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  1. Back to Toyota, we all know why. So stop wondering. Because Toyota goes places.
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  2. My dealership went to a 40 hour weekly guarantee this year with bonuses for flagging over 40 hours per week. As much as I hate flat rate, I’m kind of addicted to it with always trying to make my hours or get into the bonus ranges. You get that nice paycheck from bonus and then you keep pushing to get it again. Then you have a tough week where you have to take the guarantee and you feel like a loser. Hourly would be more relaxed but I like the opportunity to double my paycheck because when you do, it’s a rush!
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  3. This video does more than demonstrate the mechanics of changing a head gasket. I would have said BS to a nine-hour estimate by a dealership for the same repair, but this proves what it really takes to get the job done correctly. Props to you and your channel.
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  4. I deleted my social media on 05/2019. I was nothing without it. It was how I could talk to girls, people in general too. Until I realized my mental health was being effected. One day I woke up feeling like shit, i thought i could never leave it. But i told myself "let this go, and experience the real world" I deleted it and never went back on my word. Now my confidence is at an all time high, I made more friends in person, when a person would ask for my social media, they would be surprised that I dont have one, so here's my number. I found my girlfriend at a target when I bumped into her on accident, instead of shooting her a dm. My friends think I've changed, i spend more time with family, friends, and doing good things, instead of being attached to something that will evidently die one day once we're all old. I decided to do this to better myself. My only regret is that I wish I did it sooner. Never going back. It's a scam. Life is about actually doing the things you saw in those memes and or pictures you double tapped. And I should also add, all my friends from social media that I used to see in highschool get surprised that I have a beard and taller. Since I've left social media, hardly anyone knows what I'm doing in life. But whenever I come across them in person. I'm more than happy to tell them how I'm doing (:
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  5. I'm a late bloomer, got married at 41, child at 42. 58 years old now. Associates degree mid 40's and Fleet Manager for a public utility around same time. I have 4 ASE's taking 5th tomorrow. If you have a passion for it which includes being a prolific reader you can do it. I'm with Nick on being in shape, it helps. If you're in a warm climate like I am go to a conditioned shop, it helps. Never been at a dealership, but from what I hear and read on line, it's a tough working environment, try fleet work. Our foreman makes $80K and our mechanic is approaching $60K, great benefits too. Remember learning is a life long endeavor. Oh yah.....company supplies all the tools too!
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  6. I'm a fleet mechanic for the police department, formerly a dealership mechanic. I wouldn't have it any other way. They are similar only in the equipment you work on. The difference is you are always on the customers budget. As a fleet mechanic you get to repair that vehicle as it should be. Nothing against people's financial constraints I totally understand them. It's just as a mechanic you hate to watch a vehicle leave your care that's not totally 100% repaired.
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  7. You should talk about the build quality of both manufacturs and how engineers make your life easier or difficult to service these vehicle. How different to diagnose too
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  8. Man this is so nice to see. My dad was a BMW master tech for a few years before he passed away in 2008, and I'd never seen how he did any of his work. Obviously things are different from how they were back then, but having this insight into what he did is really comforting to see. I've been a car guy my whole life, and he was and still is a huge inspiration to me for what I want to do for my career.
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  9. Nice video! I can totally relate, I work for Toyota too and it definitely has its ups and downs. It’s all about management. Our shop is decent, I have no certs but I still flag 50-60 hours in a 40 hour work week and no I’m not fed. Shop foreman lays out work in the order he wants and you get whatever’s next. What you say is true, one day you get 2-3 hours and the next you’ll flag 20. Just the way it is. Can’t stand warranty, pays nothing for diagnosis. Half the time for R&R. Extra paper work and returning parts. Guys with your level of certs make 80-100k a year and MDT’s at $35 and hour flat rate + bonus make 120k or more a year So for the guys who say automotive is dead they must be working for the wrong shop.
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  10. 40 min isnt bad for a commute.. i know some people that commute 2 hours EACH way, lol
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  11. I used to be a master tech at BMW. Then I got tires of that shit and came to my boys performance shop. love independent shops way more
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  12. It would be awesome to see a day in the life as a fleet tech
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  13. I lost my job as a tech.Boss said I worked too slow. And it was true! I torqued everything, cleaned, and did everything by the book. You can't succeed with quality in an industry that values quantity. Sorry about your dad man, best wishes for you!!
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  14. Being a mechanic is a hard life. Most shops treat you like expendable crap. Dont pay to go to school. Start off as a porter cleaning the shop, and move up a little at a time
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  15. My first time taking the tests, I took all 8. Cold turkey, no studying. I wanted to know if I knew it or not. Passed all 8. Ever since, I always did it the same way. Did the same with MH truck and L1. Only test that I didn’t pass was truck brakes. Studied and passed it the next time. Nice to see your certs all having the same expiration date.
