Installing a passenger side mirror?

[Hootie]

Originally Posted by Exoter175

And you'd be wrong, the absolute best mechanics out there, don't actually do mechanic work anymore, most of them have moved on to become educators. The real superb mechanics are elite professionals in most racing industries, or move up the stealership foodchain to "consultant" levels, which is likely my next step.

You don't need your doctorate to do an oil change, but with the growing degree of technology in cars these days, pretty soon you'll need a bachelors to do an overhaul.

At least, you'll probably need a bachelors to get hired in the first place.

That's just how the industry works. Do you think I'd have the position I have right now if I were just a high school graduate like Jason over there?

Not a snowballs chance in hell kid.

you need a bachelors to change a side mirror eh?

Might as well get that masters...

I can only imagine the hiring manager at Jiffy Lube looking at an actual resume and seeing 'Masters' degree on the thing...

I'm sure the conversation at the local Jiffy Lube with the new guy and his masters degree with old 30 year old vet Zed would be quite stimulating.

you're a ****ing dipshit...my maintenance guy is dumber than a box of ****ing rocks but knows everything there is to know about cars and fixing cars...

pretty sure he doesn't have his masters degree but I could be wrong

[TimeForWasp]

Where is the line for free mirror changes?

[Hootie]

Originally Posted by ChiefsNow

Where is the line for free mirror changes?

I could probably get a bidding war with the corner Mexicans and get it done in 10 minutes for $5 and a key bump

[-King-]

@ The fact that this thread has 450 posts.

[Pablo]

So Exoter has a Bachelor's and he's an auto technician. Cool story. Would read again.

[Pablo]

B.S. in engineering or such to get that auto technician title, Exoter?

[Hootie]

no I didn't...

I was told it was a 5 minute job...I was hoping $20 would do the trick. I went in today and didn't even bother. Wasn't worth it to me. I made this thread to make sure I wouldn't offend anyone by submitting such an offer...this thread told me it wasn't even worth the attempt.

Go read the first 50 posts of this thread and PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE quote the post in question. PLEASE, IT SHOULD BE EASY. JUST DO IT.

and when I went to the Dallas, TX Audi dealership to spend $1500 on something to get my car fixed...I can assure you I didn't see a bunch of fancy degrees on the wall...and I didn't think to myself "oh shit, there are no degrees on the wall! These guys are going to **** up my car!"

I did think, "yeah, I'm going to get ****ed here...this is the god damn dealership."

but my dad kept such good care of this car and he told me to get the oil changed at Audi, to not be a cheap asshole and put premium gas in the car, and to get all of the work done at the actual dealership so I listened to him.

I, however, felt as if I didn't need to go spend $500 at the dealership to get a new mirror...you know, since it's the passenger side mirror and it isn't illegal in Illinois to drive without one....

after the hail damage ruined the appeal of the car to me (it was a ****ing nice car before it got hailed on)...I no longer feel the need for it to be a fancy, luxury car and that's why I researched around and bought my own mirror that cost 1/3 of the money it would have when I got a quote from Audi.

[Hootie]

Exoter...I expect your next post to have a quote in it that backs up this ludicrous statement:

"You said, "if it costs more than 20 bucks I'll have my friend do it for free" on top of ranting about prices and literally crying like a stuck pig about how unfair it was that you couldn't get it done at a reasonable price with your car already in the shop."

[-King-]

One of these days, we'll have to call our mechanics "Doctor".

[Pablo]

Originally Posted by -King-

One of these days, we'll have to call our mechanics "Doctor".

It's the natural progression. Cardiologists moonlighting to pick up an extra buck in an ever expanding and complex technological field.

[Hootie]

Originally Posted by -King-

One of these days, we'll have to call our mechanics "Doctor".

getting my "oil changed" by a doctor doesn't sound too good...I'm not looking forward to that. I'm cringing thinking about it. I hope they buy me lunch first.

[TimeForWasp]

I'll take mirror replacements for $1000 Alex

[Hootie]

I said I wouldn't pay more than $50 to get my mirror installed...in fact, I won't pay more than $20...

and I'm 100% ok if that means I can't get any professionals to do it...that makes sense. That's why I asked. I wanted to make sure I knew what I was getting into and I wanted to make sure I didn't offend anyone.

That was the 100% sole purpose of this thread. At no point did I say "omg, the auto repair industry is unfair! damnit obama!"

not once, and nor do I think that now

I don't care. If someone can get someone to pay them 10 X more than something is really worth then good for them and 'Merica!

[loochy]

So I'd just go outside with a screwdriver and a butter knife and the mirror would be replaced in the time it took me to post this.

[Hootie]

Originally Posted by loochy

So I'd just go outside with a screwdriver and a butter knife and the mirror would be replaced in the time it took me to post this.

are you mexican? If so, maybe.

If you're white you'd be too lazy and you'd just drive to Taco Bell and have a mexican divy you out some soft shells and then tell me to take my car to Taco Bell and ask the cashier if he could do it.