knew if i were in the area I'd be going there. been trying to get my car sorted for over a year. have had several mechanics tell me there is nothing wrong, and several tell me they aren't touching it cuz it's too much wrong...
I am the owner of the Lexus. Though I do not know the maintenance history of the car, I could guess that it was not good. When I got the car a few months ago the tires were so bald the threads were visible. All I did before taking it up to Omega was get new tires and an oil change. Wife put the magnet on it and made a license plate frame for it. We really like the car and want to keep it around as weekend road trip car. For the record I do not think it's the "worst car in the history of the world", like those guys on TV think.
Once the car is sorted out it’ll run for a long time. Very reliable cars, a little high on maintenance costs but doesn’t need much maintenance to begin with. You and your wife are gonna love this car when you get it back.
Nothing made by Toyota would ever come close to being labeled as "worst car in the history of the world" by anyone with an ounce of intelligence. People who say such are merely attempting to dramatize their distaste of its design or plainly unintelligent. As long as the fluids were changed even remotely close to the recommended intervals it will easily run another decade or two given the mileage.
im sure u ripped off plenty of good folks in your day, thinking its one thing and finding out after your “diagnosis and repair” it was something else- what rubbish for mechanics to sit on high and act like they are gods- what rubbish?
@@johnnysprocketz no I don't get any satisfaction from ripping people off, neither does wizard in my opinion. A job done well that ensures the customer has a safe vehicle is all that matters. Sounds like you've had bad luck with most mechanics, I recommend doing as much research as you can and learning a lot about your vehicle and its condition so people aren't trying to sell you unnecessary repairs.
@@johnnysprocketz then why the hell are you out here bitching at other people trying to be honest hardworking people. God damn keyboard warrior. If you really are a mechanic than you've seen your fair share of shady and terrible things done by other mechanics. Gotta stand with the guys that are doing it right.
@@johnnysprocketz Bad spelling, bad punctuation and sentence structure. What evidence do you have to support your slanderous accusation?(im sure u ripped off plenty of good folks in your day,) It seems to me that you are a "mechanics to sit on high and act like they are gods"
Good to see all those out of state cars; those folks are shipping them over for a very good reason. Well deserved, Car Wizard! You'd be hard pushed to find honest people nowadays, let alone an honest shop.
Sometimes it's not even about the dishonesty it's the fact that they just cannot even figure out how to do their job properly... and then Gaslight you in order to save face
The F type Jag definitely will be interesting with the engine replacement issues. Sorting out the 1st customer's Jag got you another one and probably another customer for life. Good going!
I had a (very) short 'career' as a technician. Fresh out of school, everyplace I tried to work at was more interested in ripping the customer off than fixing the problem correctly. One place almost fired me because I cost them money by not ripping the customer off. 5 yrs and numerous shops, I gave up.
So sad to here that an honest mechanic is no a valuable asset for dishonest delerships and independent shops that Mickey mouse or bandaid cars customers expect to be fix.
@@twinsonic At the time I felt I didn't have enough usable experience. I had gone to trade school but that was the extent of my experience. To me it would have been like saying I'm a 5 star professional chef just because I can boil water.
@@johnb.7979 I had similar experiences. First, just trying to get a job was like pulling teeth and then having to accept minimum wage - even with college education.... ugh. Dealing with completely ignorant customers was another problem. I could talk your head off with the certifiable IDIOTS we had coming in the shop I worked at. One guy didn't know that tires and wheels came in different sizes, offsets and bolt patterns. As far as he knew, all wheels fit all cars and all tires fit all wheels. I literally had to spend a half hour of my life explaining to this reject why I can't put a 14-inch tire on a 15-inch rim. I'm sorry. I shouldn't have to do that. It's not my job. These customers should have been turned away.... but the place I worked at had a "No turning customers away" policy because it was all about making money. Fleece the customer if you have to. But you can't explain to an unscrupulous store owner that it's not HIS reputation on the line. He gets to hide behind doors and a corporation. The town will figure out who I am and label me a bad mechanic. And then you have flat-rate BS just destroying the business. I used to work at a grocery store. I made more than a friend of mine who's a fully certified ASE mechanic. If the shop is dead, he ain't getting paid. I couldn't live like that!! Would love to start my own business. But to start one.... I'd need millions of dollars. Land, a building, all the tools & lifts and stuff. Then hiring staff..... nope. Not possible.
I'd love to see a detail video on what Wizard/MagicMike find wrong on the Jag F-Type and the repair journey of it. I love the F-Type, maybe not so much for the V6, but the V8 is great, and it is just so beautiful.
@@MatsGarage I also like the coupe hardtop more than the convertible in terms of the shape of the design. However, driving a convertible (with the top down) is a lifestyle and experience that are unlike anything, not even a T-top or targa top. If I were buying a F-Type, I would spend the money on the convertible and never put the top up.
We had an interesting thing happen yesterday. A guy who has a business next to ours had a problem with his niece's VW Polo that he was driving - it wouldn't start. The EPC light was on and that turned out to be a simple fault - he hadn't out the fuel cap on securely enough and the system acknowledge the lack of pressure. In doing this we hooked up our OBD scanner and got absolutely no power to it. we are electronic manufacturers so this was right up our engineers alley. He found the fuse (had to look on the web for that) and the fuse looked to be intact (it passed a continuity check). He then decided that this was very strange so he did a voltage check across fuses and found that the one supplying the OBD port had input of 12V and output of 9V - that's crazy!. he took it out and looked at it under magnification and the fuse was damaged but still intact. Replacing the fuse brought the OBD back to working. Just shows how empirical you sometimes have to be to discover what is actually wrong.
I own a VW Polo in India. I have a mystery problem. It's a brand new 1.0 ea211 tsi 6R Polo in India. The car makes a kind of creaking noise when accelerating. Just when initiating the accelerator pedal or the car initiates accelerating and the fuelling occurs. It comes from the engine and wasn't present priorly. Any thing I can do in the meantime before I take it to the dealer with the issue?? No check engine light but the fuel economy seems to be poor. The dealerships of VW are known to be bad so i want to do my own research.
As a person from Europe I only look at the map and wonder the distances between Newton and other states where these customers cars come from. 😄 It's just if I took my Volvo from Poland, where I live, to the mechanic shop in Spain. It's just rediculous and actually sad, that there are no local shops that can repair these cars. 🤯
Though land size it is a great distance, the population density is pretty low in the middle of the country. More people live in London than the entire state of Wyoming, so finding a good mechanic can be a challenge in the middle of nowhere.
This is a prime example of the rewards associated with being humble. The fact that David acknowledged that electric cars would be the death knell of mechanics like him in a recent video, only to have his workshop filled with cars goes to show how good honest work tempered with humility is the key to success. David, I'm not even a professional mechanic but I am inspired by your wisdom that could be applied to any line of work. Keep it up!
I had a Chrysler dealership fire me as a customer. I'm purchased the car from them (new)... They mis-diagnosed tapping as rocker arm issues so many time, they gave up an told me to go away. I took it to a more convienient Dodge dealership and they correctly diagnosed it as piston slap and replaced the entire engine.
When you are honest and do your work right. More people will come as a natural result of word of mouth. Best advertisement for mechanics. Good luck Wizard.
Studying in becoming a mechanic, the work placement I'm in is really good and hearing these customers getting ripped off is quite heartbreaking as it ruins the trust in mechanics. I'm happy to have a work placement that does the job right. They believe in doing good job brings the customer back, which I do too.
