"Stephen H" <hansensw@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> As you three are the people I respect the most in this and other auto news
> groups; I'd thought I'd let you all know about my career change.
> As of 10 April I resigned my position at the local Firestone shop and was
> hires by the local auto conglomerate in our area; A Subaru and Suzuki
> dealership ( although they do have Honda's Chevies, Toyota's Ford, Lexus,
> and a few others in this town also)
> I learned allot from Firestone; and will always buy my tires there from
what
> I have seen in 4.5 years of service; but as a corporation they think that
a
> auto tech is a slave; working 10 hours a day without a lunch and 50 hours
a
> week for 40 hours of pay. As one Manager told me "the 40 hour labor law
> isn't written about the auto techs (Flat-rate)"
> Anyway; I'm a used car tech now; looking at the used cars to decide if and
> what needs to be repaired for resale. He wants me to go to Suzuki school
and
> specialize on them, but from what I've seen I'm a little wary of them;
Can
> you say Daewoo?
Given Suzuki's performance in motorcycles, I should think the potential is
there in their cars. Of course, I am drawing a parallel with Honda here
which may not necessarily follow in the case of Suzuki.

> It's nice to see how a dealership operates; and watching a tech assemble
and
> install a Subaru long block in about 3 hours is amazing. the people are
> great; the hours respectable; and I get a lunch.
> I look forward to sharing what I learn; and learning more from you three.
>
>
> --
> Stephen W. Hansen
> ASE Certified Master Automobile Technician
> ASE Automobile Advanced Engine Performance
> ASE Undercar Specialist
>
> http://autorepair.about.com/cs/troub...l_obd_main.htm
> http://www.troublecodes.net/technical/
>
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