NHRA open to 1/8 mile? (2 Viewers)

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So why did the Ford CEO come out and say they were 6000 empty bays in dealerships? People don't want to do it because the pay, on average, sucks for the hours worked, and the the cars are becoming a nightmare to work on.. Sure there are guys making 6 figures, but the majority aren't close. Frankly, if someone wants to go into the trades, electrician or a bunch of other professions would be better.

Esp when warranty labor times are cut 3/4

 

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So why did the Ford CEO come out and say they were 6000 empty bays in dealerships? People don't want to do it because the pay, on average, sucks for the hours worked, and the the cars are becoming a nightmare to work on.. Sure there are guys making 6 figures, but the majority aren't close. Frankly, if someone wants to go into the trades, electrician or a bunch of other professions would be better.

Couple of reasons I think. Many parents think of being an Auto Tech as the greasy guy from years gone by and discourage kids from looking at it.

And yes, it takes effort, but if you want to be good at anything it takes effort.

Tools are expensive. MAC had a deal for years (don't know if they still do) that a student or intern could get as much as a 60% discount when they were in school to get started.

I was in Bob Tasca's office a few years back and his receptionist buzzed and said: "I have a master tech on line three". Bob took the call, talked to the guy for about 20 minutes and when he hung up had hired the guy and agreed to pay the moving expenses to get the guy from Texas to Rhode Island.

It's like any industry, if you have talent and put in effort you will do well. If you just show up and mark time, you will make wages.
How many jobs can you work 40 hours and bill 65 or more? But you gotta hustle.

I know quite a few independent shop owners, none of them are starvin. And they pay the techs well because if they don't, they will go work for somebody else.

Alan