Tools, diagnostic systems they are required to have, usually a variety of them even for one mfr, lifts, etc. I mean, these days this is where a lot if not most of the profit comes from as a dealer, but it's also totally normal on the other hand that the pay is only a fraction of that per hour cost.
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Over the past two years I have taken my vehicles to mechanics (independent and stealership) more than in the previous 30 years. Across the board the shop rates were >$175/hour and the work was horrible. In one case tow the vehicle back to a different mechanic level of horrible!
Luckily, we still have a good local machine shop, because I am back to working on my own stuff. I thought I didn’t have time to do it myself, but it turns out I have even less time when other people do shitty work…
The fancy customer lounge with big TV's, nice chairs and expensive coffee is actually paid for by the sales department.
Service drive tablets, tools and all the other bullshit to fix cars come on the monthly parts department statement.
Service is just labor for the techs, car porters, service writer pay and lining the big guy's pockets.
the dealership tried nailing my brother for something that was covered under warranty/recall notice when a CEL came up on his atlas....
dealership called...told him a amount....he said no.....check your shit....i got a email about that...
i am sorry sir....you are correct...
dealership called...told him a amount....he said no.....check your shit....i got a email about that...
i am sorry sir....you are correct...
The lease deal makes the most sense out of all manufacturers schemes to stop flipping. Even if they made more units, they’d still get scalped the first few years, Ford has no limit on Raptor or Bronco production but they sell for well over sticker the first few years while supply catches up with demand. Same with Corvette, WRX, Teslas, Supras, pretty much anything kinda special these days gets flipped for a massive profit.
The other things manufacturers have tried like Fords qualification program for the GT or Ferrari being total cunts and requiring you to buy every single model they make to earn an allocation for their new stuff kinda suck and barely accomplish the goal of ensuring cars end up in enthusiast hands anyway.
Now if they would just cut out the dealers, lease them without a mark up, and place explosives in the gas tank that detonate if they haven’t hit certain minimum mileage requirements.
a gaggle of supercar small penielses wiped out...
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There is an SL550 at work that looks good.
ferrari mechanic....if only a italian accent
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canoo ev
JHFC it is a small minivan.
it's always fun to get a preview of the weird novelty shit I suddenly start seeing a hundred of in a ditch the following winter
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electric kei van
with a horrible interior layout up front to boot
Minus the functionality of sliding rear doors? WTF is wrong with car designers?
I assume it is for rugged individuals living the suburban overlanding lifestyle who don't need to worry about dinging doors in the great open gravel parking lots. The infotainment system probably has a built in app to get a few bundles of split firewood delivered directly to your campfire.
Not sure if anyone but me had been following the Stanceworks 244 GTK build. They just finished the World Time Attack challenge, it's been a crazy journey. Honda K swapped Ferrari.
Did some overdue basic maintenance on the car. How in the hell does my engine air filter look brand new while the cabin air filter is basically clogged with what looks like detritus from a tsunami.
Service departments are far less profitable than what most people think.
Labor is sometimes sold at cost (good luck billing more than 70% of all tech hours), and profit comes from parts.
The overhead is huge. Tools, rent, software, service writer, managers, training/certs required by the manufacturer....
A 18-20% gross margin for labor is considered good.
There are many auto/machinery brands for which the entire service dept works at a loss, and owners would gladly just sell parts but cant do because of manufacturer requirements.
it's the thick stank
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We had these AWD things here in the early 2000s, you could get them with an LS1.I hope it's still available!
The Nicest Subaru Baja Left in America Is Trapped at a Dealer Asking $60K
It's been for sale since March but Atlantic Subaru is sticking with that price.www.thedrive.com
I still see a few around but mostly just the lower RWD versions.
Yeah still see the odd one around here, I just wish they'd done the Sandman again.
Really? They would have cost a mint to run in NZ, especially if it was the 4WD version.
Holden's only sold well in 2 places.
NZ
Aussie.
Bogans, Tradies and Business owners loved the Holden V8's.
NZ
Aussie.
Bogans, Tradies and Business owners loved the Holden V8's.
fucking around/finding out
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Physics is a bitch. 
that was satisfying to watchfucking around/finding out
Chaos Factory on Instagram: "MASSIVE CRASH: A $140,000 V8-powered F-150 Raptor R was destroyed today in Southern California after it rolled down a massive sand dune. #f150 #raptorr #ford #crash #rollover #socal #dune #glamis #lasvegas #nevada #ocotillo #vegas #newmexico #offroad #crash #rollover #realism #beamng #beamngdrive #gta6 #gta5 #grandtheftauto #rockstar #car #foryou"
2,778 likes, 302 comments - chaos_factory1 on October 4, 2023: "MASSIVE CRASH: A $140,000 V8-powered F-150 Raptor R was destroyed today in Southern California af..."
ragdoll
Some people.
fucking around/finding out
Chaos Factory on Instagram: "MASSIVE CRASH: A $140,000 V8-powered F-150 Raptor R was destroyed today in Southern California after it rolled down a massive sand dune. #f150 #raptorr #ford #crash #rollover #socal #dune #glamis #lasvegas #nevada #ocotillo #vegas #newmexico #offroad #crash #rollover #realism #beamng #beamngdrive #gta6 #gta5 #grandtheftauto #rockstar #car #foryou"
2,778 likes, 302 comments - chaos_factory1 on October 4, 2023: "MASSIVE CRASH: A $140,000 V8-powered F-150 Raptor R was destroyed today in Southern California af..."
By 2003 standards that would be decent animation. There’s probably actually footage of one being wrecked they could have used instead.
Good catch.
Ahhh you are right