Wow it blows my mind someone would drive through multiple states just to have their vehicle worked on!!! Apparently there's still people out there doing quite well financially despite the 40+ year record high inflation! For those that can't afford driving across America and then paying a shop for repairs, your fortunate to be living in a time where DIY car repair video's are a click away along with free shop manuals for download. You can save yourself hundreds if not thousands depending on the vehicle you drive! All you really need is a decent scan tool, mechanic tool set (doesn't have to be fancy/expensive) and a smart phone/computer. Just having these few things will allow you to do 90% of repairs yourself!
That poor Jag owner it's such a beautiful car what a shame that people didn't want to fix it correctly I'm glad it's more business for the wizard and for the customer he'll know his car will run like new again for a lot less aswell
Its good to be appreciated, its been seen that you have earned it on your TH-cam channel and that you do top notch work. That F type Jag will be a big headache but like you said who else will do it and you like to help people. Great customer service. Wishing you all the best.
Your work ethic and skill has been great to watch. You have a really great team that you have assembled. People dont ship cars several states away to a mechanic shop UNLESS they have that good of a reputation. You and Hoovies videos have shown the people what kind of work you do and thats why your shop is slammed full !! Congrats on your successful business.
It's been said a million times by now, but I'm gonna say it again. Wizard deserves every single car that comes through, his honest and doesn't take or give bs.
That original 2003 OEM timing belt on that Lexus is still good for a reason, it's OEM. I own a 2000 LS 400 and I would not replace that belt with anything other than OEM. Don't care what any aftermarket belt maker states, this is not something you want to replace with anything other than OEM on this particular car.
@@ShersGarage Here in the UK the belts are usually made by Gates or Bosch regardless of who,s name they print on them. Just don't buy Chinese. Except obviously Chinese takeaways which are brilliant.
Although, one of those aftermarket belt kits *will be* the OEM one, just way cheaper because it's not in Lexus packaging. The trick is always to find out which company makes the OEM version of the part you want, and buy it in aftermarket packaging.
@@ShersGarage Your probably right. I am only familiar with lower priced car's, like Toyota,Ford,Vauxhalls etc. I've always found they either use Gates or Bosch belts for there vehicles in the UK.
Originally started watching your vids just because they're informative and neat. Now, on top of that, it actually makes me feel happy seeing you help these people out. Keep up the great work and vids Mr Wizard 🙂
i wish there were more shops as honest and determined in my area as yours is. the shops in my area will diagnose and quote a head gasket replacement for a failed fuel pump...and then blame the misdiagnoses on "the new guy". i can watch your channel all day.
The Mercedes E320 CDi will be probably my favorite to watch. Let's see what the Car Wizard will find under the beauty cover....Hope there will be no "black death" around the injectors.
It's ridiculous that the customer with the Jaguar actually had to pay (probably a big amount of money) for the engine swap, even though they couldn't even get it right.
The problem is A. Dealerships pay horrible. B. If your pay horrible the employees you get will not be the best C. The turn around time they give these guys to get the car in and out. D. Most employees at these dealerships are the type to work at place for less than 6 months and jump to the next one at just about the time all their shotty work starts coming back for call backs in which they stick another guy with the problems and pay him even less to fix it if at all for a come back. E. Everyone else in the shop is more likely to mess with your work to get you fired and there is zero team work. No proper time is spent with the new out of trade school techs to train them properly so they fall into the same habits as above. F. THEY FIRE ALL THE TECHS THAT ARE HONEST, TAKE THEIR TIME TO DO IT RIGHT, AND WONT UPSELL AND LIKE ABOUT THINGS THAT NEED TO BE FIXED LIKE MY FAVORITE WAS UP SELL RE RTVING LEAKY OIL PANS AND JUST LIE ABOUT STUFF LEAKING. This is the number one reason I quit working on cars... dealerships are crap and there are too few good mom and pop shops to work for like Wizards shop.....
On that f-type, the clamp out of place is for the engine sound induction, that fitting without a hose is actually part of the cooling system, but it’s plugged off internally. I’m willing to bet they didn’t replace the supercharger gaskets, private repair shops rarely do it.
Cool. Really excited to watch the little things about the hacked Jag. Also as a diesel owner (VW albeit) those are somewhat complicated but there are owners on forums, FB groups with that Mercedes with well over 300K miles on them.
Cool to see the Lexus SC430 in the shop. I bought a 2004 recently and love it. Has 184,000 miles on it and drives better than any other car I’ve owned. Super fun to drive in Florida winters with the top down!
That hose on the back of the engine of the Jag is for the symposer. It just pumps the sound of the supercharger into the interior of the car. Doesn’t have high pressure or any coolant in it. Nevertheless they didn’t put the clamp back on right.
You gonna have cars from all 4 corners of the country. You've got the the right attitude and do things right first time. That's all people want. Cheers
I smile every time I see your shop full because I recall your saying how family and others told you such a giant shope was a terrible idea. Ha! So glad you're getting the business you deserve. Shows how willing people are to go out of their way to find a _good_ shop nowadays.
@@dunebasher1971 Yeah, I saw that video as well. He was planning to rent it out for storage, but yeah, he may actually need to start swapping in and out cars. That's a pretty "nice" problem to have. :)
People coming from far just shows that knowledge, openess and specially HONESTY is the best policy. Hopefully your videos will, among other things, inspire mechanics to do their jobs efficiently and honestly ! Keep up the good work, David !!!
Car wizard,my respect. I do appreciate mechanics like your shop has,someone has to work on those European vehicles. God knows i won't get into those vehicles.
You really meant it when you named the place Omega! It's getting the rep of being the last garage to go to for intractable problems. At least you don't have the problem of too little work in the New Year Car Wizard!
Always amazing. Keep up the good work making the world a better place by modeling to others what honest good work can do for a business. The world is a better place because of u and ur leadership. Stay cool and keep up the amazing work
LOTS of mechanics and shops must HATE Wizard! Kinda reminds me of when I tried mechanic school. One of our teachers worked with a customer protection TV show and each time he would help them out and call out all the issues he'd find on the test vehicle, his answer box at school was full of insults and threats from other mechanics and shops. Also, wondering if there's enough terrain for Wizard to build an addon to his shop. He seems like he'd need one!
Great video Car Wizard! Love each and every video you put out, but this one was just WOW. I can relate to the whole getting screwed and then fired by a shop thing. So sad that someone works on a very special car, and cannot be bothered to do things right. Thank God you can give the poor, tired, huddled masses a glimmer of hope and get that ride right for them. I'm in Indiana, but will bring my next problem to Omega Auto Clinic for some proper maintenance by a shop that deserves everything good that is happening for you right now!!!
I’m just glad to see there are still good people in this world that both take pride in their career and genuinely car about others. Huge shout out to you Mr. Car Wizard. Never Change.
I really think you should start keeping a good log of common problems that you’ve repaired on your typical vehicles, and then use that information towards national expansion! Put additional shops in all four corners of the country (Southern CA, PNW, Southeast, Northeast), send your current four mechanics out to run each of these shops, and with all five shops you could be the absolute authority in auto repair!
Given the current amount of work available at his single location, I don't believe he would be interested in expansion yet. There are a lot of barriers of entry he would have to overcome given the different rules and regulations of each state. Besides, ultimately his goal is to be able to maximize his time with friends and family. How much more money is someone willing to chase after in exchange for time? As you age you realize there really is a point where you're comfortable with a certain income level. Any dollar earned over that amount will result in you giving up a minute with your family. He already has the best of both worlds as he controls both his income and his time.
