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MikeAV8s
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re: Mechanic Shortage? WSJ Shreds Ford CEO Complaints
Posted by MikeAV8s on 1/8/26 at 10:35 pm to LSUFanHouston
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Seems to me like the dealership is trying to make up the shortfall on warranty billing by over billing for customer pay work.
I certainly don’t believe dealerships are blameless, but this just isn’t true regardless how it seems to you.
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consumer rightly or wrongly". The whole service check in business is designed to screw the customer. Got a check engine light? Your Manuel sez take it to a dealer immediately before the engine falls out, then the service dude charges 500 bucks to plug in a hand held computer to tell you the alignment needs checking. Why not just put that hand held info in to the car information data base and tell the consumer directly to take it to a wheel alignment place that is competitive. Its the same business model as movie theaters You buy the car/ticket, then
get screwed on the 15 dollar popcorn
I won’t even call this hyperbole. This is nonsense.
re: Mechanic Shortage? WSJ Shreds Ford CEO Complaints
Posted by MikeAV8s on 1/8/26 at 8:07 am to prplhze2000
I work for a dealership group and I am intimately familiar with this problem. There is more than enough blame to go around. The OEM’s, the dealerships, the customer base and the generation coming into adulthood. I’ll try to keep this short. Warranty work makes up roughly half of the work in the shop. The OEM sets the labor time. It’s almost impossible to do a job in that time. So the techs hate warranty work. Also, technology is expanding so fast that older techs struggle to keep up, just reality. The up and coming generation have been told to get a degree and the trades haven’t been seen as a “good” job. (Pretty much all trades have a shortage). The consumer rightly or wrongly believes the dealership is out to get them and won’t use them for customer pay work, so the trend is to more warranty which leads to fewer people wanting to do it. I don’t blame anyone and I blame everyone. It just is what it is.
re: Don't tell me what not to do, Mr. Police Officer.
Posted by MikeAV8s on 1/8/26 at 7:58 am to Kenna City Solja
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How about we change the way we police as well
I don’t disagree with this at all, but we certainly need to stop trying to do it on the side of the road, and instead do it through legislation and community action. This is really getting out of hand.
Well, in the 57 iron bowl Auburn beat them 40-0.
re: Worst Bama bowl loss since Mike "Ears" Dumbose was Bama coach
Posted by MikeAV8s on 1/1/26 at 7:31 pm to Fearless and True
You are correct
re: Worst Bama bowl loss since Mike "Ears" Dumbose was Bama coach
Posted by MikeAV8s on 1/1/26 at 6:17 pm to Fearless and True
Alabama hasn’t lost by 35 points in the modern era.
re: OREGON will win the natty
Posted by MikeAV8s on 1/1/26 at 11:35 am to JamalMurry27
Not the way they are calling plays. Turrible
Scroll up. I already owned that one
No, I was looking at the record earlier and lamenting the fact that we weren’t ranked and comparing the losses with some other schools who are ranked. Got beat bad in 3 of 4 and I said “every one” I was wrong. I said we didn’t have a good win, and it was pointed out that St. John’s is Q1. While true, they are unranked. That’s what I meant, it not what I said. I owned that also. Good enough?
First, you’re no Auburn fan. Second, five losing seasons in a row and you’re pissed off(allegedly) because good players want to leave? Do you blame them? It doesn’t have anything to do with being cheap. There is a loser mentality in the football program and I don’t give a damn if the whole roster leaves. Burn it down and start over. Lastly, we may lose every one of those players, but no one has left yet. Do us all a favor and either STFU or find another team to constantly complain about.
re: Auburn Bball playing Queens University Royals tonight
Posted by MikeAV8s on 12/29/25 at 9:04 pm to tiggerfan02 2021
Also fair. I’m at about 80% on my post
That’s a fair point. Just dont have a good win.
Auburn has lost to 1,2,6 and 7, and lost bad in every one. Certainty can’t compete at that level this year. Fun fact, the last 5 games Queens has played, one team scored over 100. I think they went 2-3 in those games. Also, you should be ashamed making fun of Auburn, didn’t your parents teach you to not pick on the handicapped?
re: A question for Auburn fans. Reading the Bunker, i see that
Posted by MikeAV8s on 12/22/25 at 10:00 am to John Milner
Thankfully the portal is a two way street.
Hey ChatGPT, add wind to make it somewhat believable
Your play calling is awful.
re: Ohio shoplifting suspect tries to shoot officer, but the gun malfunctions
Posted by MikeAV8s on 12/19/25 at 7:48 pm to SoFla Tideroller
No one would expect that guy to shoot
re: How good are you at driving interstates in big cities?
Posted by MikeAV8s on 12/17/25 at 11:43 am to Mushroom1968
I used to be very good at it. I turned 60 this year and it pains me to admit, but I can’t process as fast as I used to. I’m still ok at it, but I have to be at my best.
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let ball players OUT of their enlistments
This line is how I know you’re full of shite. There is not a single enlisted man on the field.
re: Jemele Hill blames race for Michigan coach Sherrone Moore's firing
Posted by MikeAV8s on 12/12/25 at 6:05 pm to BowDownToLSU
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Hugh Freeze, Bobby Petrino, Rick Pitino, Mike Price
Correct me if I’m wrong, all four of these were summarily fired for their indiscretions? They rehabbed their careers, I don’t think any of them broke into their boos house and threatened harm and suicide.
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