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A Master Technician, a microphone, 30 years of experience in the Automotive Industry: buckle up! Come along as we take a look at the current state of the automotive industry from the point of view of the guys and gals turning the wrenches. So no matter what you fix, how you fix it, or how many tools you have to fix it with: welcome to the Grease the Wheels Nation. Also once in a while we take a look at the makes and models of cars we work on through the lenses of history, economics, politics, our own personal experiences and the experiences of our listeners. Special thanks to The Wrenching Network, Curien, Surfwrench, and Murray the dog.
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Send us Fan Mail On this week’s episode of Grease the Wheels, we get into the imaging of the mechanical trades. What do owners think of mechanics? What about our families and friends? This is mostly a vibes podcast and Uncle Jimmy completely ignores the entire life work of Edward Bernays. GTW MERCH: greasethewheels.store This Episode of Grease the Wheels is brought to you in partnership with Surfwrench Digital! For more on Video MPI Training Visit https://www.surfwrench.com/video-mp...
Send us Fan Mail On this week’s meandering episode of Grease the Wheels, we sick AI onto some of the big ideas when it comes to automotive fixed operations. One of the best questions anyone has asked an AI in a long time is “what is the NADA, and what do they do?” The real meat of the episode revolves around Service Advisors, and the often woeful sink or swim training that they receive from dealerships. The esoteric question of, “is it better to have a brand new service advisor or get one wit...
Send us Fan Mail On this week’s episode of Grease the Wheels, we take on one of the hot button topics of the industry - ThatYotaGuy. We are a big fan of Austin’s work in the freedom of speech category, and refusing to yield when major corporations are telling you to take down media that you created and feel strongly about takes a tremendous amount of balls. We also get in an obligatory amount of Aftermarket Warranty bashing. This is a good one, and might be the first of many! GTW MERC...
Send us Fan Mail On this episode of Grease the Wheels, Uncle Jimmy does a deep, AI Driven Dive into the Cash For Clunkers Program. This is, what the economists called at the time, “pump priming” economic stimulus with some environmental goals attached. We also get into the metrics, what got taken off the road, and what was it replaced by. Lots of small SUV’s got turned into Toyota Corolla’s and Honda Accords. We also get into some of the more interesting casualties of the program, as well as ...
Send us Fan Mail On this week’s episode of Grease the Wheels, Uncle Jimmy has a sit-down with Gemini to get to the heart of the Technician shortage. We also get into some more nefarious ideas of price fixing when it comes to technician wages, which it wouldn’t give us an answer to, which became a major league red flag. The nuts and bolts of the technician shortage are stark and simple. The industry is getting older, the cars are getting harder to work on, and less people are willing to do thi...
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