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    ****ing DAKAR. I tried to go with Robby in 2012 but didn't get to
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    Can't speak for T4, but an RX350 in tan is running about 6 months or more.
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    I wouldn't work for any other dealer. In the event I leave this company it will to go back into business for myself doing fabrication and offroad
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    82% of our repair orders are maintenance items and new car pdi
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    Take it to dealer. If you aren't listed as the owner with Toyota you won't get owner notices They'll get one ordered
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    I work on the stuff I wanna work on. Oil changes and rotation I even pay the guys to do for me. Back and knees hurt too bad working on dumb stuff
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    EVERYONE is affected by CSI. Whether they get a bonus or not. Sales and Service advisors are paid monthly on CSI. everyone else earns their Christmas bonus by amassing $ over the course of the year and one check in early Dec. Not actual numbers, but 93.0 pays $50 to everyone, 93.5 pays $100...
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    I don't really want to say where, but I work for one of the most respected names in the auto industry. Luxury lines only and we really treat not only the customer like a guest in your home but the associates too. If you want to relocate let me know
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    We go straight off ALL DATA or Mitchell. Whichever is greater.
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    How many alignments have you personally performed? Because I couldn't even begin to count how many I've done in 20 years of turning wrenches. You asked, I answered.
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    Techs are paid an hourly wage based on hours of labor flagged. Doesn't matter who "sold" it. Oil change is 0.4 Alignment is 1.8 4 tires 1.6 Brakes 2.2 per axle Diff/tcase service 0.5 each CV boots 2.8 per side on 4R and GX. Etc. Take the labor you flag for the week multiply by your hourly rate...
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    4r and GX LX, etc... even though there are no adjustments in the rear you still base front settings off rear wheel settings (thrust angle) Plus the components are bigger, heavier, harder to access and adjust and the alignment rack still costs $50k to buy up front. It's $135 here, no warranty on...
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    Not as many as you'd think. Drivers get all the love. Married now since '11 and with the kiddo it's best to come home every night. Life on the road is tough, it's harder when you're in a committed relationship, especially if you really want that relationship to work. I can say without pause I...
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    It's also non-conductive for hybrid transaxles
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    True empirical data? Not really. I'll ask our DS if he knows anything in particular. I know it's 100% backwards compatible with all Toyota transmission fluids and used by multiple makes to the same effect. My opinion is that it's synthetic dextron-mercron We don't touch em unless there's a...

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