@carwizard not such an idiot now, with your full Shop! Glad you are seeing so much business. You are trusted to the point where people travel across from her country to have your shop work on their cars. Keep it up!
Jaguars, Range Rovers, Land Rovers, Rolls and Bentleys.... A shop the specializes in the repair of British vehicles can't help but be successful because of endless repairs from minor to significant and ALWAYS expensive!
If my Jag ever has a significant repair needed, I'd definitely want the Wizard to look at it. Especially since I only live less than 2 hours away from Omega.
British cars have a bad reputation because of poor mechanics working on them. They cause problems but blame the cars. I' ve had Jaguars and never had problems because I use mechanics who know what they are doing and get regular maintenance done on them. Prevention is better than cure. But to be fair I also live in the UK and know people who work for Jaguar so I probably have it easier
@@philmitchell8109 Then how come surveys of owners and aftermarket warranty companies in the UK rank JLR vehicles as some of the worst on the road with Range Rover being #31 out of 31 marques surveyed? They show similarly low satisfaction ratings in the United States and Canada. Presumably since the surveys were conducted in the UK the owners had access to mechanics that were familiar with the marques. They're low owner retention rates and poor resale reflect customers experience with them. Recently the chairman of JLR admitted that the company loses approximately 100,000 sales annually because of its dismal reputation for reliability and durability.
@@williamegler8771 firstly as a premium brand people expect more so any little problem and they complain. I know owners of Range Rover (one complained it got muddy when he took it up a farm track) expect perfection when they don't get them serviced for years. Like any 100,000 car they need looking after. I know BMW drivers who own 7 series and say they have issues but as they don't sell many of them but loads of series 1 the problems get hidden in the figures. My father was a traffic police officer on our motorways and they loved Range Rovers but they got looked after, issues where fixed that day not 5,000 miles later. Mechanics like to talk down all cars and have an excuse to charge you more, me have all heard them suck their teeth and tell you how a fix will be a problem. I've had a Jaguar XF for 5 years now and the only issue I've had was getting a wheel refinished after I scratched it on a curd (it's a rare wheel colour), every service has just been that a service and it's at 55,000 now. Don't get me wrong the jags of the 70's 80's and 90's were not great but all cars of that age had problems
From my experience with shops in Louisiana (Greater New Orleans area) i can say that the main reason i do my own work is that i simply don't trust a single shop that I've had to deal with. More than one have caused additional damage (like backing into it and then acting like that dent was there all along). More than one have tried to scare me into paying stupid money for unnecessary repairs (like $80 for an air filter, that turned out to be clean, or my engine would explode). Prices are unreasonable. There's no trust. When deficiencies are pointed out (like leaving vacuum lines disconnected) they refuse any responsibility. I don't mind paying for quality work. But if i can't trust you not to make it worse and then lie about it then what's the point ? It's indeed a sad state of affairs
There's two decent shops near where I live, but their labor prices are off the charts. They can get away with it since ao many placea have closed or have a horrible rep. I can no longer work on my own car due to nerve damage, so I'm stuck having to pay the $129 hourly labor.
@@permanentvacation2406 It's truly unreal. And it's not brand limited. I've had horrendous experiences with Toyota, Ford, Audi, Volkswagen, GM, Chrysler, Honda, Hyundai and independent shops. Every single one of them (sometimes multiple dealerships per brand) has lied to me in one way shape or form. And most seem to exude a complete disgust for the customer. Like they don't even try and hide it. Like "here's another needy bastard to ruin my day of watching TH-cam". I truly don't get it.
Part of the problem is garage mechanics typically make around $20-40/hr. They use and own their own tools ($$$ payment every month) with no benefits. In my area, "automotive technician" jobs are listed from $15/hr. One listing offered $35-55/hr, but required training and certification by Volvo.
@@frankhage1734 Wow. Auto techs here start at $8.75, and that's with tech school certification. Experience can kick it up to around $10, but rarely ever exceeds that. Working a cash register at Target or CVS pays $13, and Target will even put you through school.
Sad to see another shop turn customers away it's hard to make a living at a shop in the 1st place. Even know I'm live on the east cost & don't own extremely expensive cars. i would come to your shop for repairs or at least the items I can't fix my self because you are honest and it gets done the 1st time & you make an attempt to keep it within a reasonable cost. Thank you.
One of my friends had a shop and he had a tech leave the breaker bar on my crank pulley. He wound up firing the tech over not wanting to do the work on my car. He finished it up not noticing that the breaker bar was still on. Broken the head off the crank pulley.
I know the feeling all too well in regards to people working on a car and not completely fixing it. They did that with my old pick up truck. It spent more time in the shop then I spent driving it so I finally sold it once it was sorted. The mechanic tried to tell me that the rear end was going out. Turns out it was a simple bearing so I asked them to replace the bearing when they were doing a clutch job is going to be more labor then they wanted to tackle.
i almost think the owner of those S-Types would have been better off going to a Ford mechanic then a Jaguar mechanic. I know a lot of Jaguar Dealerships and mechanics hate the S-Type just because it isn't a Jaguar underneath. if you have the mechanical prowess. You can fix them your selfs, they aren't that difficult. I should know, got 2 Lincoln LSs. Both of which ive tried to do all the maintenance on my self, or with a bit of help From a mechanic friend.
I'm a builder in Virginia. All my work comes from word of mouth. I always charge a fair price, do excellent work, build what the customer wants, get the proper inspections. I'm told constantly "We just couldn't find a builder we trusted." It seems people like me, and The Wizard, are becoming harder and harder to find.
I work as a Service Advisor at a GM dealership. When we're slammed with cars it's both a blessing and a curse. Good for business but things get hectic and it's never a straightforward process for some weird reason. We either find more things that need to be done and of course customers need their cars yesterday.
Your honesty, expertise and thoroughness is being rewarded by getting the hardest problem cars. Congratulation!! I am a modestly competent DIY (retired doctor) who enjoys tinkering with my Hondas. Still, at times, I will take a car to a garage or dealership if I am time pressed. Probably 50% of the time I still end up fixing the issue or declining an obviously fraudulent repair. Looking forward to the videos.
I starting to wonder if there are even more than like 10 decent mechanics left in the USA. The level of some of this work is embarrassing and that's when its not just out right fraud.
A lot have retired or changed vocations due to the prevalence of screens and computers and the need for so many expensive tools and programs. Plus, so many shops, instead of hiring mechanics to replace them, hire techs (parts swappers) at 1/4 the hourly while increasing labor, parts markup, and shop supplies by 10%+. Technology, planned obsolescence, lack of repairability, and capitalism all conspiring to eliminate an entire workforce.
A friend of mine quit as a mechanic about 10 years ago because he wasn't making a whole lot for the cost of tools and the difficulty of working on late model cars. He was damn good and I've been wondering if he had stayed at it he'd be rolling in the money now (like Car Wizard, Eric O, Eric the car guy, Pine Hollow, and so on).
That part you are looking at by the throttle body that you think is a leak, it's not. That's how it is on the f type. Also the clamp on the hose on the back of the engine is not a coolant line. It's just a sound tube.
He needs another good mech or two. Plenty of space to keep 6 mechs or more working but he just has 4 plus himself. Get them in and out faster and you don't need more room. Of course parts delays and insisting on keeping all the cars inside is an obstacle. But I guess that is part of why he bought the building next door.
@@ValentinoBentley what up brother. You ain't to far away lol. Have a great year. And there are some good mechanics. They are hard to find these days. I look for the old country boy mechanics.
Man I seriously pity you. A good mechanic is easily overloaded these days. You guys are gonna be neck deep in cars until you retire. Keep taking time for you and Mrs. Wizard!
