Re: 16v has been scoped...now what?

[Dave Mahoney <CC938999@eng.cabot.nf.ca>]

Well, I agree with most of your comments, however, having a buddy who 
works in a garage, I can say that he is under time constraint for each job
FOR EXAMPLE if he has to replace a tranny, the book ( i duuno some 
book )says it should take
(for the sake of argument ) 3 hours, If he can do it in under that its $$ 
in his pocket.  If it takes him say 3.5 hours he works for a half hour 
for nothing!! You get the idea.  the result mechanics who try to 
run/cheat the clock by doing rushed work, not doing what they sais they did
etc.  In all fairness some of the times are VERY tight and this is a 
dealership for domestics ( probably got alot of work there ;) )

but yeah anyone visiting a Canadian Tire store here can understand your 
point of view

my .02

dave

 On Fri, 20 Jun 1997, Ilias Glavinas wrote:

> 
> 
> On Fri, 20 Jun 1997, Ryan Schuermann wrote:
> 
> > I think it's the distributor..I see what happened,those yahoos broke
> > off that lower  wire connector, As it's a clean break and I JUST
> 
> This is a good opportunity for me to vent my anger about the VAST
> majority of car-repairmen out there who have absolutely no clue as to
> what they should be doing. I have a dozen of horror stories to
> tell, having to do with sheer stupidity and/or carelessness and/or
> ignorance of people that have worked on cars, and I am sure each of you
> has heard/experienced some ridiculous situations.
> 
> What is the deal here? These are supposed to be certified technicians. I
> know firsthand that fixing a car is quite a simple affair (usually), as I
> had never opened a hood in my life before 3 years, and now I can perform
> pretty much every fix with the aid of a set of tools and a Bentley. Have
> repair places become so desperate that they hire every goofy idiot who
> is willing to work under greasy conditions? Don't they have some minimum
> requirements, test the people they are about to hire, or have some
> substantial mandatory training period?
> 
> You have to be a complete moron (or not to give a damn about the car) to
> be able to perform some of the horrific "repairs" I have seen on cars. Is
> there a dearth of car mechanics or what? Not to mention some ridiculous
> hour-rates that they have been charging.
> 
> 
> Ilias
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