The US market is very very different from the EU market, I wish that more people like engatwork would come into business - but the sheer mass of the "gun happy lawsuit fireboys" in the US is what dogs it down.

The issue comes out to the customer "assuming" they bought a solution by paying patch up or hot fix prices.

I never saw that in any other place, I think its got to do with the "strictness" of the driving test - which quickly thins the herd of bad drivers which also means equally bad decisions on repairs.

The other bit that IMO really beats on it is the "show" factor, nearly all people I know in the US assume that a car mechanic is a gomer/goober character - someone who "COULD" not get a desk job.

What really amazes me is that they completely ignore the fact that maybe they wanted to be that. Just read Dr Bert's day thread or some of Roy's threads - anyone with a desk job would long for that kind of fun at work. i.e. if you dont have an angus for a boss

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1995 E300D - The original humming machine (consumed by Flood 2017)
2000 E320 - The evolution (consumed by flood 2017)