Business is good! Congratulations of a successful Omega. So fine to see all your work and that of the Mrs., as well as your loyal employees. Sometimes the good guys DO win. and YES David, I remember quite clearly when you bought this new building and the naysayers were, "Why are you buying such a big building?". Yeah, right. For one thing, TH-cam has made you into a celebrity based upon your honesty, experience, and just plain "smarts".
I’d move to KS just to have a mechanic like wizard - I have a Jaguar XJ with the 4.2 that has some issues and I spent 6 times what I paid for the car just financing wrong guesses from parts changers claiming to be mechanics and in FL, labor rates are much higher
The wind made the Jaguar not work right. 😆 Another saying for that shop could use is, the grooves in tires is where the water goes in rain. Great job on filling the shop and continuing to growing your business.
Keep growing like this and you may need to look for a bigger building or expanding the one you got now. Glad to see that you're growing, the world needs more honest mechanics like yourself.
The Wizards auto repair shop is not one of those wham bam get'er done jethro shops, half ass dishonest BS - recently asked a honda dealership what it would cost to replace water pump and thermostat on 2005 CRV with 146,000 miles. I was just curious, he verbally just said $1200. I said i would like that on a dealer ticket as an estimate. He acted put off to do that simple task. Needless to say i dont get cars worked on at dealerships. I ocassionally buy a new oem part from them if it is not sky high in price. Unbelievable.
It's sad to hear about all these shops that don't know what they are doing or have done an poorly job. And then they have the audacity to tell you not too come to there anymore?? That's just crazy..
I got my kid a used razor scooter for $20 at the local auction house a month before christmas. bought him a bunch of stuff for christmas. yup the used scooter get used everyday. and yes im happy about that.
Sounds like you need to add on to the building, adding more bays and adding more mechanics to the business. Omega has made it into the bigger leagues and will probably continue getting more and more cars from out of state so it might be time to start thinking about expanding.
I love to know that omega auto clinic is going amazing. It’s good to see good people get what they deserve. Thanks wizard for doing things right being so open about things
Hi Wizard, Italy here. I just recommended your channel to a couple of fellow italians. They have a TH-cam channel (Stepsover) and are currently travelling in the USA on a self-built expedition truck. They have been experiencing some troubles with the engine lately, so maybe in the future (if they come in the Wichita area) you will see them in your shop. Kind regards. Efisio.
I tried to fix my relatives Opel, which had an issue where it started to misfire when warm. I tried for two weeks, but the issues persisted. Finally I told him to take it to a garage and recommended a good shop. Multiple things might cause that issue and I wanted to stop wasting hes money. The car's been at the shop for 3 months now and its STILL not fixed and has cost more than the car's worth!
Thank you Wizard and Mrs. Nice to hear you are busy, more money to put into the yacht. Thank you from the garage update. Next for Wizard, we fix hoverboards!
Iowa is lucky to have you! I'm fairly fortunate to have a nice, competent Toyota dealer here in Marietta, Georgia. Not perfect but they do fix me up when I need it. Good luck with that Jaguar. One of my all time favorite cars (that I never tried to buy) was the old Jag E-types.
It's wild you're getting business from all over the country, I'm glad I have a local guy who's excellent. I know there's some cachet about having the Wizard work on your car, but there's got to be someone a little closer...
Probably a good idea to get a scooter. I once did inventory control in a warehouse that seventeen truck bays and could hold six rail cars on each side of the building. In addition to the twenty various lift trucks and two electric carts, I had a fleet of six bicycles that I maintained to get us from one end of the building to the other. We also carried two-way radios. It could easily take you five minutes of brisk walking to get from one side of the warehouse to the other. Our material racks went up thirty feet, generally three pallets to a section, and five levels counting the floor. I know you have another building or two, but it looks like you could use something like Tyler's hanger for additional work space. Business is good!
You are a great diagnostician, as all mechanics should be but obviously not! Luckily, we have a local shop that I have been dealing with for over 40 years, that is very similar to your approach to working on cars. We need more great mechanics like you, Mr. & Mrs. Wizard! I'm sure Mrs. Wizard is the brains and the boss of your shop!
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Once you get the reputation for being a good and honest mechanic, people will come from far abounds to get cars sorted. Well deserved Wizard!
we need more like hi.
absolutely right get ready to have a full shop for lobg time. great honest mechanics are hard to find 🔥
Very true i plan making the trip out there after it warms up outside.
knew if i were in the area I'd be going there. been trying to get my car sorted for over a year. have had several mechanics tell me there is nothing wrong, and several tell me they aren't touching it cuz it's too much wrong...
From CT, if I had a valuable car I’d be shipping it to wizard without hesitation!
I am the owner of the Lexus. Though I do not know the maintenance history of the car, I could guess that it was not good. When I got the car a few months ago the tires were so bald the threads were visible. All I did before taking it up to Omega was get new tires and an oil change. Wife put the magnet on it and made a license plate frame for it. We really like the car and want to keep it around as weekend road trip car. For the record I do not think it's the "worst car in the history of the world", like those guys on TV think.
Once the car is sorted out it’ll run for a long time. Very reliable cars, a little high on maintenance costs but doesn’t need much maintenance to begin with. You and your wife are gonna love this car when you get it back.
very nice car, congratulations. wishing you luck with the hardtop
Nothing made by Toyota would ever come close to being labeled as "worst car in the history of the world" by anyone with an ounce of intelligence. People who say such are merely attempting to dramatize their distaste of its design or plainly unintelligent. As long as the fluids were changed even remotely close to the recommended intervals it will easily run another decade or two given the mileage.
I enjoyed mine we had it for a few years and sold it for a tidy profit. Was a very comfy yet sporty car. Super reliable.
@@Khaab00 most cars will last a long time if maintained correctly and driven properly.
As a fellow mechanic I'm glad to see others who are honest and good to the customer! Well done once again wizard!!!
im sure u ripped off plenty of good folks in your day, thinking its one thing and finding out after your “diagnosis and repair” it was something else- what rubbish for mechanics to sit on high and act like they are gods- what rubbish?
@@johnnysprocketz no I don't get any satisfaction from ripping people off, neither does wizard in my opinion. A job done well that ensures the customer has a safe vehicle is all that matters. Sounds like you've had bad luck with most mechanics, I recommend doing as much research as you can and learning a lot about your vehicle and its condition so people aren't trying to sell you unnecessary repairs.
@@robertedwards6438 i am a mechanic, a dam good one! And frankly, you don’t know what the hell you are talking about!
@@johnnysprocketz then why the hell are you out here bitching at other people trying to be honest hardworking people. God damn keyboard warrior. If you really are a mechanic than you've seen your fair share of shady and terrible things done by other mechanics. Gotta stand with the guys that are doing it right.
@@johnnysprocketz Bad spelling, bad punctuation and sentence structure. What evidence do you have to support your slanderous accusation?(im sure u ripped off plenty of good folks in your day,) It seems to me that you are a "mechanics to sit on high and act like they are gods"
Good to see all those out of state cars; those folks are shipping them over for a very good reason. Well deserved, Car Wizard! You'd be hard pushed to find honest people nowadays, let alone an honest shop.
Sometimes it's not even about the dishonesty it's the fact that they just cannot even figure out how to do their job properly... and then Gaslight you in order to save face
The F type Jag definitely will be interesting with the engine replacement issues. Sorting out the 1st customer's Jag got you another one and probably another customer for life. Good going!
It will be interesting to see what all you find wrong on that Jag that had a new engine put in it. Great video.