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  16. Didn’t matter where you go or what you do there’s always crap to deal with.... it’s weather or not you can stomach the crap or not.
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  17. I’m a lube tech at Walmart and when I first started me and the guy in the pit that was draining the car weren’t communicating so he ended up draining the car after I had put oil in it and I didn’t know and ended up sending the car out with no oil in it😂
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  18. As a diesel mechanic that works on only Peterbilts and kenworths, all you really need is a 9/16 socket, 3/8 ratchet, two adjustable wrenches, and a pen light.
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  19. Mechanic work is the hardest physical job I've ever done, and I've done many blue-collar jobs. It kicks your ass! Just working on own vehicles, not a professional. Much respect to mechanics.
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  20. I remember when I started working for KIA, I started when I was 17 and I am 22 now! I never really thought I was smart, but when I started working with cars I realised that I was better at putting two and two together than I thought, so I started working really hard and I have been at it for a few years now, I really enjoy the job, the pay is not the best, but I find it very fun and sometimes challenging (in a good way).
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  21. Almost two years into flat rate dealership and here’s my POV. Pros: - Mess around with coworkers and talk shit - Discount on parts - Access to procedures and special equipment - Food catering (depends on dealer) - Bring your own car to work on - Team leaders and special diagnostic techs are really helpful for desperate times - Chill ass shop foreman Cons: - Benefits are trash, don’t recommend if you have a child - Every man for themselves - Bias within advisors - Unfairness of work - we have a team of techs that do sales cars and new cars therefore it’s gravy work. - Lots of speed bumps once you turn flat rate. It’s a real learning experience.
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  22. Let's go!!! I knew you'd get bored, because I was literally on that same boat. No amount of money could exercise my brain so I'm glad you figured it out and moving on up. Congratulations 🎉
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  23. Do not become a auto tech/mechanic, you will hate it, it suck's bad, but if you do,Toyota is def the place to be, warranty time is great, compared to all other make's in my experience,16+ year's.
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  24. Been in the diesel industry for about 10 years. As an epiq owner I’ll give you 1 good reason, the bloody price. Don’t get me wrong they make a great box, but it doesn’t hold any value. These days with all the less expensive alternatives that have enough build quality it’s just not worth it anymore. Especially if you’re not going to roll it around and it’s just going to sit against a wall.
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  25. “You know what I mean” about 43 times .. awesome vids bro
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  26. The faster you go the faster You make mistakes and can be costly mistakes
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  27. Been professionally a mechanic for 13 years now and I like working with my hands and problem solving. I hated flat rate because I got starved at two different locations. I’m currently working at UPS as a union mechanic and I love it. I highly recommend people apply for UPS because the pay is great and there is OT. Also no customers to deal with and you get paid no matter what you do that day. Some days I do a engine some days I do oil changes all day. Get paid for the hours I’m there so I don’t have to sweat making hours.
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  28. "Welcome to warranty, where the flat rate is made up and your diag time doesn't count." LOL I worked at Honda for 4 years, I know how you feel.
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  29. On the part you mentioned about eliminating the wrong question ase has a right click option that puts a line through the answer so visually you know that question is wrong and won’t go back to it it’s helpful because you won’t second guess yourself if you already marked it wrong 👍
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  30. NOW THAT'S HOW U SELL SOMETHING.Great job in how the presentation Rob. Congratulations Miguel.
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  31. Tip I learned was to put the oil cap where hood latch goes. You won't be able to close hood if you forget to install cap.
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  32. Tech tips for the peeps that want to do this themselves. -Hybrid transmissions are not the same as non hybrid transmission. Fill procedure is different -when doing drain and fill procedures, always open the fill port first, then open the drain. Especially if you live on the East where there’s a lot of salt on the road.
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  33. I'm 15 and I have been taking autos classes at my school for the past year or so and I have loved it so far and I love the satisfaction of learning something new and being able to work on cars correctly when i turn 16 soon I'm gonna try to get a job in the industry and I plan on becoming some form of automotive technician when I'm older
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  34. Just incase people have a hard time understanding. dealer ship flat rate: Base pay+commission = tech pay a technician needs to flag at least 80hrs to make a good pay. Most technicians flag 100 plus on an average pay period when people are coming in for service. Using theoretical numbers, subtracting Taxes, social, and medical (in my case its CA at 20-25%) Base pay:$24 Flag 80hrs:$29 Flag 100+hrs:$36 If you flag 86hr@$29(-20% tax)= $1995.2 If you flag 145hr@$36(-20%tax)= $4176 If you flag 60hrs, you don’t meet the 80hr minimum so you would only get paid hourly at $24hr Flagging hours: you get a job-pays 16 hrs- you finish the job in 6.5 hrs - you still get paid the full 16hrs regardless. It goes the opposite way too. Get a job-pays 16hrs- you have trouble and finish it in 24hrs- you lost money because the job only pays for 16hrs Thats how technician get paid and people get reeled into working at dealerships. The faster you are at working, the more money you make, the more successful you become Its not for everyone. It’s VERY VERY stressful. because all you can think of is getting the car out as soon as possible and getting to the next car. If you are an efficient person and you can work on multiple projects then its not that bad of a task. But for new people or mechanics who are not use to flat rate then its a very stressful time until they find a system that works for them. I worked for Chevrolet and I averaged 145hrs because i was a used car tech.
