SXi_Tim
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Registered: 11th Mar 03
Location: South Yorkshire Drives: RS3, LET B
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15k is not that bad for parts dept to be fair
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AuroraSport
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Registered: 5th Mar 05
Location: Norfolk Drives: Audi B5 S4 Avant
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yeh 15k around here is good money
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jr
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Registered: 20th May 02
Location: Kent
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Originally posted by Robin
Could you cope with a 5k pay cut to do a job which involves trying to work out what people mean by 'the little blue thing which goes on the wire on the passenger side' ?
 PMSL so true as well
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jr
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Registered: 20th May 02
Location: Kent
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15k IMO is the min any decent parts advisor should be on
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SXi_Tim
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Registered: 11th Mar 03
Location: South Yorkshire Drives: RS3, LET B
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And fitting brake light bulbs for customers as they don't even know how to access the rear light
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X 60RSA
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Registered: 20th Aug 01
Location: Lincoln
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Fuck working in the motor trade, my mates often get peed off by customers, have to work a sat mornings.......for peanuts! not for me
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Pop
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Registered: 8th May 03
Location: Reading
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it always looks pretty stressful in the parts department at the garage i work in
[Edited on 04-01-2007 by Pop]
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Colin
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Registered: 4th Apr 02
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Everyone I know that works in the motor trade hates it & wants out. According to my neighbour who has worked in parts for Merc since leaving school (he's 29 now, so been there about 13yrs) the pays shit & theres very little scope for promotion. IMO if you wish to retrain in anything decent you have to start from scratch & if that means loosing everything then so be it!!
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Pop
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Registered: 8th May 03
Location: Reading
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you could start off in parts and work your way to other areas if you wanted, for example, service or sales
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Chris C
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Registered: 2nd Jan 05
Location: Hemel Hempstead
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tbh i think most ppl don't enjoy the job they do, and it's always a nice thought of a change.
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Wrighty
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Registered: 28th Feb 04
Location: Howden
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quote:
Originally posted by SXi_Tim
15k is not that bad for parts dept to be fair
i brought home 700 a month at vaux 
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sigibbons
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Registered: 10th Feb 04
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Originally posted by jr
15k IMO is the min any decent parts advisor should be on
Bloody hell im not far off that wage and im only in my second year off my apprenticeship. (Site Carpentry).
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corsa5dr
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Registered: 12th Jan 03
Location: Bath/Bristol - Evo 4 GSR
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I thought you were interested in joining the military?
I work at the MOD with several military people who have finished their field service and have taken desk positions and they all say its a fantastic long term career.
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Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
Location: Reading: Drives : Clio 197
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My mate worked at Volvo in Reading in the parts department and was on 17k a year and that was 3 or 4 years ago.
He worked 8.30 - 6pm and 1 Saturday a month, I could cope with that.
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Pop
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Registered: 8th May 03
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I say you should go for it...
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STEvieXE
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Registered: 21st Jan 03
Location: Ballymena N.I.
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i say dont, u may love it doing wee things around our own car and being on here etc, but working in motortrade is a diff story. i need a way out, trying to plan my escape route now for when i am 30 to have a new career to move to.
motortrade is big time underpaid compared with other trades and i dont think i could physically do my job when im 50 etc
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richardworrall
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Registered: 20th Sep 05
Location: Derby
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i do accounts and IT in a car supermarket, have been in the motortrade for about 10 years and love it.
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Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
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quote:
Originally posted by richardworrall
i do accounts and IT in a car supermarket, have been in the motortrade for about 10 years and love it.
Yeah seen adminstrators needed for dealers but the jobs are few and far between.
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Marshall
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Registered: 10th Nov 05
Location: Boston, Lincs Drives: 1.4 Sport & 2.2 astra
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you people are depressing me. im a renault apprentice.
//waiting for success stories e.g. now own a well established garage, work for a race team e.t.c//
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richardworrall
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Registered: 20th Sep 05
Location: Derby
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hey marshall, we started our car supermarket five years ago, first year loss of half a million quid, five years on just made 3.5 million quid claer profit, won used car retailer of the year 2 years running now - does that make you happier 
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Marshall
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Registered: 10th Nov 05
Location: Boston, Lincs Drives: 1.4 Sport & 2.2 astra
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corb
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Registered: 24th Apr 02
Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Only thing I dont like about working in the motor trade, is common place with my skills wherever I go really, tbh. Sales will always be crap hours, but its the weekends that really kills me. The money is ok, but on the down side, I know I'm never gonna earn over £50k a year - I just dont have the patience to work with the type of customers and franchises need to earn thaat kinda dough(merc's, bmw, porsche, audi etc.) Theyre all wanky customers(90% at least!)
[Edited on 04-01-2007 by corb]
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richardworrall
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Registered: 20th Sep 05
Location: Derby
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some of our sales guys are on about £40k as we do huge volumes, about 180 cars a week 
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corb
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Registered: 24th Apr 02
Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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yeah, car supermarkets, a mate of mine works for autoplanet in maidstone. he's 'apparently' taken home like 4's before. but staff turnover is quite high as its very target orientated, cant cut it, you're out, pretty much. Where i am is a lot more relaxed, although i am getting the hump with idiot fucking customers at the moment.
"There's two types of people in this world, those who waste my time and those who don't"
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Fear
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Registered: 20th Nov 02
Location: Down off the hill
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know a guy who works for BMW as sales guy, he can earn some serious wonger, has taken home over 5k a month before, and gets a mini to use at worst, sometimes 330s or even 6 series!
my only advice is, dont be a manager at a supermarket!
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