I’m a mechanic and feel into some of these things when I was younger but I was taught by my parents to value my money and time so I started buying tools cash. Making my own meals at home and that definitely curbed my frivolous spending.
you were lucky and i can say you are smart that you listened toy our family, most people they don't get chance to receive this kinda advice or they ignore it
You are absolutely right, that's what I tell my younger tech fellows, and when they don't listen, they get burned. Expensive tools don't make good mechanics knowledge does.
@Matthewjo22 I'm not against brands like snap on or Mac. I have a lot of them, but I didn't buy them until I really needed them. Good job thank you for your time and efforts 👍
I worked at a shop with some Middle Eastern mechanics, it was awesome one of them would make us snacks like a spiced up cheese and pita bread that was toasted, like $1 per.
Your absolutely spot on with your comments. Always buying fast food ,also buying snap- on tools and having very low wages . Apprentices are the one's who get groomed into buying expensive tool's. Older mechanics don't give a shot about expensive tool's
Not always true as a diesel mechanic that does a lot of engine work a digital snap-on torque wrench is the way to go when working on 30,000 dollar diesel engines. And if you do a lot of electrical diagnostics using a good fluke meter will save you from inaccurate readings that you might get if you were saying using a harbor freight meter.
@ yeah I got some expensive diagnostic tools but we don’t need every single tools from expensive brand My tools box is full of verity brands and all of them work as they should with no issue, because I learned what and where I need to buy from for specific jobs that I have
When this gentleman said Us General and SnapOn boxes are no different. That's exactly when i could not resist laughing and went for a different topic. Look, price is diferent, quality is different, resale value is different, paint is different, wheel are different, locks are different and yes, show off which is a point of sale is also different. Among many other differences.
@@darwingortiz7013 thanks for sharing your thought, my point from saying there is no difference was different than quality, yes snap in are high quality tools and tool box But my point is we don’t need to spend this amount of money for tool box that meet the same purpose keeping the tools organize this was my point
I've seen a ton of people get into that tool truck just $50 a week deal. The problem with that is when you need something else you're still spending over $200 a month for stuff you already have so you have to go back to the dealer and he just extends your payment time so you never catch up. I've had 3 or 4 big tool purchases that took me a month on average to pay off but I've never had a revolving bill. I'd love to have all top of the line tools but I'd rather be able to have vacations or take my kids places they want to go. My friend was in college and his side business (it) took off. He changed his major to economics so he would know how to handle his money and some of the advice he's given me really makes you think about things differently
Mechanic are broke because shop owners like this charges customer 130 an hour, while mechanic gets 30 an hour, plus shop makes another 25% on parts that are used, stop the bull only one getting rich is the shop owner. Yes expensive tools are a waste. What mechanic does with the money is another story. Ask yourrelf Jo if all your mechanics walked out , what business do you have.
Lmfao. Ever heard of over head? Location Licensing Insurance Utilities Taxes Vendors Workers comp? A good mechanic can open a shop take on the overhead and charge the 130.00 an hour. Why don't they do it? Because it's always EASIER to take an easier road then bitch about the path they took.
*Do you have any idea the amount of overhead there is on owning a shop? How much do you imagine just the power bill is monthly? Huge air compressors running all day, electric hoists lifting multiple tons of steel all day, tire machines, wheel balancers, alignment machines, a few desktop PCs…you have a very simplistic and ignorant opinion based on one dimensional thinking*
100% true, remember this is a shop owner , they only care about 1 thing……money any way they can get it, and the tech is on the bottom of the totem pole that makes them the most.
It doesn't matter what industry people are in. The buying out food all the time is what keeps people broke. People at my place are spending $20+ for food delivery when I am eating my $2 sandwich, 50c snack and 50c cup of coffee.
Exactly right sir. Dudes at my shop joke at me for bringing a lunch box with 3 sandwiches, 3 bottled waters, snacks and an energy drink everyday but I tell them I save so much money 5 days a week. I tell them they spend $20 a day for lunch and I spend about $45 a week for lunch.
I’m not a mechanic, im a lead welder at the same place, just got 25 yrs, but many ethics apply to all of us across the work field, many u came across in this video, its awesome thank you! was wondering if you can do one with employees or shop owners who start struggling with drinking, weed, and other drugs? What you experienced or seen, and maybe the remedies and help. Thx Bro, you’re awesome 🙏🏾❤️🤙🏾
I myself as a mechanic, when I started, I just buy a BRAND NEW toolbox, a Snap-on (Mac and Maco are also good brands for a sturdy toolbox), the rest of my tools, I went to swap meets, yard sales and the newspaper ads. It was fun riding around in the mid 90s with my moped, with a milk crate on the back. 😂
Yeah I can relate to what you're saying. Back in the mid 60s, my first set of tools was Sears Craftsman. Anytime that I find myself needing more tools Sears would be my go to place. The only time I bought off the tool trucks is when I needed a specialty tool that Craftsman did not make. To this day I still have all my Craftsman tools and boxes. Being retired they don't get used much but I still have them. I always brought my own lunch from home, unless there was a special occasion which didn't happen that often.