Jag AJ4.0 v8 kicks ass
I had a (very) short 'career' as a technician. Fresh out of school, everyplace I tried to work at was more interested in ripping the customer off than fixing the problem correctly. One place almost fired me because I cost them money by not ripping the customer off. 5 yrs and numerous shops, I gave up.
So sad to here that an honest mechanic is no a valuable asset for dishonest delerships and independent shops that Mickey mouse or bandaid cars customers expect to be fix.
The irony is that when you do things right and get a good reputation you're going to make more money than when you try to rip people off
Ever thought back then of opening up your own shop?
@@twinsonic At the time I felt I didn't have enough usable experience. I had gone to trade school but that was the extent of my experience. To me it would have been like saying I'm a 5 star professional chef just because I can boil water.
@@johnb.7979 I had similar experiences. First, just trying to get a job was like pulling teeth and then having to accept minimum wage - even with college education.... ugh.
Dealing with completely ignorant customers was another problem. I could talk your head off with the certifiable IDIOTS we had coming in the shop I worked at. One guy didn't know that tires and wheels came in different sizes, offsets and bolt patterns. As far as he knew, all wheels fit all cars and all tires fit all wheels. I literally had to spend a half hour of my life explaining to this reject why I can't put a 14-inch tire on a 15-inch rim. I'm sorry. I shouldn't have to do that. It's not my job. These customers should have been turned away.... but the place I worked at had a "No turning customers away" policy because it was all about making money. Fleece the customer if you have to.
But you can't explain to an unscrupulous store owner that it's not HIS reputation on the line. He gets to hide behind doors and a corporation. The town will figure out who I am and label me a bad mechanic.
And then you have flat-rate BS just destroying the business. I used to work at a grocery store. I made more than a friend of mine who's a fully certified ASE mechanic. If the shop is dead, he ain't getting paid. I couldn't live like that!!
Would love to start my own business. But to start one.... I'd need millions of dollars. Land, a building, all the tools & lifts and stuff. Then hiring staff..... nope. Not possible.
I'd love to see a detail video on what Wizard/MagicMike find wrong on the Jag F-Type and the repair journey of it. I love the F-Type, maybe not so much for the V6, but the V8 is great, and it is just so beautiful.
Beautiful endless money pit.
I'd love to see that too but I'm on team V6 it just sounds so much better and definatly a hardtop car for me without the glass roof.
@@MatsGarage I also like the coupe hardtop more than the convertible in terms of the shape of the design. However, driving a convertible (with the top down) is a lifestyle and experience that are unlike anything, not even a T-top or targa top. If I were buying a F-Type, I would spend the money on the convertible and never put the top up.
@@andyhung424able where I live we have about one week of top down weather per summer so I'd prefer a car I like to look at over the top down driving.
I had a little play with a V6 F Type in my CL600 on an early morning motorway (in the UK) and they're definitely not slow.
We had an interesting thing happen yesterday. A guy who has a business next to ours had a problem with his niece's VW Polo that he was driving - it wouldn't start. The EPC light was on and that turned out to be a simple fault - he hadn't out the fuel cap on securely enough and the system acknowledge the lack of pressure. In doing this we hooked up our OBD scanner and got absolutely no power to it. we are electronic manufacturers so this was right up our engineers alley. He found the fuse (had to look on the web for that) and the fuse looked to be intact (it passed a continuity check). He then decided that this was very strange so he did a voltage check across fuses and found that the one supplying the OBD port had input of 12V and output of 9V - that's crazy!. he took it out and looked at it under magnification and the fuse was damaged but still intact. Replacing the fuse brought the OBD back to working. Just shows how empirical you sometimes have to be to discover what is actually wrong.
I own a VW Polo in India. I have a mystery problem. It's a brand new 1.0 ea211 tsi 6R Polo in India. The car makes a kind of creaking noise when accelerating. Just when initiating the accelerator pedal or the car initiates accelerating and the fuelling occurs. It comes from the engine and wasn't present priorly. Any thing I can do in the meantime before I take it to the dealer with the issue?? No check engine light but the fuel economy seems to be poor. The dealerships of VW are known to be bad so i want to do my own research.
Well said. Nothing worse than a faulty new part or a part that appears fully functioning but isn't.
@@chamankudmarbettu5675 Definitely from the engine itself? Not the transmission or interior? Pedal etc ?
As a person from Europe I only look at the map and wonder the distances between Newton and other states where these customers cars come from. 😄 It's just if I took my Volvo from Poland, where I live, to the mechanic shop in Spain. It's just rediculous and actually sad, that there are no local shops that can repair these cars. 🤯
What? From Poland to Spain to get your Volvo sorted?
@@ruinunes8251 No, I didn't do that, because I've got good independent shops nearby.
@@ruinunes8251 I think he was comparing the distance of Vermont to Kansas.
Yeah, the sheer size of the United States sometimes surprises Europeans and other foreigners. It is almost the same size as of all of Europe.
Though land size it is a great distance, the population density is pretty low in the middle of the country. More people live in London than the entire state of Wyoming, so finding a good mechanic can be a challenge in the middle of nowhere.
It shows how much people like your work that they bring cars to you from all over the country.
And also a really sad reflection to find a decent, methodical, fair mechanic.
Relationship advice and car advice, The Wizard has all kinds of wonderful wisdom to offer.
The Wizard
that's a good wisdom
Every mechanic with a yacht habit does indeed LOVE Range Rovers! Always enjoy watching the day to day at the Wizards shop.
This is a prime example of the rewards associated with being humble. The fact that David acknowledged that electric cars would be the death knell of mechanics like him in a recent video, only to have his workshop filled with cars goes to show how good honest work tempered with humility is the key to success. David, I'm not even a professional mechanic but I am inspired by your wisdom that could be applied to any line of work. Keep it up!
I had a Chrysler dealership fire me as a customer. I'm purchased the car from them (new)... They mis-diagnosed tapping as rocker arm issues so many time, they gave up an told me to go away. I took it to a more convienient Dodge dealership and they correctly diagnosed it as piston slap and replaced the entire engine.
When you are honest and do your work right. More people will come as a natural result of word of mouth. Best advertisement for mechanics. Good luck Wizard.
Studying in becoming a mechanic, the work placement I'm in is really good and hearing these customers getting ripped off is quite heartbreaking as it ruins the trust in mechanics.
I'm happy to have a work placement that does the job right. They believe in doing good job brings the customer back, which I do too.
Wow it blows my mind someone would drive through multiple states just to have their vehicle worked on!!! Apparently there's still people out there doing quite well financially despite the 40+ year record high inflation! For those that can't afford driving across America and then paying a shop for repairs, your fortunate to be living in a time where DIY car repair video's are a click away along with free shop manuals for download. You can save yourself hundreds if not thousands depending on the vehicle you drive! All you really need is a decent scan tool, mechanic tool set (doesn't have to be fancy/expensive) and a smart phone/computer. Just having these few things will allow you to do 90% of repairs yourself!
That poor Jag owner it's such a beautiful car what a shame that people didn't want to fix it correctly I'm glad it's more business for the wizard and for the customer he'll know his car will run like new again for a lot less aswell
About to end my third week of mechanic school. Thank you David for emphasizing best-practices and honest work and dealings. Inspiring!
Its good to be appreciated, its been seen that you have earned it on your TH-cam channel and that you do top notch work. That F type Jag will be a big headache but like you said who else will do it and you like to help people. Great customer service. Wishing you all the best.
