FYI Before the pandemic.....I was experiencing these problems. This was happening before the pandemic. But the pandemic compounded it as well. I was experiencing labor cost increases since 2014 that were higher than labor cost productivity. It has gotten worse and worse. Causing me as a Business owner to raise my prices. If you want to talk theories that is fine. But it is kind of like telling a guy who has been to the Grand Canyon what it is like when you have only read about it in a book.
Hey Mike ! in 1984 Autolinia 40X35 mm valve heads were 37,50 in San Antonio. New 1600 motors were 600 with the BV heads . You could get a 350 sbc short block with flat top forged pistons for 199 long block 375 In 84 it was a very good year I only paid a buck for a quart of beer I had to pay 250 when I blew 4th gear
Yea like on a bus I would not even try to make the front and rear floors. too much time and not enough monetary amount saved. But lots of other panels. all the floor supports. all that stuff could be made. Even the outriggers. But making the jack points would be possible but not very easy. I did watch the nova scotia barn door guy make a set so I know I could do it. I just dont know if I want to spend the long term on it. project would take years.
Interesting since some of my parts I buy online come from California and I think it's good. Washington state is very costly to live and buy parts. metal prices are ridiculous around here
so yea you get a double whammy. they come through ca then shipped up there. or you can just go through CIP1 which can be the best deal for some stuff. because they have commonwealth buying power and no tax and free shipping. but still some stuff goes through the CA washing machine before it goes to canada.
just started getting back into VW stuff lately. I think I told you before it's been since 1974 since I had my 65-bug followed by my 68 bus. Anyway, working on a 65 40hp original and getting new parts from AAperformance down there online.
through the califorina $$$ washing machine then shipped to AU.....like shipping cost for a long ass boat ride then the currency issues there is must be just totally insane.
I've noticed VW engine parts have went up exponentially along with transmission parts. In 2003 a complete engine was 900$, now an engine case is 1000$ I love West Coast Metric and Wolfsbürg West. On wages I used to make 19$/hr in '99 in NM. Now with college degree and certifications most employers in WI think 19-26$/hr is a living wage in 2023/24. I am glad unions pay a living wage but not everyone has the opportunity to be in one.
they just say Womens rights are more important......but at what point will they cave.....when they are on the streets. I think you can find some middle right person who will not go after those things to do well here but the right goes in deep....then the left polarizes left.
I’m in California as well and yeah parts are expensive. I’m restoring a 58. I like Wolfsburg West for a lot of my parts. Unrelated, I think they’re having a vw show in April so that’ll be fun
some countries in europe are part of the commonwealth....They sell to Canada with little or no tariffs but not to the us. so some things are cheaper through Cip1 because of that.
@@Mikefngarage Not to be pedantic, but the only country in europa thats part of the commonwealth is the UK. I guess what you mean are trade aggreements between europe and canada. But it sucks either way for the common folk
Everything you said is so true Mike that’s why so many of my friends everybody I know is pretty much leaving California tired of the politics tired of the immigration situation. California was a great place to grow up in the 60s and 70s. People are fleeing like like crazy.
I,m from UK. We have had minimum wage for almost 30 years. Everything you said is 100% correct. Wages actually go down, not up. Companies that had maybe 5 pay grades now have 2, minimum & maximum. I remember a debate on TV where everyone was saying " minimum wage will be great". There was an American professor on there that said; " Be careful what you wish for". How right he was.
higher wages not driven from workforce competition just creates inflation. When business demand creates it, there is no issue. When government steps in and decides how things SHOULD be it is always a problem.
Two words, Gaven Newsom! I been saying it for a while. If he ever becomes president US watch out! He's arguably our worst governor next to Gray Davis when he did that Enron deal.
Gavin is actually worse than Gray.....and the only reason he is still in office is because the right went too deep for the replacement. They should have gone middle right. then he would have been ousted. But what totally blows me away is the Dems all sided with him. That just tells me how corrupt the right has become. Back up a serious sociopathic person like him. and a mr magoo for president.
yea I do remember that.....But this time it is just way worse. I pretty much left it all in 1994 except for my bus. Because of that reason. But I am not leaving it now. just taking a different angle.
unfortunately so much goes through this state that it all gets hit a bit plus all the federal spending. you ad it all up and everything is going up in price faster than people can afford.
