I Now Know Why GM is Going Bankrupt

[lovehamr]

I knew there were good reasons why I don't own any Government Motors vehicles.

Steve

[RICK LAKE]

patrickt You did it the hard way. Warranty time pays 1.2 hours, Chilton pays about 2.0. You did it without pulling the steering wheel?? That's a B!t$h to do. the worst thing is you are lucky and didn't break the horn pin. Garage mechanics break them about 50% of the time and the horn just keeps on blowing. There is a special socket, cost about $35.00 from Snap-on that makes this simple to do. Gald you fixed it and everything is working ok. Any time you want to give up sitting behind that deck and get some STEEL in your hand, GM is looking for a few good techs that are a little crazy.


By the way Delphi is not making parts in the US any more thanks to people who are tired of too many safety laws, unions, and people without PRIDE in there work. They closed the battery plant here in New Brunswick 3 years ago and put over 200 people out of work. You know thw worst part, the union guys got transfered to another plant, the workers got the shaft. They went out on strike about 6-7 years ago, playing hard ball with GM. When the contract was up in 3 years so was there jobs. Union worked well for them. IT's great to see all the jobs are going to Mexico, Tiawan, China, and Korea. The union is finished in the USA and time will show it in the future with more plants and places closing because of people following unions like sheep and not thinking for themselves. Yes I have worked for the union, and having a choice wouldn't want to work for another one. Find a good company, work hard, do the right things, not make waves, and you are set for life. I am back with a company that I worked for 4 years ago. The only reason I left was the $4.30 per gallon of gas, got a job 2.1 miles from the house and could ride the bicycle to work. At that time it was a good idea. Today only 3 dealerships I have worked for are still open, the rest are going bye-bye in the next 6 months. Again there will be a fight to have a job. 2 guys in my shop are on the way out the door and don't even know it. GM doesn't care about butt kissing any more, Game,Set and Closed doors. All the auto companies are going to have big changes over the next year. Rick L.

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by RICK LAKE

patrickt You did it the hard way. Warranty time pays 1.2 hours, Chilton pays about 2.0. You did it without pulling the steering wheel?? That's a B!t$h to do. the worst thing is you are lucky and didn't break the horn pin. Garage mechanics break them about 50% of the time and the horn just keeps on blowing. There is a special socket, cost about $35.00 from Snap-on that makes this simple to do. Gald you fixed it and everything is working ok. Any time you want to give up sitting behind that desk and get some STEEL in your hand, GM is looking for a few good techs that are a little crazy.

Well it didn't occur to to me to check the horn. I just walked out and tapped it and it blew. Yes, I did it without pulling the steering wheel, and without messing with the air bag, and I wasn't even smart enough to be aware of the horn pin issue. And real men fix cars without the proper tools. Yes, I did it in less than twice the time it takes real mechanics to fix it... and I didn't even break the plastic covers that go around the steering column. I still can't figure out though why the dealer wanted $525 and RockAuto wanted $275.

[RICK LAKE]

patrickt Pat how do you think they pay for the building rent, lights heat, taxes, gas, office personal, and owners???? Wishes and DREAMS???? There is about a 1.35% mark up on all parts sold over the counter. It is higher in some states than others.

When Hollywood is looking for a new McGyver, you get my vote. Rick L.

[FWB]

Originally Posted by RICK LAKE

patrickt Pat how do you think they pay for the building rent, lights heat, taxes, gas, office personal, and owners???? Wishes and DREAMS???? There is about a 1.35% mark up on all parts sold over the counter. It is higher in some states than others.

When Hollywood is looking for a new McGyver, you get my vote. Rick L.

rick i think your decimal point is in the wrong spot.hehehe.

its 135% ................1.35% is cost times .0135, at several ford dealers that i have worked at we usually took cost and doubled it for retail. this was not a written in stone thing either. if the guy that was an a-hole came you tripled it and giggled as he squawked and paid.

[bomelia]

I don't know if unions are finished... but my wife works in electronic sales (cables, switches, etc). Big supplier to the auto companies. She told me the other day that a good part of the manufactering sector is moving back to the USA (mexico, china) since quality and safety are proving too hard to "export". A good example of this is the melatonin poisoning issue. Its problematic in many other areas too. I asked her why we were not hearing more about this in the news. She said it was because the economy was so depressed that the companies moving back are not doing a lot of business. Plus it is taking time to get these companies spun back up.

Fisher Price and Matel for example simply could not risk another PR debacle involving lead paint. To them, the cost benefit is just not worth it. I dunno when we will start hearing and seeing more about this, but it should be soon.

http://www.industryweek.com/articles...ing_16778.aspx


Mike