@@bobber55 oh man I wish someone could give me these advice couple years ago I would be much better position and I am sure a lot of young text they need to hear these words thanks for Sharing
@@Matthewjo22 I have a mix of Armstrong and Sears Craftsman tools that I've had for 40 years, the Armstrong tools were my Dad's. I snark a lot on Snap-on, but doing the research on them, it just backs up the fact that they rip off mechanics and screw everyone over where they can, when for 99% of jobs, you can get any number of decent "prosumer" brands that will work just as well. And if the tool breaks, most every one of those brands have lifetime warranties on them so you can swap 'em out without a big hassle. Sure, Snapon and some others may be marginally better in tolerances, etc., and withstand more torque than other brands, but unless you're constantly going ham on the tools, that shouldn't matter. And if you *are*, then you replace the tool that's breaking with one that's higher durability because you have demonstrated a necessity for the higher grade tool. Having "The best" of everything is great and all, but if the choice is food on the table and having all the tools that i need to do the job, vs. having all the tools i need and wondering how I'm going to keep food on the table if I lose my job and can't make the weekly payment, well, it's an easy choice for me. Also, yes, you can buy the brands used. However, gotta be careful about this because a lot of brands with lifetime warranties have language indicating that the coverage doesn't transfer, so it doesn't cover you if you're not the original buyer. Based on that, I'd rather just buy the HF or Craftsman tool kits and add on from there so that there's no issues with warranty coverage than buying the superbrands used and finding out i"m SOL because i'm not the original buyer.
Your suggestions apply to many types of jobs. Bring lunch, save money and always look for better opportunities. Owners never care about good workers until they quit.
Been doing this 24 years now, I definitely gotta agree with you, especially on the tool thing ( was pretty sure this was gonna be on your list ). I still have a $100 impact from the year 2000, it works just fine, plenty of oil in it everyday and the other tools also.
I stopped working in a Ford dealership for 2 reasons. 1= pay rate was based on the kind of work you performed, not the time it takes to perform. Warranties and recalls kill your profit. 2= the continuos learning makes repair more complex over time, taking more time to troubleshoot. Waste of time, waste of money.
Dude you’re right. Money management is key. I’ve been wrenching since I was in 7th grade. Started helping my dad watching him doing overhauls and lots and lots of engine repairs as he just did as a hobby but I paid attention. My dad had lots of snap on and matco tools and the huge snap on cool toolboxes but as I started I used his tools which snap on tools are awesome but now as I’m 48 years old I have my own one man shop in my backyard where I do lots of suspension and lots of engine rebuilds and i only have very little not much but little snap on but my big icon toolbox is all mostly harbor freight Pittsburgh pro and icon tools and Hercules power tools and I still yet haven’t put in a lift in my shop. Ive just used 2 daytona super duty jacks and Daytona 12,6 and 3 ton Jack stands to do all the work but I use my dads engine hoists though and all my tools make me a very nice 6 digit income. Money management is key. The money doesn’t go into anyone else’s pockets but my own. It’s scary and risky to go on your own but the rewards are greater.
I hear you. And I despise the tool truck. I understand the problem of eating habits however if I'm busting my butt for a shop I should be able to get my sausage egg and cheese Sammy on my way in. I've worked for dealers and independent shops and I'm kinda over it. If I found a shop that would agree to pay $35 an hour for a certified B rate technician (myself) I'd show you a tech who makes the shop money. Problem is like a lot of great technicians out there, we've been swindled, scammed, and just outright stolen from from ALL of these shops weather private or a name brand dealer. I could be a certified A tech a senior Master even all I'd have to do is take a test but guess what? As soon as I pass that course and get that title ain't no way I'm getting a raise unless I find another shop to hire me. On top of that if you do get hired as a senior Master you're going to get so f*cked on every job, they'll only want to pay you flat rate and will refuse to give you extra time for broken bolts and parts that sometimes go or get stuck in disassembly. I found a home at a tree service. I get paid lovely and I'm not going back to auto. No way.
cook your own food, bring a bagged lunch, harbor freight tools are fine comparable to sears craftsman. open your own car repair business: you be the boss and set competitive prices which will be lower than a regular shop. go to the customers house even. like a mobile mechanic. learn to read electrical schematics and improve your troubleshooting skills
100% right on the brand name tools. I go for used and cash as well. Started with a set and box from Sears from my parents for graduation from Tech School, they were Craftsman.
