It absolutely is. SUVs are, at least on some level, utilitarian vehicles, and Rolls-Royces are not about utility, that implies getting one’s hands dirty. I mean, its 2017, SUVs have gone well beyond mainstream and totally taken over the world, so that attitude is pretty much dead everywhere by now (except maybe in…

Cheaper to make.

Cheaper to make.

Thank you, Mr. Obvious. Can’t let them indulge in some self-encouragement while the storm is still pounding their state.

Meh. Every state would do the same thing. There have been multiple disasters and everyone picks up and rebuild. Has nothing to do with Texas. I cannot stand people who think their state is somehow better than everyone else’s it’s so asinine. Texans and New Yorkers might be the two worst about it.

Texas. The greatest state. You knock us down and we’ll keep getting right back up.

subtly was a goal  

It’s really nice to hear some heartwarming, feel good stories when everything else around seems to be running afoul.

Hey, I like Crown Vics. oh...

Not a jounralist, yet he has an Emmy. You have any national awards of note?

What kind of adult finishes a powerful “I’m the boss of everyone rant” with “LOL”?

He’s an Emmy winner for covering extreme weather. And it’s not his first rodeo, he’s been doing this longer than the average reader of this website has been alive.

It’s his fucking job you dipshit.

It’s their job.

Thank you for looking into this. Often corporatism steps on the slime trail of the little ones, and it’s important we remind ourselves who really does the hard work in this pineapple under the sea.

I am keeping this tab open for a while hoping that there is a response. I gotta get them sweet Gary deets.

No, the 3 dollars is how much he got out of the hourly labor rate increase. His per hour pay of 30.00 something dollars comes out of hourly rate and the dealership gets the rest. The tech gets around 25.00 an hour.

This is a well written article. Based on facts with no opinion or outrage added in.

As the article alludes to, the ridiculous hourly rate isn’t going to the mechanics. The dealership is pocketing the majority of it, and when they raise the rate from $95 to that $125, only ~$3 is going to the mechanic. The other 90% is going to the dealer’s profit.

Great article. I’ve been paying attention to it for a few weeks now. I will add that the same is true for auto body shops (at least it was when I worked in them). Cars would come in with damage and the insurance company would dictate how long it would take to repair. On top of the hours shrinking yearly, they also…

Didn’t have time to read the whole article, but my input thus far is flat rate is a cancer in my industry. It encourages spite and cut-throat competition amongst the techs and writers to the point where a “green” tech won’t ask questions if they aren’t sure of something because they don’t wanna be taking food off of…