Stevo

I'm scared to do the math...

Customers are going to go through a harsh reality very soon. The auto repair industry has been sadly underpaid for many years now. The technological advances in vehicles are out of control, and to find a guy that is willing to fix these things while kneeling on a dirty wet shop floor, test evap systems while having salty snow fall down their neck, be strong as a bull to change tires, and as smart as a rocket scientist to diag that intermittent gas pedal position sensor along with a mosquito stuck on the hot wire of a MAF is near impossible. Not to mention the 100 grand++ investment in tools. A stat I read 18 years ago stated that for every new technician coming into the field, 42 were retiring. The local trade schools are dropping the automotive curriculum due to lack of interest. Lots of better good paying jobs out there. I'm at 90 right now, but I mainly charge by the job. The problem around me is the renegades charging 50 bucks an hour to do a crappy job. Kinda like how the tow-in customer has complete faith in what the wrecker driver told him was wrong with his car, but looks at you sideways when you tell them what's really wrong. I wish us all luck in this. If only we could get everyone on board, even the renegades. Thankfully, the renegades are on their way out as they are being buried by technology, but I'm tired of waiting.