@@Matthewjo22 You can build a GREAT starter set of tools in a Rolling cart for under 2K depending on what you buy. I wish I could help all the youngsters out. The only expensive tool I bought from Snap-On with a discount from my tech school was a Digital Tq wrench. You can get by these days with a few battery-powered tools, like a small impact, ratchet, and various impact sockets to start a few hand tools and sockets, and a few oil change tools. It's not like you need a scan tool etc out of the gate as you will most likely be starting as a Tire and oil tech.
@ you gave me a another great video idea start up tool box under 2k this is great and budget friendly I think anyone can do these day or must do to become a mechanic, not going under huge debt like me when my salary was 400$ per week and payment was 560$ per week, no one told me these
Nawwww if you’re making good money it doesn’t matter because you will always make the money back over and over. I have tools at work and tools at home… made over 100k just at work plus I do tons of side jobs….. if your good snap on won’t be an issue.
He's right about the eating out. I was always good with bringing lunch from home but man did I love to leave a little early and stop for breakfast. 6 bucks a day is 30 dollars a week and 30 dollars a week multiplied by 52 weeks and I was spending 1,560 dollars a year on breakfast. Over a 40 year career that would be 62,400 dollars.
Thank you for sharing. Very interesting points. I do see these points with many Automotive Technician .. 😀 I personally love GEARWRENCH brand .. My father loved Hazet (from Germany).
THERE ARE ALOT OF OPTIONS AVAILABE AND WE DONT NEED TO BURY OURSELF UNDER HUGE DEBT TO MAKE OTHERS HAPPY, START CHEAP AND LATE ON YOU CAN BUY EXPENSIVE TOOLS WHEN YOU CAN AFFORD THEM
Or : They overestimate their skill level and value. 99 out of 100 interviews that I've conducted, the applicant is " Super Tech," has no weaknesses , can do it all . Once hired, they almost always are a marginal low-level C tech best case . I pay well and reward my producers . Being not just an owner , but a 30 year Master technician, I understand this industry , and its troubles very well. While it's true, there are far too many owners who treat their techs horribly and pay them very unfairly , this industry is also filled with D level parts changers calling themselves technicians.
You mentioned best way to give gift to your best friend is to change your friend something like timing belt and not charge labour if I understood correctly. I would say no, you should charge your labour , fairly , as your skill and your careful work on your friends car should be much appreciated. You'd be very lucky to find decent mechanic these days.. in the UK at least.
Sorry, but the F&I department makes more money than any other department in the dealership. F&I people are usually very good bullshitters and talk people into buying way more than they need and bury people in debt.
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I go to McDonald's for breakfast everyday before work. Prices started going up. My regular breakfast meal is encroaching on $10. Quick math of $10 per breakfast over 5 days of work equals $50 for a week. That's $200 a month. Over 5 months that's already $1k. Nevermind if I choose to go in on a Saturday. I've recently stopped getting breakfast at McDonald's. Started bringing Quaker oatmeal and granola bars to replace my McDonalds. I'm not only saving those $50 a week I'm also saving wear and tear on the car driving out of the way to McDonalds, saving time not sitting in the drive through and gas money used for each trip. I also no longer need to leave the house as early as i used to and simply drive straight to work. I'm currently working on replacing the going out for lunch thing. We have a fridge, grille, griddle, microwave, toaster oven and even a hot water machine at work.
yeah, I like the specialist idea ti, i do not wan to have all kinda tools and parts and diagnostic software, but it takes time to gain a reputation and experience so you can get more clients s
@Matthewjo22 Buy the mailing list from the DMV. Got the exact number of every registered make & model in the city (every owner).bring them in on an oil change offer.
They say I'm a good mechanic. I use craftsmen. I pay cash. I have an old 3)4 drive set of SK. Ever heard of them? I inherited them from my dad. I use an old pickup for a tool box so I can move it anywhere I need to go. A snap on box costs more than the truck.
Craftsman tools are just fine, Don't need that expensive Snap On stuff, you're just asking for them to get stolen. A lot of guys just over buy on tools as well cause they might need it someday.
I do not get it that the mechanic have to have they own tools...... All the time!! As he said about the young guy studying to be a mechanic: Don`t by tools until you earn your own money. I have been with my own tools and in some cases I got paid for it but I also got some one into my toolbox and taking everything they could (Stealing) or just a loan for unspecific time........ Often is it just no place in a shop where you can change cloths or sit down for a break..... Or no coffie machine or micro or boiler to boil water.... .. and some times when you dislike it you get out to lunch......
What about you as the shop owner putting the tech at the bottom of the totem pole? The person that earns your money gets paid the least. Any young guys…..stay away from this trade. You are the owners money maker and they will pay you as low as they can.
