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Date: 15 Jul 1998 09:20:20 -0700
From: chcnopsamonnect.com
Subject: Re: Get real!


More precise response requested. David... Please tell me exactly where I was wrong on my post. Your COMPLETE input is important to me. An insult means nothing and I do wonder where you drew the parallel anyway. As it turns out my shop has a VERY high satisfaction rating and is full ALL the time! The article was writen to stimulate responses more spicific and , I admit, to vent frustrations. Mark of ScandiaTek In article , dkuipersnopsamam.neosoft.com says... > >Man, I hope this smartass never works on MY car! Sounds like every jerk >I've ever encountered at a BMW dealership. "Let me insult you and treat >you like shit while I pry open your wallet and STEAL every dollar you >have." > >The typical Euro car mechanic, especially at a dealership, reminds me of >that scene in Chevy Chase's movie "Vacation", where after working on his >station wagon, Chevy asks the mechanics "How much?" And the mechanics >respond "How much you got?" > >.............DK > > >(worthless blathering by Mr. GreasyFingernails follows): > >In article <6oddh7$decnopsam.newsguy.com>, chcnopsamonnect.com wrote: > > > 1) Leasing >You are RENTING a car. The value YOU recieve is driving more car then you can > afford. Lower payments. Write off if your a businessman. Fewer headaches. > You recieve NO other benefits so DON"T whine about it!! > > 2) Cars are NOT... I repeat NOT investments. ALL daily cars are LOOSING > financial propositions! > YOU recieve ego strokes, fun, prestige, safety (with Saab) utility and mobilty. >STOP trying to have car ownership make financial sense! cars are like the law >of thermodynamics... You must play the game, you can't win the game, you can't > quit the game. > > 3) It's easy to avoid car ownership unhappiness. > First be able to afford your car. I guaranty you will be unhappy if you can > not. And thats no one elses fault! Stop blaming manufacturers and shops for >your bad choices. Second, change your habits when shopping for service. Seek > quality work by shoppng for the more expense shops that specialize on >your Saab. > They are easy to find. They are clean, use O.E. parts, charge more then >others, > been in business over 6 years, have all the tools and manuals, insist on > complete work and services, guaranty their work, pay their taxes, have >long term >emplyees, their techs make over $40K a year, are busy most of the time but NOT > over 2 or 3 days, and REFUSE to do substandard work. And folks... that AINT > CHEAP!! > >> 4) DONT work on you own car. >>Modern cars are too complex for novices. You will be over your head and will >> develope wrong impressions of the business. You will only see the MUCH less >> cost of you doing the work youself. A little knowledge is dangerous. >You wont >> think of the huge overhead and risk a shop faces. However, at least you MAY >> develope an appretiation for what a Tech goes thru. A shop will also be >> hesitant to do any repairs on your car for fear of relational problems. >Who's >> then responsible for the work? Who did what? Who did what right? >AND... make >> a mistake and you flit the bill.... and THAT, can be REALLY expensive and >> frustrating. >> >> 5) Stop whining about the car business! >> You made it. Not us. Its' simple supply and demand. Poor work is >generated by >> your demand for cheap work. You want it and it will be supplied to >you. Cars >> are complex because you want that. We (the repair industry) didnt buy them, >> build them, or break them! You want more car then you can afford? The >industry >> responds with leasing. Can't get financing? High interest, high risk, long >> term financing is supplied to you and you are instantly financially >upside down. >> >> 6) Get a brain. >> Who do you think pays for long term warranty periods? You do! And you even >>finance and pay interest on that! Cars would be much cheaper with reasonable >> warranties. You are in command so if the car is of poor quality... dont buy >> another! Coupons and discounts. Do you REALLY think that stuff is >real? Who >> do you think pays for it? Do you really believe a shop can loose money >and stay >>in business? Don't be so nieve. Somewhere that loss will be made up and you >>and everyone else will pay for it. Lowballing also puts pressure on the shop >> personell. They are usually payed on commission so upselling is the >reason for >> the coupon! >> >> 7) Get real with a Saab >> You want low ownership cost... buy a Toyota. A Saab is a rare and >imported car >>and thus costs more to own. Own a used Saab?... repair costs are relative to >> the NEW price... NOT what you bought it for.... and that's expensive. >You saved >> on purchase costs but you will pay in repair costs. When a part >breaks.. stop >> whinning about how expensive it is.... thats not just the cost of the >part you >> paying for... but the cost of importing it from an expensive country, >the cost >>of low production numbers, the cost of storing it, transporting it across the >> USA, and the cost of putting it in your car. Toyota parts are relatively >> cheap... there is a great number of them and many differant manufacturers. >> Shops and Techs are few and far between. >> >> 8) Cars are NOT perfect. >>They are complex and made by man. It's amazing they work and are as cheap as >> they are. cars have to work under wide situations and parts in them work >> Billions of times. Saabs last a long time. The perfect car could be >made but >>could anyone afford it?.... and would anyone want one for a million miles?... >> and could the manufacturer survive after selling a bunch of them? cars are >> actually more reliable per number of parts then they were >-- >dkuipersnopsamam.neosoft.com (remove nospam for em

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