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Jumping Ship - Now working for dealership #

Posted by Paul Foster on October 23, 2010, 8:19 pm
Message modified by board administrator October 25, 2010, 1:25 pm

Hi all.

Well, after 6 years I've decided to sleep with the enemy! I've just started work for a Jeep/Chrysler/Dodge dealership! (also a Chevy dealership and soon, apparently, to be a Fiat Dealership too!!)

I finally got sick of everyone from internet advertisers to the Inland Revenue doing all they could to see me shut down. I hate to let my regular cutomers down but then again, these are the same customers who kept being tempted away by various 'Free MOT with £75 sevice' offers before being fleeced and coming back to me.

I've Still kept my public liab/motor insurance and I'm carrying on with diagnostic/auto-electrical work but from now on someone else can worry about all the admin/advertising/part ordering/warranty claims/legislation b###ocks that goes with running a garage!

I'll try to post anything useful I find out as time goes by (like my post in the 'diesel' section tonight) and I'm sure I'll still need the support that UKAT has been giving me over the years.

One interesting point - NO-ONE at my new employers seems to have heard of Motor Codes!! Even though they're listed as members!!!

Go figure!!

Cheers Guys - Paul.

Re: Jumping Ship!!!

Posted by Ian Baxter on October 23, 2010, 11:32 pm, in reply to "Jumping Ship!!!"

Hello Paul,
I run an in house workshop and have experienced the issues you have had, You get the main agents looking down their nose at you one minute then the next they phone you up and ask have you got or can they borrow a certain part or have you had a problem with

. Then when you advertise for a job you get these very same people looking for a job from you

I have dealt with a Mercedes main agent for over 22 years and they still treat you like !!!!! but they love to invoice you

and a VAG dealer that could not be more helpfull

Bit like life swings and round-a-bouts

Being in house I also look after production machinery (electrical/mechanical and suppliers bend over backwards to sell their products and information to you and you can make more money in this area).
I just guess the automotive industry has never really changed since i've been in it and that has been over 31 years now but I still love it

.
Anyway what ever we do it all helps to pay the mortgage

. (And don't even mention the marine scene which I also dabble in makes automotive look easy

)
Anyway all the best and good luck in your new career,
Ian

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