Shops that don't supply special tools, scan tools etc. give you 25 cents an hour "tool allowance" and think it's generous. Or no allowance at all. It is all good until you can not fill the opening because nobody wants to stay and play... Pay more and keep talent.
If you are a mobile tech and want air tools get a rolair gas powered 4090HK17 is like $1.4k and will suffice your air tool needs i and will come out to be cheaper on your wallet when you conpare air to electric tools
Sorry but this is as bunch of bs we can do everything you said and still not make enough money the only ones who make money in this business is the owner and the service advisor the technician it will never make enough money 😅
Mechanics health care + spouse 120,000 every decade. /1000 a month. Snap on tools necessary for flat rate speed and efficiency rebuilding transmissions for 18 flat rate bucks a hour. Education $$$🤦. 2nd to health care costs.funded by the Technician. Most independent shops won't train. Peterbuilt is charging 185.00 an hour.. the Technician 30. 🤷
I don't like this video. I worked for all my nice expensive tools and only owe Matco $500 dollars. I am a 30 month apprentice at 27 years old. I started when I was 24. Now I have 15k in tools and only owe 500 and never paid interest. I worked really hard and paid all my tools off. I spent 900 dollars on four Matco ratchets because I don't go to harbor freight for warranty anymore. I started with only $200 dollars of tools. Today I am reassembling a 2gr-fe engine after replacing head gaskets and I also train and understand using an oscilloscope for various testing. I even have an AES wave Uscope. I don't like how negative this video is. I finally have most of tools so now I spent a lot of money on professional ratchets. This year I will save and invest because I bought most of what I need. I'll make a tool box your video soon and you will see everything. I worked really hard for my nice tools. So I began as a GS or lube tech and today I have the same title. This morning I'm cleaning a 2gr-fe engine and also going to do oil changes and miscellaneous repairs and state inspections and I am also expected to rebuild the engine as well. It's a very difficult job because I have to stop and work on other vehicles constantly. Please, feel sorry for me because Its a difficult job. I don't like this video because he looks down on other mechanics and he really shouldn't. The best advice he has is to begin saving money and investing in other things which is what I'm now able to do now that I have almost all my tooling I need. Thanks for the video but wow it is very negative.
Sell your shop my friend. Why would a good mechanic with all the equipment cut you in at your rate. Your best bet is to go tire and lube, because cars parts have to be programmed know. Car tech changes every 6months by the way.
I’m a mechanic and feel into some of these things when I was younger but I was taught by my parents to value my money and time so I started buying tools cash. Making my own meals at home and that definitely curbed my frivolous spending.
you were lucky and i can say you are smart that you listened toy our family, most people they don't get chance to receive this kinda advice or they ignore it
You are absolutely right, that's what I tell my younger tech fellows, and when they don't listen, they get burned. Expensive tools don't make good mechanics knowledge does.
@@alexnuaimi3299 yeah unfortunately they think having expensive tools make them great and good looking tech
@Matthewjo22 I'm not against brands like snap on or Mac. I have a lot of them, but I didn't buy them until I really needed them. Good job thank you for your time and efforts 👍
@ and we would not buy them when we cannot afford them to, your welcome
@@alexnuaimi3299 time in the shop
I worked at a shop with some Middle Eastern mechanics, it was awesome one of them would make us snacks like a spiced up cheese and pita bread that was toasted, like $1 per.
i serve or coke kabab some times for employee, they love it
Your absolutely spot on with your comments. Always buying fast food ,also buying snap- on tools and having very low wages . Apprentices are the one's who get groomed into buying expensive tool's. Older mechanics don't give a shot about expensive tool's
@@J.T672 that’s true, thanks man
Not always true as a diesel mechanic that does a lot of engine work a digital snap-on torque wrench is the way to go when working on 30,000 dollar diesel engines. And if you do a lot of electrical diagnostics using a good fluke meter will save you from inaccurate readings that you might get if you were saying using a harbor freight meter.
@ yeah I got some expensive diagnostic tools but we don’t need every single tools from expensive brand
My tools box is full of verity brands and all of them work as they should with no issue, because I learned what and where I need to buy from for specific jobs that I have
I'm a fiberglass body man mostly working on boats. I was told back in 98' to buy the best you can afford.
@@edbuckley1670 Are you going to get your torque wrench and Fluke calibrated?
That is why most of the dealers are in trouble. GREED.
Bravo ! After 30 years work in my shop, i learn something
When this gentleman said Us General and SnapOn boxes are no different. That's exactly when i could not resist laughing and went for a different topic.
Look, price is diferent, quality is different, resale value is different, paint is different, wheel are different, locks are different and yes, show off which is a point of sale is also different. Among many other differences.
