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[dubshow]

So service director at Toyota liked my plan to grow into the management job, despite it being poor timing based off their immediate needs.

My old service manager was there in the interview, and is now director at a sister store. Both of them have apparently told ownership its worth investment in me.

I got a call yesterday asking me to interview at the sister store under my old boss who has usually always had my back. I go in Tuesday evening and as long as they’re serious about grooming me and not throwing me to the wolves, this is probably a done deal if were all on the same page.

An hour after that call, shit went down at my store that ended up with all of the techs effectively going on strike for half a day on a “long lunch”, one getting fired as a result of that and one quitting in “solidarity”. Another tech quit a week ago to move down south and decided to not finish out his two weeks after this bullshit.

The base Macan is changing the brand and not for the better. Now that the lawsuits are over from Porsche's failed VW takeover, VW is taking more control and the behind the scenes changes with warranty coverage and documentation are putting the squeeze on fixed ops. They’re evolving from a hyper exclusive premium luxury brand to something on par with BMW's volume. Established service employees are not handling this change well, and the cracks are spreading quickly.

I'm amazed by how much Porsche is advertising the Macan right now in Detroit, and the target market... 30-40yo chicks. I imagine that's a huge swing in the brand's demographics, and I'm curious what that does to the brand in the long run. Probably not going to be good, especially considering the volume.

Time to bail. Fingers crossed that this opportunity works out for you man!

we dont have any ads for them. like zero. The wife still loves it.

[razr390]

So service director at Toyota liked my plan to grow into the management job, despite it being poor timing based off their immediate needs.

My old service manager was there in the interview, and is now director at a sister store. Both of them have apparently told ownership its worth investment in me.

I got a call yesterday asking me to interview at the sister store under my old boss who has usually always had my back. I go in Tuesday evening and as long as they’re serious about grooming me and not throwing me to the wolves, this is probably a done deal if were all on the same page.

An hour after that call, shit went down at my store that ended up with all of the techs effectively going on strike for half a day on a “long lunch”, one getting fired as a result of that and one quitting in “solidarity”. Another tech quit a week ago to move down south and decided to not finish out his two weeks after this bullshit.

The base Macan is changing the brand and not for the better. Now that the lawsuits are over from Porsche's failed VW takeover, VW is taking more control and the behind the scenes changes with warranty coverage and documentation are putting the squeeze on fixed ops. They’re evolving from a hyper exclusive premium luxury brand to something on par with BMW's volume. Established service employees are not handling this change well, and the cracks are spreading quickly.

I'm amazed by how much Porsche is advertising the Macan right now in Detroit, and the target market... 30-40yo chicks. I imagine that's a huge swing in the brand's demographics, and I'm curious what that does to the brand in the long run. Probably not going to be good, especially considering the volume.

Time to bail. Fingers crossed that this opportunity works out for you man!

I’ve texted Fled about 5-6 times about my mom wanting a Macan. I keep telling her maintenance is a down payment every year

[dubshow]

I'm amazed by how much Porsche is advertising the Macan right now in Detroit, and the target market... 30-40yo chicks. I imagine that's a huge swing in the brand's demographics, and I'm curious what that does to the brand in the long run. Probably not going to be good, especially considering the volume.

Time to bail. Fingers crossed that this opportunity works out for you man!

I’ve texted Fled about 5-6 times about my mom wanting a Macan. I keep telling her maintenance is a down payment every year

on the poverty 4cyl, how is maintenance worse than anything else? Pcar tax on things like brakes will be a tad higher but consumables cant be that terrible. Sure, if you go to the diller for everything you'll spend $1200 on an oil change, like a co worker of mine.

[razr390]

I’ve texted Fled about 5-6 times about my mom wanting a Macan. I keep telling her maintenance is a down payment every year

on the poverty 4cyl, how is maintenance worse than anything else? Pcar tax on things like brakes will be a tad higher but consumables cant be that terrible. Sure, if you go to the diller for everything you'll spend $1200 on an oil change, like a co worker of mine.

From Fled:

Expensive.

$450 oil service every 10k miles. $280 brake flush every 20k. $780 spark plugs every 30k. $1000 PDK service every 40k. $370 air filters every 40k.