Your work ethic and skill has been great to watch. You have a really great team that you have assembled. People dont ship cars several states away to a mechanic shop UNLESS they have that good of a reputation. You and Hoovies videos have shown the people what kind of work you do and thats why your shop is slammed full !! Congrats on your successful business.
It's been said a million times by now, but I'm gonna say it again. Wizard deserves every single car that comes through, his honest and doesn't take or give bs.
That original 2003 OEM timing belt on that Lexus is still good for a reason, it's OEM. I own a 2000 LS 400 and I would not replace that belt with anything other than OEM. Don't care what any aftermarket belt maker states, this is not something you want to replace with anything other than OEM on this particular car.
OEM is probably made by Dayco.
@@ShersGarage Here in the UK the belts are usually made by Gates or Bosch regardless of who,s name they print on them. Just don't buy Chinese. Except obviously Chinese takeaways which are brilliant.
@@stephenjones9153 I thought most Porsches were Continental.
Although, one of those aftermarket belt kits *will be* the OEM one, just way cheaper because it's not in Lexus packaging. The trick is always to find out which company makes the OEM version of the part you want, and buy it in aftermarket packaging.
@@ShersGarage Your probably right. I am only familiar with lower priced car's, like Toyota,Ford,Vauxhalls etc. I've always found they either use Gates or Bosch belts for there vehicles in the UK.
This man is awesome he's got people sending him work from all over the USA.......well done Mr Wizard
Originally started watching your vids just because they're informative and neat. Now, on top of that, it actually makes me feel happy seeing you help these people out. Keep up the great work and vids Mr Wizard 🙂
i wish there were more shops as honest and determined in my area as yours is. the shops in my area will diagnose and quote a head gasket replacement for a failed fuel pump...and then blame the misdiagnoses on "the new guy". i can watch your channel all day.
The Wizard goes to show you that if a business man is honest & has integrity he'll be busier than anyone else!!! Go Wizard & Mrs Wizard!! 👍👍
As Christ said, give full measure press down and running over and you’ll have more business than you can handle.
The Mercedes E320 CDi will be probably my favorite to watch. Let's see what the Car Wizard will find under the beauty cover....Hope there will be no "black death" around the injectors.
I bought a 320cdi with pretty bad black death. Injector bolt snapped. That was a fun experience
I think this is the best channel on TH-cam, Wizard rocks! Wish all mechanic shops / dealers cared like Wizard and Mrs. Wizard.
It's ridiculous that the customer with the Jaguar actually had to pay (probably a big amount of money) for the engine swap, even though they couldn't even get it right.
The problem is A. Dealerships pay horrible. B. If your pay horrible the employees you get will not be the best C. The turn around time they give these guys to get the car in and out. D. Most employees at these dealerships are the type to work at place for less than 6 months and jump to the next one at just about the time all their shotty work starts coming back for call backs in which they stick another guy with the problems and pay him even less to fix it if at all for a come back. E. Everyone else in the shop is more likely to mess with your work to get you fired and there is zero team work. No proper time is spent with the new out of trade school techs to train them properly so they fall into the same habits as above. F. THEY FIRE ALL THE TECHS THAT ARE HONEST, TAKE THEIR TIME TO DO IT RIGHT, AND WONT UPSELL AND LIKE ABOUT THINGS THAT NEED TO BE FIXED LIKE MY FAVORITE WAS UP SELL RE RTVING LEAKY OIL PANS AND JUST LIE ABOUT STUFF LEAKING. This is the number one reason I quit working on cars... dealerships are crap and there are too few good mom and pop shops to work for like Wizards shop.....
On that f-type, the clamp out of place is for the engine sound induction, that fitting without a hose is actually part of the cooling system, but it’s plugged off internally. I’m willing to bet they didn’t replace the supercharger gaskets, private repair shops rarely do it.
Cool. Really excited to watch the little things about the hacked Jag. Also as a diesel owner (VW albeit) those are somewhat complicated but there are owners on forums, FB groups with that Mercedes with well over 300K miles on them.
Cool to see the Lexus SC430 in the shop. I bought a 2004 recently and love it. Has 184,000 miles on it and drives better than any other car I’ve owned. Super fun to drive in Florida winters with the top down!
Makes me happy to see your business doing well dude
That hose on the back of the engine of the Jag is for the symposer. It just pumps the sound of the supercharger into the interior of the car. Doesn’t have high pressure or any coolant in it. Nevertheless they didn’t put the clamp back on right.
You gonna have cars from all 4 corners of the country. You've got the the right attitude and do things right first time. That's all people want. Cheers
I smile every time I see your shop full because I recall your saying how family and others told you such a giant shope was a terrible idea. Ha! So glad you're getting the business you deserve. Shows how willing people are to go out of their way to find a _good_ shop nowadays.
He recently bought the building next door, so he does have room to expand if necessary.
@@dunebasher1971 Yeah, I saw that video as well. He was planning to rent it out for storage, but yeah, he may actually need to start swapping in and out cars. That's a pretty "nice" problem to have. :)
Send the dealer who said "Don't bring your car back here" a consulting check for $100 - the best advice he could ever give.
People coming from far just shows that knowledge, openess and specially HONESTY is the best policy.
Hopefully your videos will, among other things, inspire mechanics to do their jobs efficiently and honestly !
Keep up the good work, David !!!
Car wizard,my respect. I do appreciate mechanics like your shop has,someone has to work on those European vehicles. God knows i won't get into those vehicles.
You really meant it when you named the place Omega! It's getting the rep of being the last garage to go to for intractable problems. At least you don't have the problem of too little work in the New Year Car Wizard!
Love that Lexus SC430, but that V8 S-Type looks beautiful.
Always amazing. Keep up the good work making the world a better place by modeling to others what honest good work can do for a business. The world is a better place because of u and ur leadership. Stay cool and keep up the amazing work
LOTS of mechanics and shops must HATE Wizard! Kinda reminds me of when I tried mechanic school. One of our teachers worked with a customer protection TV show and each time he would help them out and call out all the issues he'd find on the test vehicle, his answer box at school was full of insults and threats from other mechanics and shops.
Also, wondering if there's enough terrain for Wizard to build an addon to his shop. He seems like he'd need one!
@@IkeVMAX4 I agree... Does the right thing for them and then gets bashed for it by peers. That is nuts.
Great video Car Wizard! Love each and every video you put out, but this one was just WOW. I can relate to the whole getting screwed and then fired by a shop thing. So sad that someone works on a very special car, and cannot be bothered to do things right. Thank God you can give the poor, tired, huddled masses a glimmer of hope and get that ride right for them. I'm in Indiana, but will bring my next problem to Omega Auto Clinic for some proper maintenance by a shop that deserves everything good that is happening for you right now!!!
The Jaguar 4.2 V8s are pretty much bulletproof as long as the oil gets changed. So hopefully just a coil pack or something else just as simple.
I’m just glad to see there are still good people in this world that both take pride in their career and genuinely car about others. Huge shout out to you Mr. Car Wizard. Never Change.
I really think you should start keeping a good log of common problems that you’ve repaired on your typical vehicles, and then use that information towards national expansion! Put additional shops in all four corners of the country (Southern CA, PNW, Southeast, Northeast), send your current four mechanics out to run each of these shops, and with all five shops you could be the absolute authority in auto repair!
Given the current amount of work available at his single location, I don't believe he would be interested in expansion yet. There are a lot of barriers of entry he would have to overcome given the different rules and regulations of each state. Besides, ultimately his goal is to be able to maximize his time with friends and family. How much more money is someone willing to chase after in exchange for time? As you age you realize there really is a point where you're comfortable with a certain income level. Any dollar earned over that amount will result in you giving up a minute with your family. He already has the best of both worlds as he controls both his income and his time.
