On this episode of Grease the Wheels, Uncle Jimmy goes in depth on the pros and cons of being an auto mechanic. Despite some of our previous episodes, there are many pros to being an auto mechanic. The cars have gotten safer, the shops in many cases have gotten better, and more often than not the shops have come a long way from some of their humble roots. Not to mention that as mechanics, there are tons of ways that we can keep our own cars on the road longer and even occasionally (or constantly) flip broken cars by fixing the. There are some things that split right down the middle though, including the people, management decisions, waiters especially at 5 PM on a Friday. There are some things though that are straight in the cons list, such as shrinking warranty times, the lost or broken tools that are needed to get the job done, and the constant battle against cars getting more and more complex, with our customers not being realistic with some of their demands. Bottom line, there are many pros and cons to being an auto mechanic, but this is an incredibly personal thing that depends a lot on where you are, how good your management is, and the communication breakdown that happens when service advisors auto-decline all of the work that we have put in a repair order. What are the pros and cons of your shop and brand — let us know over on the Facebook page. 

Also Uncle Jimmy staunchly denies throwing wrenches (for the last decade or so) and explains the Moss-Magnusen Act of 1966. 

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