Real Mechanics?

[Crispywombat]

Does anybody know if there is such a thing anymore?

Just taken a friends 1991 3.9 efi Bobtailed Rangey in to a garage local to me to have the timing and perhaps the dizzy looking at, left it there half a day for them to give it a once over only to be told that's it's too old!! Apparently they don't have anything to plug it into so can't help! I asked them just to take a look at the timing to be told "All of the lads are young, they don't know how to repair them"

I am astonished, I really used to rate this place but have lost all faith in them, they've also lost the chance to service my other two vehicles plus my friends, so I'm looking for a decent mechanic in the Leeds area? Any recomendations?


Thanks,

Rob

[Mareng]

Your right about young mechanics struggling if they cant plug into something that will tell them whats wrong, or if they haven't been taught exactly how to fix a specific problem.  Being in the army I had to learn to make do and mend, especially when the book didn't have the answers, it was often trial and error to find a fault and parts were regularly taken apart, cleaned/greased/repaired/bodged to make sure boats were servicable.

Since I started in a Ford main dealer garage, I have lost count of the number of times that one of the young guys that has just finished an apprenticeship say "I don't know whats wrong, the computer isn't working" or "just replace the whole lot, its knackered" without even attempting to locate the actual problem himself.

[carracarra13]

you are so right nower days they are glorified fitters  its a shame m8you dont live near norfolk as henery (muddyhenery) is a darn good macanic a real on who can ripear (hope you dont mind me giving a m8 a plug hes just set up on his own

[gt.jacko]

unfortunately all the good mechanics well we should call them technicians have either left the trade or set up there own garage business like myself I have over 35yrs experience in the trade and no job gets turned away at my garage, a lot of the main dealers nr me have recently made a lot of redundancies and believe it or not the short sighted twits have got rid of the more experienced guys coz they dont work fast enough or they have a couple of bouts of sickness, soon there will be nobody in the main dealers who can fix the problem jobs modern diagnostics cant tell u everything and a lot of the  time it,s still trial and error looking for a fault.

Thats my two penneth worth :D

                                               Gaz

[Pete]

 Try Adventure 4X4 in Morley or Simon services at Warmfield 01924 220882.
 Both are to be recomended.
 Pete

[woody]

Your right about young mechanics struggling if they cant plug into something that will tell them whats wrong, or if they haven't been taught exactly how to fix a specific problem.  Being in the army I had to learn to make do and mend, especially when the book didn't have the answers, it was often trial and error to find a fault and parts were regularly taken apart, cleaned/greased/repaired/bodged to make sure boats were servicable.

Since I started in a Ford main dealer garage, I have lost count of the number of times that one of the young guys that has just finished an apprenticeship say "I don't know whats wrong, the computer isn't working" or "just replace the whole lot, its knackered" without even attempting to locate the actual problem himself.

I teach young apprentice mechanics (for the construction industry) its amazing how after 3 years in industry they are often useless

the first thing i teach them is 'WOULD YOU LIKE FRIES WITH THAT' because if they don't get their finger out they will be working in Mc D.......

sadly only a small number actually look like good mechanics at the end of the course

i have been applying for jobs in the construction industry for a number of months and i cant even get a reply, due to the industry being on its ass.

as they are apprentices they are in full time employment and some are earning £500 plus a week and apprentices  :-o :-o :-o :-oand they are not the good ones :( :( :( :( :(

[Range Rover Blues]

Timing? I can do that for you.  Bring beer ;)

[squaddie_fox]

just get yourself a decent manual, and attack it yourself! plenty of people on here and other forums will be willing to help you out with advice etc. then you can learn to do it yourself and save a lot of cash in the process!