Interesting thoughts....I think the prices of projects are just going to go up ...rust free ones anyway as we run out out of good rust free c ars to restore...as long as we dont end up in a depression...if we DO end up in a depression then people will be unloading their projects so they c an just feed their family
Yes, the economy may be increasing. However, costs are one of what raise economic growth... My business has increased (revenue), but costs are raising faster = lower income 😑 Edit: Thank you for the video 🙂
Oh yea for sure. Government has their hands all in the cookie jar. and California wants to be like them. People think its good to be like Europe But that is why people fled to the start the USA....Plus in the 90s they wanted to get rid of all classic cars there. then finally they started to disappear then they made laws to keep the ones they have. Now people over there were buying ours because they got rid of all theirs. Crazy crap out there.
When prices go up then there is less buying. This results in businesses coming down with the price, or if they cannot then shut shop and let the other players continue. (Supply - Demand law). In economics there is the short term effect, and the long term effect. What seems to be happening from what I make out is a short term effect - most probably due to post Covid recovery. Things should iron out in the long term.
Everything is expensive now, shit timeline. 56.00 for a sheet of 3/4 inch ply. Two candy bars 7.00. Gas 5.00 gal. We bought an old house with lots of stuff to fix. Bought a 62 type 1 because I need variety of things I can't afford, everyone wants it but for 1/3 what I got into it😂 same with house blessed to own all no crazy debt or mortgage
It's price gauging by these companies. Then they are also doing shrinkflation. When you see their reported financials they are making huge profits. Our government regulators are nowhere to be found. Green light for all.
also putting higher corporate taxes and wage pushes create inflation. the only way to stop corporate greed is competition. and putting regulations on corporations does the opposite. VW parts there will be no new companies so they are totally out of control. putting more regulation they just pass that on to the consumer. Competition is the only way to combat corporate greed and the politicians are doing the opposite especially in CA.
How about getting rid of usury, i.e. debt based economy, back the monetary system with labor, not gold, eliminate speculation. It has a proven track record for prosperity.
yea many are but not ones like this. lots of political stuff still running. But if you talk about some stuff it is over. Look at California insider. How did they rationalize demonetizing that channel.
I think that you are missing literally the biggest factor for recent wage increases which has nothing to do with California politics, which is a decreasing entry wage labor force. Declining birth rates and fewer immigrants has meant that there is no one to do entry level minimum wage jobs at restaurants, retail, book-keeping, service jobs, shipping, etc. And that increase demand and fewer workers/applicants to fill them which means to get the folks who are in the job market, employers have to pay more. This is a US problem irrespective of politics or state and its also an issue in the EU.
Well it used to be smaller businesses would hire a minimum wage person to help out with nominal chores to make their job easier. Now it is impossible for those same small businesses to hire them. Like a guy to sweep floors or dust.....Clean parts. and such. Way to learn the business. Now they just need skilled people because higher wages make it impossible for them to hire a training position. This is why there are so many more homeless and street people that are displaced. I am sure this is happening there too. Lack of entry level positions. Only skilled work...cooks waiter all that stuff is actually skilled.
FDR would like to inform you that when the minimum wage law was established 91 years ago it was explicitly created to be a living wage: "In my Inaugural I laid down the simple proposition that nobody is going to starve in this country. It seems to me to be equally plain that no business which depends for existence on paying less than living wages to its workers has any right to continue in this country. By "business" I mean the whole of commerce as well as the whole of industry; by workers I mean all workers, the white collar class as well as the men in overalls; and by living wages I mean more than a bare subsistence level-I mean the wages of decent living."
This is a real VW issue..... and they are trying to make classic cars illegal to drive in CA. too just so you know. You might want to sell your car...and go buy a tesla.
@@chrisbegger8684 thanks. man. I had to tell it like it is. Cali wants to get rid of classic cars. they are considering allowing cities to deny driving classic cars in them for the name of emissions.
trump caused steel prices to go up. by blocking us from getting it. and the goverment/ corporations got more rich from us... he kisses a wall in isreal. wake up@@shaneprice2102
FYI Before the pandemic.....I was experiencing these problems. This was happening before the pandemic. But the pandemic compounded it as well. I was experiencing labor cost increases since 2014 that were higher than labor cost productivity. It has gotten worse and worse. Causing me as a Business owner to raise my prices. If you want to talk theories that is fine. But it is kind of like telling a guy who has been to the Grand Canyon what it is like when you have only read about it in a book.
