Originally posted by Nomak
Of all the Auto techs I know (I know alot of them) not a single one who has done it for 10 years or more doesnt wish they had done something else.
Get out while you still can.
The auto buisness is just fine....... just dont be a wrench.
Dave
Good line nomak, I myself have been in the dealer world almost 20 years.
Started out like every kid wanting to fix cars cause it seemed like a cool
profession. After just one year of turning wrenches I realized that the
industry was moving into a new technical age and that the payoff was not going to be worth the effort(training, tools, etc). So I went into the parts dept. I am now the parts manager for Gm, Kia, subaru dealer, and make a very comfortable living. My A rate countermen are making between 55 to 60k a year with benefits, my entry level countermen make around 30-35k to start. New techs starting out don't make squat and will take forever for them to make anything, unless they are really talented(which is very rare these days).
Can't tell ya how many young techs I've watched there will be broken.