@@darwingortiz7013 thanks for sharing your thought, my point from saying there is no difference was different than quality, yes snap in are high quality tools and tool box
But my point is we don’t need to spend this amount of money for tool box that meet the same purpose keeping the tools organize this was my point
I've seen a ton of people get into that tool truck just $50 a week deal. The problem with that is when you need something else you're still spending over $200 a month for stuff you already have so you have to go back to the dealer and he just extends your payment time so you never catch up. I've had 3 or 4 big tool purchases that took me a month on average to pay off but I've never had a revolving bill. I'd love to have all top of the line tools but I'd rather be able to have vacations or take my kids places they want to go.
My friend was in college and his side business (it) took off. He changed his major to economics so he would know how to handle his money and some of the advice he's given me really makes you think about things differently
Mechanic are broke because shop owners like this charges customer 130 an hour, while mechanic gets 30 an hour, plus shop makes another 25% on parts that are used, stop the bull only one getting rich is the shop owner. Yes expensive tools are a waste. What mechanic does with the money is another story. Ask yourrelf Jo if all your mechanics walked out , what business do you have.
Lmfao.
Ever heard of over head?
Location
Licensing
Insurance
Utilities
Taxes
Vendors
Workers comp?
A good mechanic can open a shop take on the overhead and charge the 130.00 an hour. Why don't they do it? Because it's always EASIER to take an easier road then bitch about the path they took.
If your not happy with your pay switch trades. The smart mechanics switch to millwright.
*Do you have any idea the amount of overhead there is on owning a shop? How much do you imagine just the power bill is monthly? Huge air compressors running all day, electric hoists lifting multiple tons of steel all day, tire machines, wheel balancers, alignment machines, a few desktop PCs…you have a very simplistic and ignorant opinion based on one dimensional thinking*
@@mostlypeacefulmisterputinthen they go home to their million dollar house LOL
100% true, remember this is a shop owner , they only care about 1 thing……money any way they can get it, and the tech is on the bottom of the totem pole that makes them the most.
It doesn't matter what industry people are in. The buying out food all the time is what keeps people broke. People at my place are spending $20+ for food delivery when I am eating my $2 sandwich, 50c snack and 50c cup of coffee.
@@mph5896 that’s right regardless of here they work, I’ve seen people work in places they make 10 buck an hr and they spend 30$ on food and DoorDash
Exactly right sir. Dudes at my shop joke at me for bringing a lunch box with 3 sandwiches, 3 bottled waters, snacks and an energy drink everyday but I tell them I save so much money 5 days a week. I tell them they spend $20 a day for lunch and I spend about $45 a week for lunch.
When you about it you don't speak about it
@@dewilliams2012 you are doing exactly what every tech needs to do, you understood what respecting your income means to others didn't yet
I’m not a mechanic, im a lead welder at the same place, just got 25 yrs, but many ethics apply to all of us across the work field, many u came across in this video, its awesome thank you!
was wondering if you can do one with employees or shop owners who start struggling with drinking, weed, and other drugs? What you experienced or seen, and maybe the remedies and help. Thx Bro, you’re awesome 🙏🏾❤️🤙🏾
I myself as a mechanic, when I started, I just buy a BRAND NEW toolbox, a Snap-on (Mac and Maco are also good brands for a sturdy toolbox), the rest of my tools, I went to swap meets, yard sales and the newspaper ads. It was fun riding around in the mid 90s with my moped, with a milk crate on the back. 😂
Yeah I can relate to what you're saying.
Back in the mid 60s, my first set of tools was Sears Craftsman. Anytime that I find myself needing more tools Sears would be my go to place. The only time I bought off the tool trucks is when I needed a specialty tool that Craftsman did not make.
To this day I still have all my Craftsman tools and boxes.
Being retired they don't get used much but I still have them.
I always brought my own lunch from home, unless there was a special occasion which didn't happen that often.
@@bobber55 oh man I wish someone could give me these advice couple years ago I would be much better position and I am sure a lot of young text they need to hear these words thanks for Sharing
@@Matthewjo22 I have a mix of Armstrong and Sears Craftsman tools that I've had for 40 years, the Armstrong tools were my Dad's. I snark a lot on Snap-on, but doing the research on them, it just backs up the fact that they rip off mechanics and screw everyone over where they can, when for 99% of jobs, you can get any number of decent "prosumer" brands that will work just as well. And if the tool breaks, most every one of those brands have lifetime warranties on them so you can swap 'em out without a big hassle. Sure, Snapon and some others may be marginally better in tolerances, etc., and withstand more torque than other brands, but unless you're constantly going ham on the tools, that shouldn't matter. And if you *are*, then you replace the tool that's breaking with one that's higher durability because you have demonstrated a necessity for the higher grade tool.
