Gas pedal sticks on bimmer, driver stuck going 130 mph for 60 miles
03-11-2006, 09:04 PM
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Re: Gas pedal sticks on bimmer, driver stuck going 130 mph for 60 miles
Originally Posted by mechsoldier
ASE Master Certified here.....
I had everything short of auto trans to be an ASE Mistress @ age 21, let them all lapse. I know more for not wasting time dropping everything to take the stupid tests!
03-11-2006, 09:19 PM
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Re: Gas pedal sticks on bimmer, driver stuck going 130 mph for 60 miles
The tire changers at Big O are ASE certified. 
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03-11-2006, 10:07 PM
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Re: Gas pedal sticks on bimmer, driver stuck going 130 mph for 60 miles
Originally Posted by Joseph Davis
Worthless.
I had everything short of auto trans to be an ASE Mistress @ age 21, let them all lapse. I know more for not wasting time dropping everything to take the stupid tests!
I had everything short of auto trans to be an ASE Mistress @ age 21, let them all lapse. I know more for not wasting time dropping everything to take the stupid tests!
03-12-2006, 02:59 AM
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Re: Gas pedal sticks on bimmer, driver stuck going 130 mph for 60 miles
Originally Posted by Dr.Boost
The tire changers at Big O are ASE certified.
And Joseph Davis, I was master certified at 21, that doesn't change the fact that the average tech is 42 and makes 80k a year and that most dealerships pay you 50 cents more an hour per cert (4 dollars an hour more for master cert) for a reason.
03-12-2006, 10:41 AM
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Re: Gas pedal sticks on bimmer, driver stuck going 130 mph for 60 miles
that guys a idiot im sure he wasnt going 130 when it stuck in the first place he was probaly going 60-70 why didnt his dumbass turn it off then they shuold give him a ticket for being retarded
03-12-2006, 06:14 PM
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Re: Gas pedal sticks on bimmer, driver stuck going 130 mph for 60 miles
Sad thing is that homo lives in the same city as me! 
I may be wrong here but wouldnt the steering lock have come on if he had swithed the ignition off? Chances are he would have stacked it into traffic or a barrier.
I may be wrong here but wouldnt the steering lock have come on if he had swithed the ignition off? Chances are he would have stacked it into traffic or a barrier.
03-12-2006, 06:17 PM
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Re: Gas pedal sticks on bimmer, driver stuck going 130 mph for 60 miles
Originally Posted by MarkG
I may be wrong here but wouldnt the steering lock have come on if he had swithed the ignition off? Chances are he would have stacked it into traffic or a barrier.
03-12-2006, 06:50 PM
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Re: Gas pedal sticks on bimmer, driver stuck going 130 mph for 60 miles
Originally Posted by mycrx
so hes worthless cause you felt like you didnt need the cert even though you were "one" test away, one test haha and you through it away for what? ---- least its something to fall back onto....
As for throwing it away
Originally Posted by mechsoldier
And Joseph Davis, I was master certified at 21, that doesn't change the fact that the average tech is 42 and makes 80k a year and that most dealerships pay you 50 cents more an hour per cert (4 dollars an hour more for master cert) for a reason.
Career mechs have blown out knees, and back problems, and are used up before retirement... for what? 50 hour weeks of busting your hump, no energy after work and no energy on the weekend until Sunday rolls around at which point you have to go to bed early so you're can be up early Monday morning. I know two dealer techs fucked up in the line of work, permanently disabled, both got ~$250K settlements. Again, worthless! That in no way covers the amount of money either would make over the course of their natural lives, and it in no way compensates for the fact they are fucked up, useless, and in pain for the rest of whatever sort of life they lead.
Forgive me if I'd rather make a real wage, working real hours, and would like to offer my $0.02 on the subject for the people willing to listen. You want to learn about cars? Go hump grease for 2-3 years. Then go do anything else to make a living - you'll be happier + healthier.