@carwizard not such an idiot now, with your full Shop! Glad you are seeing so much business. You are trusted to the point where people travel across from her country to have your shop work on their cars. Keep it up!
Jaguars, Range Rovers, Land Rovers, Rolls and Bentleys....
A shop the specializes in the repair of British vehicles can't help but be successful because of endless repairs from minor to significant and ALWAYS expensive!
If my Jag ever has a significant repair needed, I'd definitely want the Wizard to look at it. Especially since I only live less than 2 hours away from Omega.
British cars have a bad reputation because of poor mechanics working on them. They cause problems but blame the cars. I' ve had Jaguars and never had problems because I use mechanics who know what they are doing and get regular maintenance done on them. Prevention is better than cure. But to be fair I also live in the UK and know people who work for Jaguar so I probably have it easier
@@philmitchell8109 Then how come surveys of owners and aftermarket warranty companies in the UK rank JLR vehicles as some of the worst on the road with Range Rover being #31 out of 31 marques surveyed?
They show similarly low satisfaction ratings in the United States and Canada.
Presumably since the surveys were conducted in the UK the owners had access to mechanics that were familiar with the marques.
They're low owner retention rates and poor resale reflect customers experience with them.
Recently the chairman of JLR admitted that the company loses approximately 100,000 sales annually because of its dismal reputation for reliability and durability.
@@mb1326 Then why do the German marques massively outsell them and have much higher owner satisfaction and retention rates?
@@williamegler8771 firstly as a premium brand people expect more so any little problem and they complain. I know owners of Range Rover (one complained it got muddy when he took it up a farm track) expect perfection when they don't get them serviced for years. Like any 100,000 car they need looking after. I know BMW drivers who own 7 series and say they have issues but as they don't sell many of them but loads of series 1 the problems get hidden in the figures. My father was a traffic police officer on our motorways and they loved Range Rovers but they got looked after, issues where fixed that day not 5,000 miles later. Mechanics like to talk down all cars and have an excuse to charge you more, me have all heard them suck their teeth and tell you how a fix will be a problem. I've had a Jaguar XF for 5 years now and the only issue I've had was getting a wheel refinished after I scratched it on a curd (it's a rare wheel colour), every service has just been that a service and it's at 55,000 now. Don't get me wrong the jags of the 70's 80's and 90's were not great but all cars of that age had problems
Damn! no empty lifts in Wizards shop. Nice to see that honesty and hard work pays off and i think Wizard is taking his succes really great!
From my experience with shops in Louisiana (Greater New Orleans area) i can say that the main reason i do my own work is that i simply don't trust a single shop that I've had to deal with.
More than one have caused additional damage (like backing into it and then acting like that dent was there all along).
More than one have tried to scare me into paying stupid money for unnecessary repairs (like $80 for an air filter, that turned out to be clean, or my engine would explode).
Prices are unreasonable.
There's no trust.
When deficiencies are pointed out (like leaving vacuum lines disconnected) they refuse any responsibility.
I don't mind paying for quality work.
But if i can't trust you not to make it worse and then lie about it then what's the point ?
It's indeed a sad state of affairs
I'm from and live on the west bank everything you said is true I don't trust any mechanic shops because of all the shady ones around here
There's two decent shops near where I live, but their labor prices are off the charts. They can get away with it since ao many placea have closed or have a horrible rep.
I can no longer work on my own car due to nerve damage, so I'm stuck having to pay the $129 hourly labor.
@@permanentvacation2406
It's truly unreal.
And it's not brand limited.
I've had horrendous experiences with Toyota, Ford, Audi, Volkswagen, GM, Chrysler, Honda, Hyundai and independent shops.
Every single one of them (sometimes multiple dealerships per brand) has lied to me in one way shape or form.
And most seem to exude a complete disgust for the customer.
Like they don't even try and hide it.
Like "here's another needy bastard to ruin my day of watching TH-cam".
I truly don't get it.
Part of the problem is garage mechanics typically make around $20-40/hr. They use and own their own tools ($$$ payment every month) with no benefits. In my area, "automotive technician" jobs are listed from $15/hr. One listing offered $35-55/hr, but required training and certification by Volvo.
@@frankhage1734 Wow. Auto techs here start at $8.75, and that's with tech school certification. Experience can kick it up to around $10, but rarely ever exceeds that.
Working a cash register at Target or CVS pays $13, and Target will even put you through school.
Sad to see another shop turn customers away it's hard to make a living at a shop in the 1st place.
Even know I'm live on the east cost & don't own extremely expensive cars. i would come to your shop for repairs or at least the items I can't fix my self because you are honest and it gets done the 1st time & you make an attempt to keep it within a reasonable cost.
Thank you.
Can't wait to see more of the F-Type!
Car wizard is fast becoming my favourite TH-cam channel. Looking forward to seeing you work your magic on the Jag!
One of my friends had a shop and he had a tech leave the breaker bar on my crank pulley. He wound up firing the tech over not wanting to do the work on my car. He finished it up not noticing that the breaker bar was still on. Broken the head off the crank pulley.
I know the feeling all too well in regards to people working on a car and not completely fixing it. They did that with my old pick up truck. It spent more time in the shop then I spent driving it so I finally sold it once it was sorted. The mechanic tried to tell me that the rear end was going out. Turns out it was a simple bearing so I asked them to replace the bearing when they were doing a clutch job is going to be more labor then they wanted to tackle.
i almost think the owner of those S-Types would have been better off going to a Ford mechanic then a Jaguar mechanic. I know a lot of Jaguar Dealerships and mechanics hate the S-Type just because it isn't a Jaguar underneath.
if you have the mechanical prowess. You can fix them your selfs, they aren't that difficult. I should know, got 2 Lincoln LSs. Both of which ive tried to do all the maintenance on my self, or with a bit of help From a mechanic friend.
In what way is it not a Jaguar underneath? Is it because the platform was jointly developed by Ford and Jaguar engineers?
@@Rover200Power yes
@@williamanderson9085 ah, silly Jaguar engineers with their knowledge on refinement and handling. They should have just let Ford do it alone.
I'm a builder in Virginia. All my work comes from word of mouth. I always charge a fair price, do excellent work, build what the customer wants, get the proper inspections.
I'm told constantly "We just couldn't find a builder we trusted." It seems people like me, and The Wizard, are becoming harder and harder to find.
You know that you have a DAMN GOOD shop when........
wow, looking forward to the Jag F video, Jag 5.0 viddo, and the Mercedes diesel, too. so much fun coming
Looks like there's plenty up the Wizard's sleeve at the moment!
I work as a Service Advisor at a GM dealership. When we're slammed with cars it's both a blessing and a curse. Good for business but things get hectic and it's never a straightforward process for some weird reason. We either find more things that need to be done and of course customers need their cars yesterday.
I wish we had a shop like yours in England
Fairway Motors in Glossop is great if you live near Manchester by any chance 😀
Your honesty, expertise and thoroughness is being rewarded by getting the hardest problem cars. Congratulation!! I am a modestly competent DIY (retired doctor) who enjoys tinkering with my Hondas. Still, at times, I will take a car to a garage or dealership if I am time pressed. Probably 50% of the time I still end up fixing the issue or declining an obviously fraudulent repair. Looking forward to the videos.
Love F-type's, looking forward to seeing the video on it. I got to drive an F-Type R, I was in lust.
I starting to wonder if there are even more than like 10 decent mechanics left in the USA. The level of some of this work is embarrassing and that's when its not just out right fraud.
