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Revo1 · 04-19-2012, 03:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jrisebo

Its a car....dont take to a dealer if you dont want anyone touching it. Do the oil change yourself, much easier and cheaper. Takes 20 mins max. Just pour the oil down the drain with a bit of dawn and your done.

HDRDTD · 04-19-2012, 03:51 PM

Nope, don't watch at all. Just go sit in the lounge and take a nap till it's done.

Coltrane · 04-19-2012, 03:52 PM

No why would I?

2010 SSRS · 04-19-2012, 03:59 PM

now what if the tech is a hot looking girl, lol

Fiftydriver · 04-19-2012, 04:03 PM

If I could I would but my GM performance service center will not let you watch. At least I have never asked.........

If I could, I would be right in the middle of it at least for the projects I do not do myself.

AmericanMuscles · 04-19-2012, 04:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Khmero215

I only bring it to a friend's shop. even then I hover over him like a hawk...LOL

LIKE A HAWK!!!!

blackswan · 04-19-2012, 05:02 PM

Here's a tip: TIP!

If you find a tech who you liked at a dealer, make sure you ask for that tech in the future and have a case of beer (AMERICAN BEER) in the trunk.

blackswan · 04-19-2012, 05:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jrisebo

Its a car....dont take to a dealer if you dont want anyone touching it. Do the oil change yourself, much easier and cheaper. Takes 20 mins max. Just pour the oil down the drain with a bit of dawn and your done.

Nice going chief.

black. · 04-19-2012, 06:49 PM

[QUOTE=RallySS;4831983]It isn't that it makes them nervous, it just really pisses off the trustworthy ones. I don't know too many mechanics who like to be treated like zoo animals and hawked while they do their job, much like most any career for that matter. Imagine your boss hawking you all day and how much you detest it. I'm glad I quit working as a mechanic several years ago for this reason. Some do understand people who love their car, and don't mind being chatted up, just don't like being stared at. Just don't act suspicious and be friendly without being too over anxious and you should be fine.

He did, it was called orientation.

Stealthpanda · 04-19-2012, 07:06 PM

Did this last time I was there. After sitting for 45 mins, test driving a car for 15 minutes, and another hour of sitting I got up. Spent the last hour watching them do work on my car. Like a hawk. Good guys at Elkins, though.

Cheers.

jd10013 · 04-19-2012, 07:59 PM

why would I watch? if I didn't trust them they wouldn't be working on my car in the first place.

xXSilencerXx · 04-19-2012, 08:29 PM

Other people don't work on my car unless it's warranty related.

tomlink · 04-19-2012, 10:29 PM

I have a friend that owned a typewriter repair shop back in the '70s. He had a sign over his counter:

Rates:
$25 hr

If you watch me:
$50 hr

If you help me:
$100 hr

Avenging Orange · 04-19-2012, 10:31 PM

Sorry guys, I'm just not that anal. Its a car......metal, plastic and rubber. But I do research where my car goes for any work. I have 2 dealers I trust wholeheartedly and 1 performance shop I trust. I throw em the keys and walk away.

04-19-2012, 03:59 PM	#46
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04-19-2012, 04:03 PM	#47
Fiftydriver Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SSRS RJT L99 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Fort Shaw, Montana Posts: 1,242	If I could I would but my GM performance service center will not let you watch. At least I have never asked......... If I could, I would be right in the middle of it at least for the projects I do not do myself. __________________ Fiftydriver 2010 SSRS, RJTC, L99, Maggie 2300 SC, 3.4" pulley, Roto-Fab CAI, Dynatech Supermaxx LT headers, Dynatech High Flow cats, Corsa Cat back exhaust, Dual Elite Engineering catch can, MSD wires and Jannetty custom tune, JRE custom diff w/ posi mod, 3.91 LPE gears, Pfaht trailing arms, Pfaht trailing arm and Diff bushings, drop springs and sport sway bars front and back, Fesler dual guage pillar pod w/ AM Cobalt Boost and A/F guages. More to come!!

