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09-06-13, 06:27 PM
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Thanks pete !
Um, no your right, I have not been at Vw long... 7 months, but I'm just not enjoying it really, the workshop I'm in is old and not very well lit, they have tried to spruce it up a little with fresh paint but it's still not great.
The product.... Is light years behind BMW in terms of tech and quality, very bland and not overly interesting.
And as per usual, management sucks... They shut the other local Vw place as the just spent 2 million on our place at Vw s request... So now we have more techs and more managers... So, one workshop controller, one service manager, one deputy service manager, one aftersales manager, and a generall manager... As you can imagine, they clash a lot, and it feeds back to us... The lack of organization is laughable tbh.
Obviously it's not facebookable untill end of play tomorrow, as I plan to do the deed in the morning.
But I have been made a slightly better offer by Mercedes benze.. an extra days holiday, almost another grand (enough to cover pension payments and not effect my wage) (never had a pension and I'm 28)... Oh and private health care again (was very usefull when I needed my apendix out).
So I can't see any reason to stay at Vw really lol.
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I see this being a theme with VW. I work in the parts side of things and the way the management and structure of things goes it's laughable.
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19-06-13, 06:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Din
Thanks pete !
Um, no your right, I have not been at Vw long... 7 months, but I'm just not enjoying it really, the workshop I'm in is old and not very well lit, they have tried to spruce it up a little with fresh paint but it's still not great.
The product.... Is light years behind BMW in terms of tech and quality, very bland and not overly interesting.
And as per usual, management sucks... They shut the other local Vw place as the just spent 2 million on our place at Vw s request... So now we have more techs and more managers... So, one workshop controller, one service manager, one deputy service manager, one aftersales manager, and a generall manager... As you can imagine, they clash a lot, and it feeds back to us... The lack of organization is laughable tbh.
Obviously it's not facebookable untill end of play tomorrow, as I plan to do the deed in the morning.
But I have been made a slightly better offer by Mercedes benze.. an extra days holiday, almost another grand (enough to cover pension payments and not effect my wage) (never had a pension and I'm 28)... Oh and private health care again (was very usefull when I needed my apendix out).
So I can't see any reason to stay at Vw really lol.
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After Rover collapsed I went to work at a merc commercial garage and it was sound but left there after 18 months to go back to working on cars at a vw dealers
it was proper poo
left after 3 months
hatefull cars too
Good luck at merc fella
Rob
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09-06-13, 06:50 PM
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Which dealer do you work at ? And is it inchcape lol.
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16-06-13, 01:21 PM
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our feelings about saloons shall never be the wedge between us
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16-06-13, 01:33 PM
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Jonny 5................alive
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16-06-13, 01:36 PM
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Hahahahahaha ! classic film
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18-06-13, 10:37 PM
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Dash is back in to incidentally.
I ordered a couple of pipe joiners too so I can see if I can get some boost pipes linked up.
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21-06-13, 08:52 PM
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and I was thinking it was good to see neat wiring.
Clever trick with the clutch.
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21-06-13, 09:02 PM
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and I was thinking it was good to see neat wiring.
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Its not that bloody bad lol !
Could be better admittedly, i would like to use BMW non insulated crimps, these are epicly good, and tiny... solder is ok, but lets face it, where ever you need to make a join its never gonna be oe... these crimps are only on the lights, wiper motor, and clock.. these are the only plugs i have changed, and at least they are water proof.
Also, i would prefer these joins here rather than on the management loom.
Ta on the clutch though, it seems to be a perfect fit now
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22-06-13, 08:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Din
Its not that bloody bad lol !
Could be better admittedly, i would like to use BMW non insulated crimps, these are epicly good, and tiny... solder is ok, but lets face it, where ever you need to make a join its never gonna be oe... these crimps are only on the lights, wiper motor, and clock.. these are the only plugs i have changed, and at least they are water proof.
Also, i would prefer these joins here rather than on the management loom.
Ta on the clutch though, it seems to be a perfect fit now
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Mate, the wiring is tidy, but as you say not like OE!!, I would have done the same used slimmer heatshrink tubing and used Flexable conduit, to make it even more OE looking
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