basic driving skills
Not strictly RV related, but wonder how many of us can relate. Yesterday I took wife to Dr's office in a big medical complex yesterday. Dropped her at door, and parked in sun to wait. Noticed a coup...
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^And while I agree with you, the numbers of people who are knowledgeable about obsolete and largely unused technology are dwindling, why wouldn’t they be?
Just because you have 2 and I have 1 and some farmers and a bunch of old guys have points ignition and carburetor cars hanging around doesn’t mean there are a lot of them in total.
There isn’t.
Just like you don’t see any vcr repair places…
That said, I know a few career mechanics young and old and they claim the auto repair industry is a flat industry. Wages and benefits haven’t kept up with the times. And just because a computer helps with the diagnosis doesn’t mean that the same skill isn’t required to replace the broken part. In fact more is required. In general vehicles are harder to work on.
More cramped more technology and more “integrated.”
Example. My new truck with collapsed lifters. Felt like a transmission issue to me but looked like an electronics issue based on some of the symptoms. And I’m relatively well read with auto mechanics.
That’s exactly where the dealer went too. First checked trans, then systems/module issues , then through fuel and spark. To arrive at lifters….
Old small block Chevy I could have diagnosed a valve train issue with pretty good Certainty without even pulling a valve cover. Then lifter or other Issue would have been obvious.
Yet “most” mechanics around here at least, after tools costs are pretty low on the wage scale. Union construction laborer , no skills required, makes considerably more on average.
Just because you have 2 and I have 1 and some farmers and a bunch of old guys have points ignition and carburetor cars hanging around doesn’t mean there are a lot of them in total.
There isn’t.
Just like you don’t see any vcr repair places…
That said, I know a few career mechanics young and old and they claim the auto repair industry is a flat industry. Wages and benefits haven’t kept up with the times. And just because a computer helps with the diagnosis doesn’t mean that the same skill isn’t required to replace the broken part. In fact more is required. In general vehicles are harder to work on.
More cramped more technology and more “integrated.”
Example. My new truck with collapsed lifters. Felt like a transmission issue to me but looked like an electronics issue based on some of the symptoms. And I’m relatively well read with auto mechanics.
That’s exactly where the dealer went too. First checked trans, then systems/module issues , then through fuel and spark. To arrive at lifters….
Old small block Chevy I could have diagnosed a valve train issue with pretty good Certainty without even pulling a valve cover. Then lifter or other Issue would have been obvious.
Yet “most” mechanics around here at least, after tools costs are pretty low on the wage scale. Union construction laborer , no skills required, makes considerably more on average.
