XPost: alt.home.repair   
   From: bashley101@gmail.com   
      
   On 3/14/23 2:09 AM, Xeno wrote:   
      
   > Obviously different from this end of the world - and from when I worked   
   > in dealerships. I can take you to any dealership here and there will be   
   > a *factory trained technician* on staff, usually someone quite   
   > experienced with the marque and, usually, more senior. I have even   
   > attended advanced dealer technician training courses run by the   
   > factory/importer.   
      
   A friend's kid is that guy.  He started out as a traveling bicycle   
   repairman, was plucked out of that really good auto repair school in   
   Riverside (I think) by BMW to go to THEIR school.  Eventually he became   
   the top BMW in the US (and the trophy to prove it) and was sent to   
   represent the US in the world contest in Germany.  The Germans always   
   win, but the test is to put a new (not yet released, not just unused)   
   disassembled engine together while explaining what you are doing to a   
   proctor.  Not sure how 'win' is judged -- probably by time since I can't   
   imagine any of the contestants being unable to do that task.  Became   
   chief mech for the dealership and then service manager, which he found   
   boring.  Now they send him to diagnose difficult problems all over the   
   country.  I think he's 55 now.  Not too shabby.  His dad still would   
   only drive a BMW because of the discount and the free repairs.   
      
   Is it snarky to say that I don't think this situation could have   
   happened if he'd been hired by Toyota?  :-)   
      
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