magdoll:
Do you do any of your own maintenance work on your car? I do most of my own and might be able to help you if you want to DIY. Send me a p-mail if you want to discuss it further.
Dan
I can do oil changes, tire rotations, filters, brakes, distributor caps, spark plugs/wires, battery changes... You know.. the easy stuff... but after owning a sweet 1988 Pontiac Fiero for ten years, this diesel thing is kind of intimidating... and 80k is the timing belt so that is super intimidating...
Not interested in the business?
No. But you have to understand that when dealing with the public that has a lot of unrealistic expectations of time frame on repairs and demands immediate satisfaction it isn't going too happen. I'm booked for 2-3 weeks at a time and TRY to still get in some regulars that come in for small stuff. That often entails me setting aside work that is in progress or scheduled. Thus, this pushes my schedule back and there is a reason I come in at 5 am 3 days a week and usually stay until 7-10pm every night.
One person c an only fix so many cars at a time, return phone calls and email at a time and still have a few precious minutes to help peple here with issues. I use 3000 plus minutes on the cell a mont. 1000 Text messages a month. And 20-30 emails a day as it is. Sometimes they can't all get answered. I apoligize for not being a god....or a demi-god.
And before anyone says hire someone....Some of you know that hasn't gone too well in thhe past and it cause more time, money and headache than its worth.
Rant off.....
I was not attempting to pick a fight but I did leave multiple messages multiple ways. I was quite surprised when I did not hear back as you seemed so active in forum. But in case you're curious I'll give you some insight into a potential customer's train of thought:
"Oh a website, that's a cool way to make appointments."
"Hmm... It has been a week... That website looked kind of new... maybe he didn't get my message."
"Oh look a telephone number I'll call that"
"Hmm... It has been a week... Maybe he's on vacation and forgot to change his voicemail, everyone deserves one of those."
"Hmm... It has been two weeks since I called him 3 weeks since I left a message on his website. He is not interested in my business. I'll reach out to knowledgeable people on a website."
Honestly, if you were trying to get a hold of a girl to set up a date and you left 2 different messages, 2 different ways... A week apart... After 3 weeks you'd have to be pretty dumb to think she was still interested right?
