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    Quote Originally Posted by fallguy View Post
    I never drive a car pass 100,000 miles on the odometer, never did and never will. My image is very important to me, besides I make good allowance to afford a good ride. I am ashamed at the way some Technicians carry themselves, looks dirty and drives crap that breaks down all over the place, they gave us good Technicians a bad name.
    You want to make good money in this business and be treated with respect then ditch the crap.

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    Quote Originally Posted by fallguy View Post
    I never drive a car pass 100,000 miles on the odometer, never did and never will. My image is very important to me, besides I make good allowance to afford a good ride. I am ashamed at the way some Technicians carry themselves, looks dirty and drives crap that breaks down all over the place, they gave us good Technicians a bad name.
    You want to make good money in this business and be treated with respect then ditch the crap.
    Interesting comments. I don't entertain my clients out of my vehicle, and most never actually see me arrive or leave, so I'm not sure why 'image' really matters. I keep my vehicle well maintained so the whole breakdown thing has never been an issue. To me a car is a tool, it is my conveyance, office, lunchroom and warehouse. Nothing else. If I want to feel good about a vehicle I go for a ride on my motorcycle.

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    Quote Originally Posted by zed255 View Post
    Interesting comments. I don't entertain my clients out of my vehicle, and most never actually see me arrive or leave, so I'm not sure why 'image' really matters. I keep my vehicle well maintained so the whole breakdown thing has never been an issue. To me a car is a tool, it is my conveyance, office, lunchroom and warehouse. Nothing else. If I want to feel good about a vehicle I go for a ride on my motorcycle.
    Agreed! After millions of miles and thousands of hours behind the wheel it's just another tool, effective or not. I really don't care if anybody is impressed. Like copiers, cars have improved a lot over the last couple decades. The crappiest car today is a hell of a lot nicer than every car I had in the 80's. =^..^=
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    5) You are the person onsite. Only you can make observations.

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    Quote Originally Posted by zed255 View Post
    Interesting comments. I don't entertain my clients out of my vehicle, and most never actually see me arrive or leave, so I'm not sure why 'image' really matters. I keep my vehicle well maintained so the whole breakdown thing has never been an issue. To me a car is a tool, it is my conveyance, office, lunchroom and warehouse. Nothing else. If I want to feel good about a vehicle I go for a ride on my motorcycle.
    I also agree. Just because you look good does not mean you are good. There are a few women I know who look damn good, but quite frankly, were not. And I mean that in more ways than one.

    But the same goes for technical expertise. The new guy in our shop is a fashion pretty boy with a "nice" ride as well, but his work ethic, and frankly, his ability to repair anything sucks to all ends of the earth.

    And most of my customers never see my ride, not that it matters. I want them to remember me by the job I do for them, not by what I drive. Fluff is fluff, content is everything.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Stirton.M View Post
    I also agree. Just because you look good does not mean you are good. There are a few women I know who look damn good, but quite frankly, were not. And I mean that in more ways than one.

    But the same goes for technical expertise. The new guy in our shop is a fashion pretty boy with a "nice" ride as well, but his work ethic, and frankly, his ability to repair anything sucks to all ends of the earth.

    And most of my customers never see my ride, not that it matters. I want them to remember me by the job I do for them, not by what I drive. Fluff is fluff, content is everything.
    We had a guy like that years ago.

    Always concerned with his image, both his car and personal appearance.

    Couldn't fix a loose screw.

    It didn't take the customers long to figure that out, either. I always had to clean up his messes.
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    Interesting comments. I don't entertain my clients out of my vehicle, and most never actually see me arrive or leave, so I'm not sure why 'image' really matters. I keep my vehicle well maintained so the whole breakdown thing has never been an issue. To me a car is a tool, it is my conveyance, office, lunchroom and warehouse. Nothing else. If I want to feel good about a vehicle I go for a ride on my motorcycle.
    Another positive to driving a piece of junk:
    If you have to give a client a steep repair bill and they complain, you can point to your old clunker and say, "Do you really think I'm getting rich doing this? Look at my car."
    Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways - Coke in one hand - chocolate in the other - body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming "WOO-HOO, what a ride!".

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    in the time ive been working in the industry ive racked up over 550,000 miles on company cars. i currently have a chevy aveo i got brand new at the end of january that has over 31,000 miles on it at this point

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    Quote Originally Posted by blackcat4866 View Post
    I've gone through 4 Ford Festiva's, 2 Ford Escort Wagons, 2 Kias (the worst of the whole batch), an Astro van (345K miles), and last & best, the Scion Xb (120K with nothing but tires & brakes). I've averaged 48K miles per year since 2000. =^..^=
    Im also driving an XB now with just over 160K. Tires and brakes is it for me too. I drove a compact Toyota pick up before this and put over 322K on it. Was still running just fine when it was retired. I was just sick of it.

    Been in the business over 30 years and have run quite a few rides into the ground. So far the Toyotas have been the most reliable, but the most comfortable was my Astro Van. Id like to have another one someday.

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