on. This picture could fall under the “Tech Tip of the Day” post. This is a transmission seal on a 2002(or so) VW passat. One of the mechanics in […]
Since it was 8 years ago today, I thought I would tell the story about packing up and moving to work for Volkswagen. In 2003 I started with the Volkswagen academy. This was a full time, 11 week training program for mechanics. Before I started, I was told I would have a 50% chance of […]
This is just a quick update about the ad that I put up today. If you look at the right side of the site, all the way at the bottom, you will see a banner for Host Gator. I added the banner for the company that I host this and my other blogs though. There […]
Yesterday I gave you guys some things to consider when decided between dealer service and aftermarket service. Well, that reminded me of a story, where the customer spent about $3000 more than they needed to. This happened last summer(which means the details might be fuzzy). Another shop brought a 2004 VW Touareg to our dealer. […]
