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Re: Where have all the machine shops gone


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Posted by Hobo,NC on March 04, 2021 at 12:02:16 from (75.137.54.152):

In Reply to: Where have all the machine shops gone posted by Geo-TH,In on March 04, 2021 at 04:50:52:

I guess they want the better things for their kids like the rest of us...

Multiple reasons for me.

1) It cost me to tie up a bay waiting on a machine shop to do their thing.

2) The lability, I had rather put it on someone else.

3) it is not cheap anymore : (

4) The trill is not in it anymore I can make more money using plug and play remanufactured parts.

5) Keeping up with the updates is too time consuming.

6) The public has been conditioned its gonna cost (the bad they don't read all the fine print) They see it has a "million mile multi year warranty" what they don't read is how the game is played.

I tell folks all the time the good old days for me was the 70's and 80's. If I got slow I could store labor, I stocked 3 starters, 3 alternators, 3 engines, three transmissions, 3 water pumps, 3 sets of spark plugs, 3 sets of brake pads etc. I kept those parts for GM, Ford and Chrysler.

I could look for the best deal in bulk on the parts if I got slow build engines, transmissions starters and alternators. When business picked up and someone came in I had labor stored ready to plug and play.

You cannot do that today you can try it but it better taste good...


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