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Techs would rather have an engine swap then a hose repair or brake job. It pays WAY more for the time and attention. I also forgot to mention, techs at dealerships get paid on book-time or job-time not hourly (usually) some do, but it's like $5/hr just to be there. The money is on the job.

If a job says 30min repair, they only get paid 30mins for the repair which usually doesn't account for them getting setup, tools out, logged into to the dealer network, connected to the vehicle etc. So if a job takes more than the book time, you want a larger job so it pays more. Small jobs don't make the tech money, nor the dealership. They don't want them, but often have to take them, or the service writer makes a commission taking the job lol.

Matt 5mo ago

I understand the pay structure for techs is bad. That's a common, widespread issue unfortunately. But that's all okay because I'm not going to them anymore. I'm doing it myself or going to one or multiple independent shops for things I can't reasonably do. Don't even give a fuck anymore. The scam won't last forever. People are figuring it out and I think there will be a ton of opportunity for high quality, honest techs on the other side of it all.

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ChipTuner 5mo ago

That's the market though, 3rd party shops squeese even tighter, and you fall under pretty strict regulation and insurance that mfgs provide for dealerships (its a ripoff tho). IMO dealerships that have less than a dozen locations are not making good money anymore. MFGs are squeezing them as much as possible it's pretty wild. Some dealership franchise up north are really worth keeping around, they have huge parts sourcing networks (100x better than Ford or GM or Chrysler themselves). Then the mfgs pinch them for hoarding parts because they suck so bad.