Hey Mike ! in 1984 Autolinia 40X35 mm valve heads were 37,50 in San Antonio. New 1600 motors were 600 with the BV heads . You could get a 350 sbc short block with flat top forged pistons for 199 long block 375
In 84 it was a very good year
I only paid a buck for a quart of beer
I had to pay 250 when I blew 4th gear
those were the days. Now you chase off immigrants and pay big bucks for parts. texas has seriously changed
Cut taxes in half, cut even a little government waste, and watch what happens.
🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀
A “little government waste”? That’s an oxymoron; it’s all a huge grift on the backs of the taxpayers and a privileged few are stealing everything.
making every panel from scratch would actually be really interesting. Theres some parts i can think of that seem immpossbile to recreate
Yea like on a bus I would not even try to make the front and rear floors. too much time and not enough monetary amount saved. But lots of other panels. all the floor supports. all that stuff could be made. Even the outriggers. But making the jack points would be possible but not very easy. I did watch the nova scotia barn door guy make a set so I know I could do it. I just dont know if I want to spend the long term on it. project would take years.
@@Mikefngarage Whatever you decide to do mike, it will be enjoyable to watch. Already learned alot from your content.
Interesting since some of my parts I buy online come from California and I think it's good. Washington state is very costly to live and buy parts. metal prices are ridiculous around here
so yea you get a double whammy. they come through ca then shipped up there. or you can just go through CIP1 which can be the best deal for some stuff. because they have commonwealth buying power and no tax and free shipping. but still some stuff goes through the CA washing machine before it goes to canada.
just started getting back into VW stuff lately. I think I told you before it's been since 1974 since I had my 65-bug followed by my 68 bus. Anyway, working on a 65 40hp original and getting new parts from AAperformance down there online.
It's crazy in CA. VW tune up is about 600 bucks. Sparkplugs are 7 bucks each. Bosch distributor cap and rotor is $70. Can't believe it.
Triple that in Australia..
through the califorina $$$ washing machine then shipped to AU.....like shipping cost for a long ass boat ride then the currency issues there is must be just totally insane.
@@DemopVWgarage Atleast you guys get all the rare japanese and korean stuff.
I've noticed VW engine parts have went up exponentially along with transmission parts. In 2003 a complete engine was 900$, now an engine case is 1000$ I love West Coast Metric and Wolfsbürg West. On wages I used to make 19$/hr in '99 in NM. Now with college degree and certifications most employers in WI think 19-26$/hr is a living wage in 2023/24. I am glad unions pay a living wage but not everyone has the opportunity to be in one.
Agreed with everything you said. Unfortunately most voters are blind and the left wants it this way.
they just say Womens rights are more important......but at what point will they cave.....when they are on the streets. I think you can find some middle right person who will not go after those things to do well here but the right goes in deep....then the left polarizes left.
I’m in California as well and yeah parts are expensive. I’m restoring a 58. I like Wolfsburg West for a lot of my parts. Unrelated, I think they’re having a vw show in April so that’ll be fun
yea i go to that show too.
Steering boxes used to be $35.00! Now over $300.00!!! Where do I get a steering box for a '73 Type 1 Standard?
Empi has steering boxes available.
@@vintage76vipergreenBeetle Yes. thank you. Just at about 350.00.
@@benkanobe7500 Hopefully the price will come down in a few years. Look for a good used unit from a low mileage car.
used at a swap....is about the only thing you can afford. I get it. pomona this weekend but Rain in the forcast.....I am not going.
what do you mean with commonwealth countries affecting the price?
some countries in europe are part of the commonwealth....They sell to Canada with little or no tariffs but not to the us. so some things are cheaper through Cip1 because of that.
@@Mikefngarage Not to be pedantic, but the only country in europa thats part of the commonwealth is the UK. I guess what you mean are trade aggreements between europe and canada. But it sucks either way for the common folk
@@fritzkuhne2055 yea I think it is part of the commonwealth agreement or something like that.
It’s ridiculous and sad. I was going to buy a disk brake kit for my bug when Covid hit. The price went up nearly 100% in just a couple of years!!!
