Euros should I or shouldn't I

[Inkncraig]

Here's the deal. I have worked on euros. Just maintenance stuff though. The shop I work for does mainly domestic and Asian import auto repair
We just lost our main service manager. We are three tech shop. I told the main boss that we start looking into A new service manager that has experience with euro cars.
I think we should break into the small stuff maintenance items and then later, get to the bigger things with those types of cars

Good idea or bad idea for a business decision


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[Lippyp]

I reckon its a good idea, cars are getting more and more global, with Fiat now owning Chrysler you'll be getting more european designed cars rebadged for the US market. The cost of gas isn't going to go down, people will not be able to go on driving V8 engined heavy drinkers and we've already got fast frugal cars over here.

 

[dankicksass]

Euro car owners don't go to mish mash shops, at least not good owners.

 

[Leaflessshadetree]

Euro car owners don't go to mish mash shops, at least not good owners.

Mish mash shops are better off this way.

 

[wornoutoldman]

Here's the deal. I have worked on euros. Just maintenance stuff though. The shop I work for does mainly domestic and Asian import auto repair
We just lost our main service manager. We are three tech shop. I told the main boss that we start looking into A new service manager that has experience with euro cars.
I think we should break into the small stuff maintenance items and then later, get to the bigger things with those types of cars

Good idea or bad idea for a business decision


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Ask yourself this, as a Euro owner customer how will you feel when you have just spent several hundred dollars for a major service and a brake job at your shop only to be told you will have to return to the dealer for the "little miss" or "intermittant squeak" or "engine/transmission failure" that "we just aren't that familiar/experienced with" to be addressed.

 

[Stuart in MN]

What age and what type of euro cars? Newer ones can require a big investment in diagnostic tools and training, but there's definitely a market for independent repair shops who can work on foreign makes. I have a couple older BMWs, and there are a couple places in town that specialize in them; they do good work, cost less than the dealer and in any case the dealers aren't too interested in working on the older models anyway.

Here's another example - just around the corner from my house there's a one man shop who only works on Saabs. He's become the go-to guy for all the Saab owners in the area, who tend to be very loyal to their cars.

 

[12ozd]

Here's another example - just around the corner from my house there's a one man shop who only works on Saabs. He's become the go-to guy for all the Saab owners in the area,

Have the same thing here.

who tend to be very loyal to their cars.

Ain't that the truth, never seen another brand like it.

 

[nolimits76]

Ain't that the truth, never seen another brand like it.

Jeeps are the same way. One of the things I enjoyed most about owning mine was the loyalty and support of other Jeep enthusiasts.

Over the years I've owned several different vehicles and tend to find (and prefer) the shops that specialize (and idolize) that specific type of vehicle. I've had a Corvette guy. A Camaro guy. A Nissan guy. A VW guy. A Ford guy.

Nowadays I have a friend that works at the GMC dealership, so he is my first shot for almost any brand/model I own. They've actually seen my Dodge Challenger more than the actual Dodge dealer.