S4 - Perfect assessment and advice!
Professor- maybe ....Ive never heard of that one ,NOR do I or anyone I know in my field practice such practices.
I believe in carma ect....we allready get a really bad rap as it is....I wouldnt want to do what people think we do.
Infact I hate when cutomers IMPLY I did something ,like the other day I did a SMOG on this idiots car ,and ofcoarse turned the AC off ,using the controls on the dash ,you dont want the compressor cycling while you are trying to hold the car at a steady speed on the dyno ,nor do you want the extra load on the engine.
Anyway he comes back after he left "my AC doesnt work ,and it did before I brought it here" ............. me(yeah learn how to use your cars controls idiot) ,I go out and flip the switch all is well ,but this happens all the time ,blame us for this and that ,sure we make millions we can afford to buy a new engine for you......
"I had a new engine put in(at some other shop) ,you better gaurantee my car will pass SMOG!!!!!"
Me(idiot) Me" did you change the fuel mangement system ie ,fuel injectors ,sensors ,cataletic convertors ,ect...."
customer "no"
Me ,"well out of 500 Smog repairs I only replaced 1 engine ,as a SMOG Repair ,the other 499 were sensors and other components"
Customer "DUH"
As you can see ,Im fed up with them ,I have a million stories all blaming me ,or us the shop ,all wrong ,all because of the bad rap mechanics get ,and we have families and are working hard to make a living.
My tools cost me $30,000+ My hands get cut everyday ,I have grease everyday on me ,this job is physically hard and demanding aswell as Mentally ,The cars are extremely sophisticated ,and no Monkey Wrench mechanic could even dream of fixing them ,you have to be trained ,and keep up on the training ,and all the time theres the customer not trusting you and insinuating you are a CHEAT.
Thats why I started my other business ........Computer shop !!! much better......I do half cars and half computers ,one day all computer and no cars,maybe in a year or so.....