$1400 brake jobs on the front and $1100 on the rear. $1600 tire sets. All usually 30-45k miles.

[goIftdibrad]

on the poverty 4cyl, how is maintenance worse than anything else? Pcar tax on things like brakes will be a tad higher but consumables cant be that terrible. Sure, if you go to the diller for everything you'll spend $1200 on an oil change, like a co worker of mine.

From Fled:

Expensive.

$450 oil service every 10k miles. $280 brake flush every 20k. $780 spark plugs every 30k. $1000 PDK service every 40k. $370 air filters every 40k.

$1400 brake jobs on the front and $1100 on the rear. $1600 tire sets. All usually 30-45k miles.

You described a gti at Jack Daniel Volkswagen

[Irish]

From Fled:

You described a gti at Jack Daniel Volkswagen

Somewhere in the New Jersey Meadowlands, sister just rolled over in her premature grave.....

[dubshow]

From Fled:

You described a gti at Jack Daniel Volkswagen

my thoughts exactly. Any dealer can rake you over the coals but in fact, the DYI on a Macan is no worse than my

Brake flush every 20k?

Air filter? $370??

$47+ ship and 30 mins time. Got the v6 version with two? okay, double that.
https://www.autohausaz.com/pn/PO-95B129620

Why are people so scared of a 2.0t with a pcar badge? If you got the $100k turbo model to track, well okay then, you are an idiot and can pay the 911 tax on a grocery getting SUV/CUV

[dubshow]

So service director at Toyota liked my plan to grow into the management job, despite it being poor timing based off their immediate needs.

My old service manager was there in the interview, and is now director at a sister store. Both of them have apparently told ownership its worth investment in me.

I got a call yesterday asking me to interview at the sister store under my old boss who has usually always had my back. I go in Tuesday evening and as long as they’re serious about grooming me and not throwing me to the wolves, this is probably a done deal if were all on the same page.

An hour after that call, shit went down at my store that ended up with all of the techs effectively going on strike for half a day on a “long lunch”, one getting fired as a result of that and one quitting in “solidarity”. Another tech quit a week ago to move down south and decided to not finish out his two weeks after this bullshit.

The base Macan is changing the brand and not for the better. Now that the lawsuits are over from Porsche's failed VW takeover, VW is taking more control and the behind the scenes changes with warranty coverage and documentation are putting the squeeze on fixed ops. They’re evolving from a hyper exclusive premium luxury brand to something on par with BMW's volume. Established service employees are not handling this change well, and the cracks are spreading quickly.

I'm amazed by how much Porsche is advertising the Macan right now in Detroit, and the target market... 30-40yo chicks.

how many 30-40yo chicks work at GM?

https://jalopnik.com/the-general-motors ... 1838176792

[ChrisoftheNorth]

I'm amazed by how much Porsche is advertising the Macan right now in Detroit, and the target market... 30-40yo chicks.

how many 30-40yo chicks work at GM?

https://jalopnik.com/the-general-motors ... 1838176792

Right, makes no sense.

Will be really interesting what happens with the GM union talks...Ford and FCA are all

[D Griff]

You described a gti at Jack Daniel Volkswagen

my thoughts exactly. Any dealer can rake you over the coals but in fact, the DYI on a Macan is no worse than my

Brake flush every 20k?

Air filter? $370??

$47+ ship and 30 mins time. Got the v6 version with two? okay, double that.
https://www.autohausaz.com/pn/PO-95B129620

Why are people so scared of a 2.0t with a pcar badge? If you got the $100k turbo model to track, well okay then, you are an idiot and can pay the 911 tax on a grocery getting SUV/CUV

I own a BMW which everyone seems to think are "so expensive to maintain" ... and if you DIY it's really not bad at all. So far it is actually one of the easier cars I've owned to DIY maintenance on, far easier to change fluids/filters/plugs than my C5.

[D Griff]

I still wouldn't buy/condone my getting a Macan

Seems like a bad idea and it will attract the wrong kind of attention.

[wap]

You described a gti at Jack Daniel Volkswagen

Somewhere in the New Jersey Meadowlands, sister just rolled over in her premature grave.....

