Agreed. I’m a Subaru tech and every time a used VW/Audi came in for inspection, I wondered how the hell you guys did this day in and day out.

Is that your Special Edition as well? If so, you really like your special edition Subarus.

Well it's kinda apples and oranges when you compare mpg on an AWD car to a FWD, but then again, the EJ is notorious for being inefficient.

I'm frankly not sure, but with thousands of people packed in that stadium, it's the lesser evil.

Better to have then ready and not need them than not have them and some outlandish terrorist plot leads to an airliner flying into the stadium.

To be fair my Impreza has 228K on the odo and hasn’t blown up yet. I say I’m in pretty good shape.

Yeah I'm pretty tired of bad management at dealers. I might just take you up on that suggestion.

I don’t think we’re arguing the same thing at all. Under your system, I would be penalized by finishing more cars than a slower shop, while doing more work in the same time frame. This makes no economic sense. The initial point of book hours is to make sure everyone pays the same price(within reasonable variation) for…

Look, I see your point that shops can and do use the hour value to overcharge customers, but you should really see it as an effort(albeit outdated) to standardize values played on specific jobs. If one shop charges 600 for a clutch replacement, so should the shop down the street, barring issues like rust. If an engine…

The issue is you’re assuming that there will be a next job, when in reality, your car could very well be the only car that comes in. Calling it a crutch is pure bullshit. It’s called market value. If the guy down the street is going to charge you 600 in labor to do a clutch, I’m not about to charge you 200 to bust my…

So if the guy down the street took 8 hours to do a job that I only took 2 hours to do, I should get paid less because I’m better at my job than he is? There’s a reason the book hours are standards set forth by the industry. It gives us all a baseline that we’re allowed to charge. If you don’t think they’re charging…

Ugh, redditors/forum guys are the worst.

Most shops I’ve worked in or with have used Hub or WorldPac, and you absolutely need to go look up the part yourself with those vendors. Then you have to wait the 4hrs+ to get the part delivered(many times it takes longer).

I mean, I don’t have kids, but I deserve to make a living too! Another thing that grinds my gears is when people complain about the tech finishing a job in less than the time charged. We go by a time set in a labor manual, ladies and gents. If we get it done faster, you’re paying for our expertise and efficiency. Just…

Neutral - automakers don't think we want cars in their concept form and then release bland crappy versions. I'm looking at you, Subaru.

Because Honda automatics aren't traditional planetaries and straight cut gears have a tendency to whine.

My friend is there, traveling as an employee of Evasive Motorsports. I am jelly.

You may not like this bit of info, but Exedy actually makes the OEM clutch assembly. The bearing itself looks fine but the inner nylon sleeve likes to separate from the bearing.

What seems to happen with the newer ones is the inside sleeve seems to separate from the rest of the bearing.

It seems to be the early ones. I haven’t done an oil consumption shortblock job on any 14 or newer XVs.