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Made In China?

Made In China?

On the front line, we’ve always complained about cheap offshore parts. Then, too, who cares anymore? A part is a part. So cheaper is better, right? Oh really? It wasn't that long ago that we lived...

We are at the Core of the Automotive Aftermarket
We are at the Core of the Automotive Aftermarket

The Automotive Aftermarket is a dominant industry here in...

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Welcome to the Tech Center
Welcome to the Tech Center

Welcome to the Tech Center.  Servicing and repairing vehicles...

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Welcome to the Link Library
Welcome to the Link Library

Simple, Direct, and Quick  Here's where we index and...

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Welcome to the Tool Room
Welcome to the Tool Room

This section should be interesting for everybody because...

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Built to Meet or Exceed OE Specs

" Built To Meet Or Exceed OE Specs." Don't believe...

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Aim Into the Bowl

When draining a radiator with an old brass drain cock, you can control the...

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Vanilla Ice Cream

A complaint was received, a few years ago, by the Pontiac Division of General...

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Telephone Technique

  Every business has one and every customer has one but too often this tool of...

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Customer Management

Customer Management A segment from Automotive Business Concepts By Bob Paff...

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Mr. Customer, You're Fired

Whoa! You're not serious..... Yes, you can fire a customer.   You try real hard...

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And the special for today is

Place value on your freebies.... If you are supplying a complimentary service or...

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It's Not Brakes

Customer said it must be a bearing noise because it just happened.

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The Plus of Shop Meetings

How many of you have monthly shop meetings with your mechanical staff? There has...

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Shop Things To Do

Everyone in the shop, except you, knows what's broken and what needs...

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#%@* Trouble Lights

One problem with trouble lights is that the 'cage' never stays secure. When...

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Sticker Shock

Quite a few years ago, I was managing the Speedy Muffler in Kelowna when a...

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