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Old 10-12-2010, 06:26 PM
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Originally Posted by JordaanDMC-12 View Post
Aklim, can you ask them if you can watch? I'd love to watch and would feel much more at ease, have you ever been able to at a dealership? I can just see them saying no because of insurance reasons in case I slip or fall. Although on the techs side, I'd hate to have someone just watching me work, I hated that when I detailed cars with my dad at the customers house...
I make friends with the techs there and get to do that. Coffee, donuts, an occasional tip for a good job done helps them get more motivated. So yes, I do watch. That is, until I can feel good about them. I discuss the repair with the tech that I know first then tell the Service Writer what I want done.

A very important question is why you want to watch them. If you watch them to watch them, it is pretty useless. When I go to the doctor, they explain things to me and I just nod my head and look thoughtfully at them like I understand. Usually it is down her blouse that I am looking. I don't understand what they are saying for the most part nor do I care to understand. The wife takes care of that. Do you understand what is being done? If not, what is the point of watching. I read up on the procedure before the thing is done. That makes my watching more meaningful. Are you willing to read up on what is being done?
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