Good tips Mike - enjoy the weekend 👍💯😊
Thanks 👍
Preach on brother. California's sad situation makes perfect sense as the reason for sky high prices! I'm so glad I live in KY.
all the parts come though here so it is effecting even you guys too.
Everything you said is so true Mike that’s why so many of my friends everybody I know is pretty much leaving California tired of the politics tired of the immigration situation. California was a great place to grow up in the 60s and 70s. People are fleeing like like crazy.
yea about every tradesman I know has already left.
I,m from UK. We have had minimum wage for almost 30 years. Everything you said is 100% correct. Wages actually go down, not up. Companies that had maybe 5 pay grades now have 2, minimum & maximum.
I remember a debate on TV where everyone was saying " minimum wage will be great".
There was an American professor on there that said; " Be careful what you wish for".
How right he was.
higher wages not driven from workforce competition just creates inflation. When business demand creates it, there is no issue. When government steps in and decides how things SHOULD be it is always a problem.
Two words, Gaven Newsom! I been saying it for a while. If he ever becomes president US watch out! He's arguably our worst governor next to Gray Davis when he did that Enron deal.
Gavin is actually worse than Gray.....and the only reason he is still in office is because the right went too deep for the replacement. They should have gone middle right. then he would have been ousted. But what totally blows me away is the Dems all sided with him. That just tells me how corrupt the right has become. Back up a serious sociopathic person like him. and a mr magoo for president.
I'm available Sundays and Mondays 😀
Would be great to see a overland live in Baja Bug build. Instead of Van life, Bug life.
Mike, remember when the same thing happened around 1994?
yea I do remember that.....But this time it is just way worse. I pretty much left it all in 1994 except for my bus. Because of that reason. But I am not leaving it now. just taking a different angle.
@@Mikefngarage this would he an interesting topic to talk about also. Why did you take a break from VWs in the 90s .
Enjoyed this commentary, I live in the mid-west and glad I am not closed to the State you live in. Extremism costs the whole Country to pay more.
unfortunately so much goes through this state that it all gets hit a bit plus all the federal spending. you ad it all up and everything is going up in price faster than people can afford.
Interesting thoughts....I think the prices of projects are just going to go up ...rust free ones anyway as we run out out of good rust free c ars to restore...as long as we dont end up in a depression...if we DO end up in a depression then people will be unloading their projects so they c an just feed their family
those are scarry thoughts. I hope we dont go there. but stuff is sure slowing down around me.
I agree with you 100%
Yes, the economy may be increasing. However, costs are one of what raise economic growth... My business has increased (revenue), but costs are raising faster = lower income 😑
Edit: Thank you for the video 🙂
Hello guys... You just begin to know what's happens in our europe's countries... Very difficult to buy spare parts at good price...😢
Oh yea for sure. Government has their hands all in the cookie jar. and California wants to be like them. People think its good to be like Europe But that is why people fled to the start the USA....Plus in the 90s they wanted to get rid of all classic cars there. then finally they started to disappear then they made laws to keep the ones they have. Now people over there were buying ours because they got rid of all theirs. Crazy crap out there.
If you have a nice vintage vw, and someone wants to buy it. Now is the best time to sell it. The vw hobby is getting expensive. Not a good thing.
When prices go up then there is less buying. This results in businesses coming down with the price, or if they cannot then shut shop and let the other players continue. (Supply - Demand law). In economics there is the short term effect, and the long term effect. What seems to be happening from what I make out is a short term effect - most probably due to post Covid recovery. Things should iron out in the long term.
No kidding! It's never going to happen I agree...
when we keep raising wages it forces the prices to go up due to cost push inflation.
Everything is expensive now, shit timeline. 56.00 for a sheet of 3/4 inch ply. Two candy bars 7.00. Gas 5.00 gal. We bought an old house with lots of stuff to fix. Bought a 62 type 1 because I need variety of things I can't afford, everyone wants it but for 1/3 what I got into it😂 same with house blessed to own all no crazy debt or mortgage
yea Believe me. I know
All sad but true ☹️
Hit it right on!
After the coof event in 2020 and the fiasco in November 2020 everything has gone to hell everywhere.
oh yea it is just pure crap....