Having "The best" of everything is great and all, but if the choice is food on the table and having all the tools that i need to do the job, vs. having all the tools i need and wondering how I'm going to keep food on the table if I lose my job and can't make the weekly payment, well, it's an easy choice for me.
Also, yes, you can buy the brands used. However, gotta be careful about this because a lot of brands with lifetime warranties have language indicating that the coverage doesn't transfer, so it doesn't cover you if you're not the original buyer.
Based on that, I'd rather just buy the HF or Craftsman tool kits and add on from there so that there's no issues with warranty coverage than buying the superbrands used and finding out i"m SOL because i'm not the original buyer.
Your suggestions apply to many types of jobs. Bring lunch, save money and always look for better opportunities. Owners never care about good workers until they quit.
Im a shop owner & all your are saying is TRUE
thanks, man, we should care and look for others
Been doing this 24 years now, I definitely gotta agree with you, especially on the tool thing ( was pretty sure this was gonna be on your list ). I still have a $100 impact from the year 2000, it works just fine, plenty of oil in it everyday and the other tools also.
@@amechanicsadvice thanks man
There was time in the not so distant past ...mechancs took home half of the labor sales..........
I stopped working in a Ford dealership for 2 reasons. 1= pay rate was based on the kind of work you performed, not the time it takes to perform. Warranties and recalls kill your profit. 2= the continuos learning makes repair more complex over time, taking more time to troubleshoot. Waste of time, waste of money.
Dude you’re right. Money management is key. I’ve been wrenching since I was in 7th grade. Started helping my dad watching him doing overhauls and lots and lots of engine repairs as he just did as a hobby but I paid attention. My dad had lots of snap on and matco tools and the huge snap on cool toolboxes but as I started I used his tools which snap on tools are awesome but now as I’m 48 years old I have my own one man shop in my backyard where I do lots of suspension and lots of engine rebuilds and i only have very little not much but little snap on but my big icon toolbox is all mostly harbor freight Pittsburgh pro and icon tools and Hercules power tools and I still yet haven’t put in a lift in my shop. Ive just used 2 daytona super duty jacks and Daytona 12,6 and 3 ton Jack stands to do all the work but I use my dads engine hoists though and all my tools make me a very nice 6 digit income. Money management is key. The money doesn’t go into anyone else’s pockets but my own. It’s scary and risky to go on your own but the rewards are greater.
great to heat your story man, keep up
I hear you. And I despise the tool truck. I understand the problem of eating habits however if I'm busting my butt for a shop I should be able to get my sausage egg and cheese Sammy on my way in. I've worked for dealers and independent shops and I'm kinda over it. If I found a shop that would agree to pay $35 an hour for a certified B rate technician (myself) I'd show you a tech who makes the shop money. Problem is like a lot of great technicians out there, we've been swindled, scammed, and just outright stolen from from ALL of these shops weather private or a name brand dealer. I could be a certified A tech a senior Master even all I'd have to do is take a test but guess what? As soon as I pass that course and get that title ain't no way I'm getting a raise unless I find another shop to hire me. On top of that if you do get hired as a senior Master you're going to get so f*cked on every job, they'll only want to pay you flat rate and will refuse to give you extra time for broken bolts and parts that sometimes go or get stuck in disassembly. I found a home at a tree service. I get paid lovely and I'm not going back to auto. No way.
cook your own food, bring a bagged lunch, harbor freight tools are fine comparable to sears craftsman. open your own car repair business: you be the boss and set competitive prices which will be lower than a regular shop. go to the customers house even. like a mobile mechanic. learn to read electrical schematics and improve your troubleshooting skills
Ur right about Harbor Freight they've come a long way in recent years.
100% right on the brand name tools. I go for used and cash as well. Started with a set and box from Sears from my parents for graduation from Tech School, they were Craftsman.
you got it, i wish shops and dealers be brave to tell Newby's to not buy expensive tools yet till you can make some money
@@Matthewjo22 You can build a GREAT starter set of tools in a Rolling cart for under 2K depending on what you buy. I wish I could help all the youngsters out. The only expensive tool I bought from Snap-On with a discount from my tech school was a Digital Tq wrench. You can get by these days with a few battery-powered tools, like a small impact, ratchet, and various impact sockets to start a few hand tools and sockets, and a few oil change tools. It's not like you need a scan tool etc out of the gate as you will most likely be starting as a Tire and oil tech.
@ you gave me a another great video idea start up tool box under 2k this is great and budget friendly I think anyone can do these day or must do to become a mechanic, not going under huge debt like me when my salary was 400$ per week and payment was 560$ per week, no one told me these
Number one: snap on 😂
Nawwww if you’re making good money it doesn’t matter because you will always make the money back over and over. I have tools at work and tools at home… made over 100k just at work plus I do tons of side jobs….. if your good snap on won’t be an issue.