No doubt in a garbage landfill

[Irish]

Somewhere in the New Jersey Meadowlands, sister just rolled over in her premature grave.....

No doubt in a garbage landfill

I knew there was something something garbage men but couldn't recall

[MexicanYarisTK]

I’ve texted Fled about 5-6 times about my mom wanting a Macan. I keep telling her maintenance is a down payment every year

on the poverty 4cyl, how is maintenance worse than anything else? Pcar tax on things like brakes will be a tad higher but consumables cant be that terrible. Sure, if you go to the diller for everything you'll spend $1200 on an oil change, like a co worker of mine.

I would raise hell on them. I have never heard of this sort of BS with BMW

[MexicanYarisTK]

You described a gti at Jack Daniel Volkswagen

Somewhere in the New Jersey Meadowlands, sister just rolled over in her premature grave.....

I wonder how much is getting ass raped by the mazduh diller, that's what he gets for screwing zilhuge over because it's too far

[wap]

No doubt in a garbage landfill

I knew there was something something garbage men but couldn't recall

IIRC the full story was that Mama was railing about not letting 's sister take out the garbage because she might get kidnapped walking between the back door and the alley.

[MexicanYarisTK]

From Fled:

You described a gti at Jack Daniel Volkswagen

speaking of Jack Daniels, when I drove to Rehoboth Beach over the labor day weekend, I saw an azn dude driving a passat with those brackets, makes me wonder how much interest he is paying it for

[MexicanYarisTK]

I still wouldn't buy/condone my getting a Macan

Seems like a bad idea and it will attract the wrong kind of attention.

my aunt, aka uncles wife, when he had the Macan S in Turkey, she borrows it for her work commute as she's a professor at a university thats pretty much in bumfuck nowhere just outside of Istanbul. She told me her students were helping out loading in her car and once she used the remote to open the trunk, the students jaw's were dropped. My uncle is certainly not rich, he always gets his cars used, given how cars are more expensive there in comparison.

[fledonfoot]

Interview with Toyota tomorrow evening.

[D Griff]

I still wouldn't buy/condone my getting a Macan

Seems like a bad idea and it will attract the wrong kind of attention.

my aunt, aka uncles wife, when he had the Macan S in Turkey, she borrows it for her work commute as she's a professor at a university thats pretty much in bumfuck nowhere just outside of Istanbul. She told me her students were helping out loading in her car and once she used the remote to open the trunk, the students jaw's were dropped. My uncle is certainly not rich, he always gets his cars used, given how cars are more expensive there in comparison.

Yeah the last thing I want is my soon to be wife buying gas in the hood in a damn Macan... that’s just asking for trouble. The C5 gets enough attention and it’s a 16 year old Chevy.

[D Griff]

Interview with Toyota tomorrow evening.

hope it goes well man!

I’m hoping to hear back from the German company today, they said mid this week.

[wap]

Interview with Toyota tomorrow evening.

hope it goes well man!

I’m hoping to hear back from the German company today, they said mid this week.

Good luck to both of you!

[Apex]

Interview with Toyota tomorrow evening.

[ChrisoftheNorth]

Interview with Toyota tomorrow evening.

[fledonfoot]

No interview needed. Old boss called me at lunch today and he basically said "You know what the job is, so when are you starting?"

Money is solid, if at the lower end of the scale, but will be revisited every 3 months for the first year while I settle in and start taking on more responsibility. Starting pay is a small increase ($2k) from where I am now, but I'll see a real savings of $3k/yr in commute costs with fuel and tolls, and I cut the commute from around 90 minutes to around 30 each way. Schedule is Two 12-9pm shifts a week Mon/Wed, and one Saturday a month, PLUS the time i get back from the commute...

All of this is on the understanding it's a long term hire, to grow me into the gig over time. President and GM are on board with this given my prior history with the company and willing to develop me, ultimate long term goal being that a service director job could be 5-10 years down the line depending on retirement plans. My strengths there were CSI and product knowledge. They want me to focus on developing that with the writers there, and help bring up the CSI and retention numbers with Toyota's impending change in CSI programs.

Tons of upside to this move. The only real risks are limited to myself and how I cope with management on this scale - instead of 3-4 techs, it's 14 writers and 42 techs.