A lot have retired or changed vocations due to the prevalence of screens and computers and the need for so many expensive tools and programs.
Plus, so many shops, instead of hiring mechanics to replace them, hire techs (parts swappers) at 1/4 the hourly while increasing labor, parts markup, and shop supplies by 10%+.
Technology, planned obsolescence, lack of repairability, and capitalism all conspiring to eliminate an entire workforce.
I reckon it's the fact that they're European makes
@@somersetfan1 they would screw up other makes too.
Hack mechanics( not sure if they're worthy of the technician label) work every where fucking up things daily.
A friend of mine quit as a mechanic about 10 years ago because he wasn't making a whole lot for the cost of tools and the difficulty of working on late model cars.
He was damn good and I've been wondering if he had stayed at it he'd be rolling in the money now (like Car Wizard, Eric O, Eric the car guy, Pine Hollow, and so on).
That part you are looking at by the throttle body that you think is a leak, it's not. That's how it is on the f type. Also the clamp on the hose on the back of the engine is not a coolant line. It's just a sound tube.
Is there any plans or thoughts into doubling or possibly tripling the work area? Maybe even quadrupling??
He needs another good mech or two. Plenty of space to keep 6 mechs or more working but he just has 4 plus himself. Get them in and out faster and you don't need more room.
Of course parts delays and insisting on keeping all the cars inside is an obstacle. But I guess that is part of why he bought the building next door.
The Wizard will always have enough work so he can even choose what he works on. I don't think he wants to build an empire, let's see
@@Tg6361 “The First Galactic Empire!”
If he pulled all those cars that never move out of the shop he'd have plenty of room.
Everybody needs a shop like this in their hometown! The wizard gives it to you straight.
Hey wizard shout out from Greenville NC. My name is Chad love your videos. Need more mechanics like you everywhere. Have a blessed year.
From hickory NC and also a viewer. Know some good mechanics here but most others are just doing guess work lmao
@@ValentinoBentley what up brother. You ain't to far away lol. Have a great year. And there are some good mechanics. They are hard to find these days. I look for the old country boy mechanics.
I love wizard's demeanor, his calmness, his way of walking...and last but not least his laugh! We love you wizard: keep up the great work!
Man I seriously pity you. A good mechanic is easily overloaded these days. You guys are gonna be neck deep in cars until you retire. Keep taking time for you and Mrs. Wizard!
Business is good! Congratulations of a successful Omega. So fine to see all your work and that of the Mrs., as well as your loyal employees. Sometimes the good guys DO win.
and YES David, I remember quite clearly when you bought this new building and the naysayers were, "Why are you buying such a big building?". Yeah, right. For one thing, TH-cam has made you into a celebrity based upon your honesty, experience, and just plain "smarts".
I’d move to KS just to have a mechanic like wizard - I have a Jaguar XJ with the 4.2 that has some issues and I spent 6 times what I paid for the car just financing wrong guesses from parts changers claiming to be mechanics and in FL, labor rates are much higher
By a Haynes manual and fix it yourself!
What is wrong with the car?
Oh you got the Florida problem to my sympathy sir Volusia county Florida here
@@vw5056 if I knew that, wouldn’t have had this problem lol
@@samholdsworth420 I have all the factory shop manual that’s not really the issue. The issue with time, tools, and space
"And you took it on!" So true... the challenges of wanting satisfied clients.
just think of all the money and job security coming your way!
The wind made the Jaguar not work right. 😆 Another saying for that shop could use is, the grooves in tires is where the water goes in rain.
Great job on filling the shop and continuing to growing your business.
That Jaaag is effed up? 😂
No?
I’ll see myself out.
It's a Jag -yes.
Keep growing like this and you may need to look for a bigger building or expanding the one you got now. Glad to see that you're growing, the world needs more honest mechanics like yourself.
The Wizards auto repair shop is not one of those wham bam get'er done jethro shops, half ass dishonest BS - recently asked a honda dealership what it would cost to replace water pump and thermostat on 2005 CRV with 146,000 miles. I was just curious, he verbally just said $1200. I said i would like that on a dealer ticket as an estimate. He acted put off to do that simple task. Needless to say i dont get cars worked on at dealerships. I ocassionally buy a new oem part from them if it is not sky high in price. Unbelievable.
It's sad to hear about all these shops that don't know what they are doing or have done an poorly job. And then they have the audacity to tell you not too come to there anymore?? That's just crazy..
If a shop tells you not "too" come back then it's a strong sign they're not very intelligent.
I got my kid a used razor scooter for $20 at the local auction house a month before christmas. bought him a bunch of stuff for christmas. yup the used scooter get used everyday. and yes im happy about that.
good on you Wizard for helping the owner of the silver F type
You are an honest mechanic, that is why you are busy Dave. Minus Hoovie taking up your shop space
Sounds like you need to add on to the building, adding more bays and adding more mechanics to the business.
Omega has made it into the bigger leagues and will probably continue getting more and more cars from out of state so it might be time to start thinking about expanding.
I love to know that omega auto clinic is going amazing. It’s good to see good people get what they deserve. Thanks wizard for doing things right being so open about things
It speaks volumes of your professional work.🇺🇸❤️🇺🇸
Hi Wizard, Italy here. I just recommended your channel to a couple of fellow italians. They have a TH-cam channel (Stepsover) and are currently travelling in the USA on a self-built expedition truck. They have been experiencing some troubles with the engine lately, so maybe in the future (if they come in the Wichita area) you will see them in your shop. Kind regards. Efisio.
I tried to fix my relatives Opel, which had an issue where it started to misfire when warm. I tried for two weeks, but the issues persisted. Finally I told him to take it to a garage and recommended a good shop. Multiple things might cause that issue and I wanted to stop wasting hes money. The car's been at the shop for 3 months now and its STILL not fixed and has cost more than the car's worth!
Good luck to you. You are being rewarded for the quality of your work and your honesty.
You're killing it man. Congrats
Thank you Wizard and Mrs. Nice to hear you are busy, more money to put into the yacht. Thank you from the garage update. Next for Wizard, we fix hoverboards!
Iowa is lucky to have you! I'm fairly fortunate to have a nice, competent Toyota dealer here in Marietta, Georgia. Not perfect but they do fix me up when I need it. Good luck with that Jaguar. One of my all time favorite cars (that I never tried to buy) was the old Jag E-types.
It's wild you're getting business from all over the country, I'm glad I have a local guy who's excellent. I know there's some cachet about having the Wizard work on your car, but there's got to be someone a little closer...
I wish you were close to me. My Subaru needs a good shop like yours to fix some issues I’ve been having.
Probably a good idea to get a scooter. I once did inventory control in a warehouse that seventeen truck bays and could hold six rail cars on each side of the building. In addition to the twenty various lift trucks and two electric carts, I had a fleet of six bicycles that I maintained to get us from one end of the building to the other. We also carried two-way radios. It could easily take you five minutes of brisk walking to get from one side of the warehouse to the other. Our material racks went up thirty feet, generally three pallets to a section, and five levels counting the floor. I know you have another building or two, but it looks like you could use something like Tyler's hanger for additional work space. Business is good!
You are a great diagnostician, as all mechanics should be but obviously not! Luckily, we have a local shop that I have been dealing with for over 40 years, that is very similar to your approach to working on cars. We need more great mechanics like you, Mr. & Mrs. Wizard! I'm sure Mrs. Wizard is the brains and the boss of your shop!
Glad to see your reputation for honest work is paying off. Great work Wizard!!!