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  35. Dope to see you switch to diesel! When you start doing more in depth repairs I’d recommend getting a slack adjuster release tool, a cage bolt socket, SAE angle wrenches, stubby SAE wrenches and maybe some driveline sockets specific to the tractors you’ll be working on
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  36. You nailed it bro most of the subjects you talked about I experienced the same exact thing and it 100% led me to leave the dealership. I’m now in aviation ground service equipment and its one of the best career decisions I have made!
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  37. Lmao sorry but I laughed the whole time you used the surface cleaner in the upright position.
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  38. You hit the nail on the head..I'm 48 master ase certified and been doing this my whole life..just finally got the opportunity to get out of automotive and that's exactly what I am doing..got 6 weeks of training I need to complete and am guaranteed much more money and full benefits company paid to start. I'm out and will finally be able to just work on my own drag car and enjoy it and not be burnt out and just not want to deal with it..Wish me the best..I feel like I have waisted 25 years working for these companies..only thing I gained was knowledge.
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  39. I’m 26 working for Pepsi Beverages as a Fleet Mechanic making 38.50 , left the dealers as an apprentice making 26.50 and it’s the best decision I ever made. I Was flat rate for the last year at the dealers and would get rocked by warranty times not to mention we only had a 36 hour guarantee. Recommend fleet for anyone getting in the business
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  40. I've worked hourly and flat rate. Usually the most knowledgeable techs on flat rate make lower hours. They can get wrapped up in a 4 hour diag job that only pays an hour, while the guy next bay over can bust out several easy jobs that he's done hundreds of times and double the hours. Even if you make 5 bucks an hour more but they double the hours, it blurs the line on who the dumb techs are. Hourly is nice because my mortgage company doesn't care if I had a good week or a bad week.
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  41. I have been buying my vehicles and having them repaired at same dealer for years. I followed two two mechanics for 30 years to whatever dealership they worked at. When they quit for good it was because everything you said is true. They both said the same. These guys were honest and hardworking and yet the dealership did not care about them. I no longer go to that dealership for repairs. Thanks for bring this to light.
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  42. Life is not a race!!! It’s about the adventure and experience. Take it from a 45 year old. The sooner you realize that , money is not important as you think it is.
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  43. I went to uti back in 2009, tuition was probably half of what it is today. In the last 13 years I ended up in 2 dealers and one independent garage that I ended up buying the shop in 2017. I personally wouldn’t have changed the path of uti, but also have nothing against community college programs either.
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  44. about a million dollars in snap on tools. i'm jealous
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  45. Hey Best Friend!!!! Oh the good old days. But why was it my fault your battery died????
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  46. Scotty Kilmer is going to hate this channel- all those Toyotas needing repairs. Look at the line for parts. Scotty is crying.
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  47. Went to a community college, met a lot of current friends that I’m still in touch with. Graduated with my Associates Degree in Auto, 4 certificates and It has granted me opportunities to work at a dealership starting off, I began in BMW as a porter and then I got a better opportunity to be a tech at Jaguar Land Rover. Currently work in that brand still on the line, and I get payed $30/hr, got sent to their factory training institution and got certified. Enjoy every minute working there , I wouldn’t work anywhere else. Didn’t start in UTI but I’m glad I didn’t since I didn’t have alot of money for the tuition and would prefer not to be in debt. Community college was amazing , didn’t pay a single cent all my classes were free because of my grants and financial aid.
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  48. I've had them both. I would take the milwaukee. They have taken over mostly because of the battery. I love my fuel 18v impact..
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  49. Started as a Porter at Acura, then moved to Hyundai as a flat rate technician for a better opportunity, then switched it up and went on EV technician route and joined Tesla, after a few years with no room to grow with Tesla, I moved on to Rivian with a corporate position, where I work side by side with engineers to build prototype vehicles. Within 6 years I have reached a high level in my Automotive career, and my wheels don't stop there. Don't be afraid to make moves especially you have no room to grow anymore.
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  50. You have some the best informative vids hands down. Up there with Mr. Homie Hektor
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