It's price gauging by these companies. Then they are also doing shrinkflation. When you see their reported financials they are making huge profits. Our government regulators are nowhere to be found. Green light for all.
also putting higher corporate taxes and wage pushes create inflation. the only way to stop corporate greed is competition. and putting regulations on corporations does the opposite. VW parts there will be no new companies so they are totally out of control. putting more regulation they just pass that on to the consumer. Competition is the only way to combat corporate greed and the politicians are doing the opposite especially in CA.
Nicely said Mike 👍🏻🏴
pissed a few people off but it had to be said.
I blame Hippies.
one of my friends is a serious hippie that is republican.....the other is democrat. its the new hipsters that are unaware of how the system works.
How about getting rid of usury, i.e. debt based economy, back the monetary system with labor, not gold, eliminate speculation. It has a proven track record for prosperity.
Minimum wage is 725 and it hasn't gone up since 2009.
where ?
In CA 2014 $8 an hour in Now $16 an hour, 2015 went to 10......double in 10 years. and nothing else has doubled. General wages have not doubled.
In kansas
Minimum wage is NOT meant to be a living wage. Entry level, minimal skills / minimum liability (1st job, teenagers, for example).
@@salvaged_title absolutely right.
Brave new world,
Everybody will be wondering what the hell happened and how to get out.
Video is gonna get demonetized faster than if you have copyrighted music playing in background. 🤣
yea many are but not ones like this. lots of political stuff still running. But if you talk about some stuff it is over. Look at California insider. How did they rationalize demonetizing that channel.
Cut government spending will help a lot of problems !
the Libertarians
The wonderful state of California lol
I lived in Santa Cruz County for almost 30 years. From Shasta to the Sierras, Big Sur and Santa Cruz, the physical land in CA is beyond amazing.
I think that you are missing literally the biggest factor for recent wage increases which has nothing to do with California politics, which is a decreasing entry wage labor force. Declining birth rates and fewer immigrants has meant that there is no one to do entry level minimum wage jobs at restaurants, retail, book-keeping, service jobs, shipping, etc. And that increase demand and fewer workers/applicants to fill them which means to get the folks who are in the job market, employers have to pay more. This is a US problem irrespective of politics or state and its also an issue in the EU.
Well it used to be smaller businesses would hire a minimum wage person to help out with nominal chores to make their job easier. Now it is impossible for those same small businesses to hire them. Like a guy to sweep floors or dust.....Clean parts. and such. Way to learn the business. Now they just need skilled people because higher wages make it impossible for them to hire a training position. This is why there are so many more homeless and street people that are displaced. I am sure this is happening there too. Lack of entry level positions. Only skilled work...cooks waiter all that stuff is actually skilled.
Rat Rods SUCK!
Brandonomics.
plus Gavenomics = no business.
FDR would like to inform you that when the minimum wage law was established 91 years ago it was explicitly created to be a living wage:
"In my Inaugural I laid down the simple proposition that nobody is going to starve in this country. It seems to me to be equally plain that no business which depends for existence on paying less than living wages to its workers has any right to continue in this country. By "business" I mean the whole of commerce as well as the whole of industry; by workers I mean all workers, the white collar class as well as the men in overalls; and by living wages I mean more than a bare subsistence level-I mean the wages of decent living."
different times then....I guess you like inflation from cost push....just smile and take it like a man then
Sounds like you are just promoting your business for sale.
Just unsubscribed, I come here for VW info. I'll go somewhere else for politics and lectures! See ya!
Feelings hurt? Just acknowledge reality and responsibility if you voted for it.
you are the weakest link......
This is a real VW issue..... and they are trying to make classic cars illegal to drive in CA. too just so you know. You might want to sell your car...and go buy a tesla.
@@Mikefngarage I actually just subscribed because of this...... The truth hurts, and you had to say it ;)
@@chrisbegger8684 thanks. man. I had to tell it like it is. Cali wants to get rid of classic cars. they are considering allowing cities to deny driving classic cars in them for the name of emissions.
Get..ca
Newsom
Biden.out..trump.in
Wait untul Gaven Newson runs for president!
@@californiahandballClown world; but then again, look where we are now….🤡🤡🤡
YEAH TRUMP will..... charge a big 30 percent tax to us for CHINA... and walmart, costco other big corps... NO TAX!!! enjoy it.
Trump 2024. Get Newsome and all other rats out of government. Done.
trump caused steel prices to go up. by blocking us from getting it. and the goverment/ corporations got more rich from us... he kisses a wall in isreal. wake up@@shaneprice2102