As one guy said The most common issue to make a mechanic bankrupt is SnapOn
Big words thanks!
Thank you for the video.Very good info !
@@mikekotarba5828 your welcome my pleasure, glad you liked it
Bringing your lunch everyday and eating at home helps a lot
He's right about the eating out. I was always good with bringing lunch from home but man did I love to leave a little early and stop for breakfast. 6 bucks a day is 30 dollars a week and 30 dollars a week multiplied by 52 weeks and I was spending 1,560 dollars a year on breakfast. Over a 40 year career that would be 62,400 dollars.
@@stevenredlon4544 wow man 64000$ for breakfast only that’s a lot
great video, practical, not oriented by publicity, for any company, that is what is needed, real life situations.
@@pablorosado535 thanks man
Good Video. Everyday I'm looking for something better. Might just have to save up & work for myself
@@moneyplat5 keep up, you get there
This information is gold
thanks man
Thank you for sharing. Very interesting points. I do see these points with many Automotive Technician .. 😀 I personally love GEARWRENCH brand .. My father loved Hazet (from Germany).
THERE ARE ALOT OF OPTIONS AVAILABE AND WE DONT NEED TO BURY OURSELF UNDER HUGE DEBT TO MAKE OTHERS HAPPY, START CHEAP AND LATE ON YOU CAN BUY EXPENSIVE TOOLS WHEN YOU CAN AFFORD THEM
Totally agree, its not how much you make its how much you spend.
@@michaelbuenvenida8473 most tech or new tech ignore the fact they lose money before they make it
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thanks man appriciated
I just chew cope and drink coffee at work. Caffeine + nicotine = protein
Thanks man!
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glad you like it 👍
A good technician is in high demand. If you're not making enough money you're working for the wrong shop.
Or : They overestimate their skill level and value. 99 out of 100 interviews that I've conducted, the applicant is " Super Tech," has no weaknesses , can do it all .
Once hired, they almost always are a marginal low-level C tech best case . I pay well and reward my producers . Being not just an owner , but a 30 year Master technician, I understand this industry , and its troubles very well. While it's true, there are far too many owners who treat their techs horribly and pay them very unfairly , this industry is also filled with D level parts changers calling themselves technicians.
You mentioned best way to give gift to your best friend is to change your friend something like timing belt and not charge labour if I understood correctly. I would say no, you should charge your labour , fairly , as your skill and your careful work on your friends car should be much appreciated. You'd be very lucky to find decent mechanic these days.. in the UK at least.
I retired as a tech in 2014.(Started in 1979) Yes I spent $15 for lunch once in a while but, You have to save $$$.
@@tonywestvirginia now start from 25$ basic lunch
Dealerships low pay for over 50 years for technicians. Service department the most profitable department of dealership.
Sorry, but the F&I department makes more money than any other department in the dealership. F&I people are usually very good bullshitters and talk people into buying way more than they need and bury people in debt.
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I go to McDonald's for breakfast everyday before work. Prices started going up. My regular breakfast meal is encroaching on $10. Quick math of $10 per breakfast over 5 days of work equals $50 for a week.
That's $200 a month. Over 5 months that's already $1k. Nevermind if I choose to go in on a Saturday.
I've recently stopped getting breakfast at McDonald's. Started bringing Quaker oatmeal and granola bars to replace my McDonalds.
I'm not only saving those $50 a week I'm also saving wear and tear on the car driving out of the way to McDonalds, saving time not sitting in the drive through and gas money used for each trip. I also no longer need to leave the house as early as i used to and simply drive straight to work.
I'm currently working on replacing the going out for lunch thing. We have a fridge, grille, griddle, microwave, toaster oven and even a hot water machine at work.
@@barrymccaulkiner7092 awesome man, you explained way better than me, thanks man for sharing this
Eating out is expensive!
Autoshops should fix 1 brand of vehicle. This would make diagnosising issues faster and the shop would be able to purchase bulk inventory
yeah, I like the specialist idea ti, i do not wan to have all kinda tools and parts and diagnostic software, but it takes time to gain a reputation and experience so you can get more clients s
@Matthewjo22 Buy the mailing list from the DMV. Got the exact number of every registered make & model in the city (every owner).bring them in on an oil change offer.
There are techs don't want to work on hybrids because the safety to work on them.
that's true
They say I'm a good mechanic. I use craftsmen. I pay cash. I have an old 3)4 drive set of SK. Ever heard of them? I inherited them from my dad. I use an old pickup for a tool box so I can move it anywhere I need to go. A snap on box costs more than the truck.
If you want to grow as a mechanic start working for yourself and stop giving away 40%
Stanley and mac tools are made on the same production line
@@GHOSRYDER247 you mean the cup company, produce water bottle
@Matthewjo22 Stanley tools
@@GHOSRYDER247 why ive never heard this
@@Matthewjo22 they put more chrome on the Mac & design but same tool.