04-19-2012, 08:29 PM	#54
xXSilencerXx Butter Bar! Drives: 2011 SS, 1998 Trans Am Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Patrick AFB, FL Posts: 1,364	Other people don't work on my car unless it's warranty related. __________________ 2011 Camaro SS, White/Orange, LSR Short Throw, CAI 1998 Trans Am, Red, H/C/I, 3200 CircleD Stall, full suspension 2004 GSXR 1k, Matt Mladin Edition

04-19-2012, 10:31 PM	#56
Avenging Orange Drives: 2010 Inferno Orange 2SS/RS Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Clermont, IN Posts: 3,297	Sorry guys, I'm just not that anal. Its a car......metal, plastic and rubber. But I do research where my car goes for any work. I have 2 dealers I trust wholeheartedly and 1 performance shop I trust. I throw em the keys and walk away. __________________ 2010 Inferno Orange 2SS/RS M6 Black Leather, Sun Roof, OBX Headers, Borla touring axle back, Cold Air Inductions CAI , non synthetic fluids, BMR total bushing upgrade/1" lowering springs, DSE 32mm rear sway bar. GM fe4 shocks/struts/LCA's, AAM 3.91 diff, Vertini RFS1.8 20x9 +30. Conti ExtremeContact Sport 275/35/20. sjm autoprod ABL dash kit. Mike Norris tuned 413/419. Avenging Orange: 43 years of not buying into the Hype........and damn proud of it!! https://youtu.be/9JD9it6SmB8 https://youtu.be/xmelTlEzI34 KICKING CANCERS ASS SINCE 2015!!

04-19-2012, 03:51 PM	#44
HDRDTD Drives: 2013 Triple Black ZL1 Vert M6 ECF Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Trenton, Michigan Posts: 7,046	Nope, don't watch at all. Just go sit in the lounge and take a nap till it's done.

04-19-2012, 03:52 PM	#45
Coltrane Account Suspended Drives: Camaro Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Earth Posts: 247	No why would I?

04-19-2012, 05:02 PM	#49
blackswan Drives: 2012 2LT/RS Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Northeast Posts: 1,447	Here's a tip: TIP! If you find a tech who you liked at a dealer, make sure you ask for that tech in the future and have a case of beer (AMERICAN BEER) in the trunk.

04-19-2012, 06:49 PM	#51
black. Drives: IBM 2SS Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 858	[QUOTE=RallySS;4831983]It isn't that it makes them nervous, it just really pisses off the trustworthy ones. I don't know too many mechanics who like to be treated like zoo animals and hawked while they do their job, much like most any career for that matter. Imagine your boss hawking you all day and how much you detest it. I'm glad I quit working as a mechanic several years ago for this reason. Some do understand people who love their car, and don't mind being chatted up, just don't like being stared at. Just don't act suspicious and be friendly without being too over anxious and you should be fine. He did, it was called orientation.

04-19-2012, 07:06 PM	#52
Stealthpanda Thread Ender Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS L99 Join Date: May 2011 Location: South Jersey Posts: 1,038	Did this last time I was there. After sitting for 45 mins, test driving a car for 15 minutes, and another hour of sitting I got up. Spent the last hour watching them do work on my car. Like a hawk. Good guys at Elkins, though. Cheers.

04-19-2012, 07:59 PM	#53
jd10013 Drives: 2012 camaro Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: central VA Posts: 3,199	why would I watch? if I didn't trust them they wouldn't be working on my car in the first place.

04-19-2012, 10:29 PM	#55
tomlink Drives: 2011 Camaro 2LT RS Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: New Bern, NC Posts: 953 View My Garage	I have a friend that owned a typewriter repair shop back in the '70s. He had a sign over his counter: Rates: $25 hr If you watch me: $50 hr If you help me: $100 hr