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06-29-2011, 09:04 PM

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dealer techs = FAIL pretty bad when the aftermarket techs are smarter nowadays lol ooohhh my
tech2 isnt telling me what it is i duno then sorry

Not cool. Only time I pick up a scanner is to read a code Or prorgam something

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06-29-2011, 09:05 PM

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Los Angeles Luxury Exotic Car Rental | Rent Lamborghini, Ferrari

I ****** wish. I should with how much I'll probably be paying.

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06-29-2011, 09:06 PM

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its because they are lazy and have lost the joy of working on vehicles because its usually the same **** day in day out. and when something interesting that actually requires some brains comes in they don't want to do it.

this is also the reason why i stopped pursuing an apprenticeship because after 6 years of doing the same thing i started hating it. now i'm back to wanting to work on my vehicle and friends vehicles as i enjoy it very much

the aftermarket techs still have the passion for it and have a passion for needing to figure out why something isn't working. which is usually why they get things done and it works right

ive been a tech for 8 years now. Recently master certified. I dont hate my job at all. Getting paid to work on cars for a living is an added bounus for me. and making great money to mod my own car with is a plus. People just make the mistake of thinking a dealer always have the best techs. I love actually getting the hours for the jobs i do not warranty work

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06-29-2011, 09:13 PM

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thats where i worked too was at a dealer, i got a fully certified tech brother and a 3rd year tech brother both at dealers.

i apologize i should have said most techs not all dealer techs.

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06-29-2011, 09:16 PM

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Not cool. Only time I pick up a scanner is to read a code Or prorgam something

then your one of the few man. I mean of course read the code and have a starting point, but if most techs cant see something on the datastream then theyre lost

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06-29-2011, 09:20 PM

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thats all the scanners were originally designed for was a starting point. but people started relying on them far too much.

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06-29-2011, 10:42 PM

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Ive met my share of " If there isn't a code set theres nothing wrong with it " Techs . I'd say it close to 50% of them now a days . Problem is that the younger ones have really become dependent on the scanner.

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06-30-2011, 12:04 AM

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I turned my hobby into my job many years ago. I have a job that I love instead of hate, and I make damned good money at it because I do it well. I guess whoever says not to make your hobby your job is missing out.

That's good, and it's the what every person has in mind when they go that route. Promlem for many is that they spend all day doing it and find out the hobby isn't quite so fun when you're forced to do it 8 hours a day compared to doing it at your own leisure. And when you come home from that hard day of doing whatever, you sure as hell don't want to do more of it.

Anyway, back on topic, Rissa I hope the rentals they give out in Cali are better than the **** they give you here.

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06-30-2011, 08:07 AM

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I hate useing scanners. O and im 23 been doing it since 19. And where I work now I do every make so if I can't figure it out I google it

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06-30-2011, 05:35 PM

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^^^ worse than the scanner techs

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06-30-2011, 05:45 PM

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Getting my rental after work...hope it's not shitty lol.

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06-30-2011, 05:55 PM

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Getting my rental after work...hope it's not shitty lol.

It will be a base cobalt, it always was for me when my car was at the dealer anyway...

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06-30-2011, 07:50 PM

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Nothing beats old fashioned know how and experince.
Lesson here ask the old guy he probably knows !!!

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07-01-2011, 12:08 PM

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When I had my G5, my rental was a base 4 door Cobalt LS. A couple weeks ago, I took the SS/TC in and I got an HHR LT. I got a lot of looks from people when driving it. Not sure if it was a positive or negative thing though

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07-01-2011, 12:20 PM

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I got an HHR LT for my rental. lol

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07-01-2011, 01:25 PM

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I got an HHR LT for my rental. lol

nothing like mine hehe

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07-01-2011, 02:00 PM

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Not at all ugghh

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07-01-2011, 02:38 PM

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then your one of the few man. I mean of course read the code and have a starting point, but if most techs cant see something on the datastream then theyre lost

checking the basics, first thing i do on 90% of cars i work on. so many techs go straight for the scan tool. Cant tell you how many car have come in on the tow truck for a crank no start because they are out of gas.

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07-01-2011, 03:10 PM

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Nothin wrong with an HHR. (Mine happens to be the Panel version.)

A little lowering, suspension mods, wheels and tires, a few interior and exterior add-ons, and your riding in Style.

Oh and adding a Blower/Supercharger when it's not an "SS" version that are Turbocharged, makes it an ultimate "Sleeper". That will surprize many.