Thanks
Gota eat. Every tuna sandwhich is $3 now even packing. And as the shop owner kick out the tool truck.
Craftsman tools are just fine, Don't need that expensive Snap On stuff, you're just asking for them to get stolen. A lot of guys just over buy on tools as well cause they might need it someday.
@@User8vfjhejf that’s right man, believe me I bought many tools and still that day is not coming to use them
You can replace mechanic with any other career and this still applies.
I do not get it that the mechanic have to have they own tools...... All the time!!
As he said about the young guy studying to be a mechanic: Don`t by tools until you earn your own money.
I have been with my own tools and in some cases I got paid for it but I also got some one into my toolbox and taking everything they could (Stealing) or just a loan for unspecific time........
Often is it just no place in a shop where you can change cloths or sit down for a break..... Or no coffie machine or micro or boiler to boil water.... .. and some times when you dislike it you get out to lunch......
Do mechanics have to buy their own tools in the US?
@@waqasaslam360 yes they have to
@ wow i didnt expect that. Kinda strange
@ yeah unfortunately that’s why cost a lot to start
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What about you as the shop owner putting the tech at the bottom of the totem pole? The person that earns your money gets paid the least. Any young guys…..stay away from this trade. You are the owners money maker and they will pay you as low as they can.
Shops that don't supply special tools, scan tools etc. give you 25 cents an hour "tool allowance" and think it's generous. Or no allowance at all. It is all good until you can not fill the opening because nobody wants to stay and play... Pay more and keep talent.
If you are a mobile tech and want air tools get a rolair gas powered 4090HK17 is like $1.4k and will suffice your air tool needs i and will come out to be cheaper on your wallet when you conpare air to electric tools
Sorry but this is as bunch of bs we can do everything you said and still not make enough money the only ones who make money in this business is the owner and the service advisor the technician it will never make enough money 😅
1. Snap-On.
2. Snap-On.
3. Snap-On.
4. Mac Tools.
5. Crap pay.
Beer, cocaine, child support, DUI's, strippers, tool truck, pills, 15k tool box to impress coworkers, etc, etc,.....
Also, they waste hard earned $ on alcohol .
yeah this is another fact, i forgot to add, alcohol and tobacco
It still cost money and time to buy and vfood at home. Just a fyi
Mechanics health care + spouse 120,000 every decade. /1000 a month.
Snap on tools necessary for flat rate speed and efficiency rebuilding transmissions for 18 flat rate bucks a hour.
Education $$$🤦. 2nd to health care costs.funded by the Technician.
Most independent shops won't train.
Peterbuilt is charging 185.00 an hour.. the Technician 30. 🤷
Eating out is still cheaper than a western woman at home.
hahaha, this is kinda true, most women's unfortunately they didn't learn to coke and prepare food
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I don't like this video. I worked for all my nice expensive tools and only owe Matco $500 dollars. I am a 30 month apprentice at 27 years old. I started when I was 24. Now I have 15k in tools and only owe 500 and never paid interest. I worked really hard and paid all my tools off. I spent 900 dollars on four Matco ratchets because I don't go to harbor freight for warranty anymore. I started with only $200 dollars of tools. Today I am reassembling a 2gr-fe engine after replacing head gaskets and I also train and understand using an oscilloscope for various testing. I even have an AES wave Uscope. I don't like how negative this video is. I finally have most of tools so now I spent a lot of money on professional ratchets. This year I will save and invest because I bought most of what I need. I'll make a tool box your video soon and you will see everything. I worked really hard for my nice tools. So I began as a GS or lube tech and today I have the same title. This morning I'm cleaning a 2gr-fe engine and also going to do oil changes and miscellaneous repairs and state inspections and I am also expected to rebuild the engine as well. It's a very difficult job because I have to stop and work on other vehicles constantly. Please, feel sorry for me because Its a difficult job. I don't like this video because he looks down on other mechanics and he really shouldn't. The best advice he has is to begin saving money and investing in other things which is what I'm now able to do now that I have almost all my tooling I need. Thanks for the video but wow it is very negative.
Tool boxes, snap off rip off.
You can no eat at all.
3:39
Its Greed
Sell your shop my friend. Why would a good mechanic with all the equipment cut you in at your rate. Your best bet is to go tire and lube, because cars parts have to be programmed know. Car tech changes every 6months by the way.
bro you fuckup this video with volume
Cause they need drugs to handle all the stress in life 🤷🏾♂️
Its only 1 reason. The Wife
Go to college and get a career
U can tell this guy under pays the guys that work for him they got no toolboxes 😂😂😂 and he gives them that bs speech when he hires them