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Old 12-03-2007, 11:04 AM   #61
Ian
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I fix cars for a living. when I first started, I got a little burned out and didnt really like messing with cars on my free time. Now its a slightly different story.at work, its basically just up keep work. oil changes, brakes and tune ups, steering racks and ac evaporators...things of that nature. not the most fun things in the world, but it gives me a certain sense of pride that I know how to do all that. plus its also fun for me to try and figure out whats wrong with a car when the customer drops it off. its a real PITA some times, but again, I feel a little bit better about myself knowing that I can figure things like that out.

now as far the "car hobby" goes...I still love it! I cant wait until spring to really tear into my car. thinking about the 1LE brake upgrade and the LT1/T56 swap get me pumped. I know I'll be cursing about it come spring time, but in the end I'll have a grin ear-to-ear.

do I make a lot of money doing what I do? no, not really.I'm not flat rate, so that takes a big chunk out of it.and I work for a very small dealership, so that takes a little more out of it. but do I like where I work? absolutely! the people I work with are great, the service writers and parts counter guys are easy to get along with (and thats saying a lot!). I even like the owner too.

it also helps that I have full heath and dental benefits, plus two weeks of paid vacation.
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