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You were probably the target audience of that reply....
Anybody getting tired of South Main Auto?
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I'm subscribed to Precision but have never watched much. I'm sure I would love it, it's that I'm kinda scared to see something that involved.
I can't remember if I'm sub'd to Happiness but I've watched a lot of her videos. She does an excellent job. Which brings up a point- many people can't believe how successful some of these people are on YT. There's a single trait they all have- They produce extremely well done videos that are informative, not full of garbage, no foul language and do it with class.
Still not following you.
I also have no clue what is the meaning of the confusing response from Hillbilly Deluxe
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I stumbled across SMA on YouTube a few years ago, Eric O is a master of his craft imho. Not many people would go the extra mile like he does.
A big chunk of my job is wiring repair and diagnostics (motorcycles) and it's interesting to to see how others tackle similar jobs.
Abom79 is also a good watch for machining, and Precision Transmissions for gearbox rebuilds.
I like to see people who genuinely know what they are doing and take pride in their work.
I don't think Eric O has changed at all, he has just got more confident in front of the camera.
A big chunk of my job is wiring repair and diagnostics (motorcycles) and it's interesting to to see how others tackle similar jobs.
Abom79 is also a good watch for machining, and Precision Transmissions for gearbox rebuilds.
I like to see people who genuinely know what they are doing and take pride in their work.
I don't think Eric O has changed at all, he has just got more confident in front of the camera.
Sure this is an old post. You may be right. He is getting older and more tired. People and vehicles are hard to deal with parts are a horrible quality, and OEM pats are sometimes back ordered. I myself know the drill. Sure he is or maybe overly proud. He should be proud. He does great work. If he wasent proud he would be like a lot of the other shops and techs. With all the years doing videos it must be getting less fun. I say give him a bit of a break. He has a constant back log. People bash him for not taking on their work. What? he is one of 2 mechanics in a small shop. Some say Oh... well you should hire more people! I think we all know what that would do. Dilute the quality... I wish I was near by his shop. Is he pefect, No. Is anyone? No im not... The shops around me are bad. Attitude, Damaging the vehicles under there care, misdiagnosis, Saying things are bad just to get more work. Everytime I dont do my own work or bring the car in for an oil change, something is wrong that isnt. AND they get away with it! What a country! That what I see around me... So I appreciate the question, Please appreciate his position, meaning look at it from his angle as well is all. So my 2 cents
I wish his shop was around here, he's great.
I can characterize every Car Wizard video as follows: "Here's a car that's barely running, thanks to years of neglect from a previous owner and incompetent service from his various hack mechanics. Only I the all-knowing Car Wizard can properly diagnose and repair it". Then he'll do so - off camera of course - and send it on its merry way.
You nailed him !
That is some funny stuff right there.
This is boggles my mind. Don't get me wrong, I like him and he does seem to be an excellent mechanic, but people that will drive a thousand miles for him to work on their car need help. Same thing happens with other YT mechanics. If I were those guys (or girls), I'd have a special rate for them - $300/hour for non-locals.
I strongly disagree. He is not prideful or getting more prideful. Perspective matters. I am from the area.
He is not getting more arrogant, the local dealerships are getting noticeable and progressively worse with anything mechanical repair. The only thing that dealerships have gotten better at is separating you from your money over there.
Its not pride its disgust with local dealerships being utterly incompetent and passing their mistakes onto their customers.
Eric O has said in a couple of videos that he primarily only wants to take local area work in and does not cater to out of state customers with very few exceptions. He has been burned trying to schedule shop time for these people to only have no shows, expecting same day resolution and late to pick up and pay.
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I know he's said (while the phone is ringing) that they have gotten to the point of not even answering their phones anymore and only deal with drop-in customers. Maybe with phone calls, they do depend on caller ID to screen calls for local area codes.
I've seen the same out-of-town customers with "Ivan" (he primarily does electrical diagnoses) where a customer had their car towed to him from hundreds of miles away !
Dealing with out of town customers is a nightmare. Can you imagine someone breathing down your neck about a part thats out of stock and them complaining about having to pay for hotel and being unable to leave?
I, having come originally from an upstate NY small town, appreciate what he's up against. I appreciate the way he uses logic, reason and good data to determine what the problem really is rather than firing "The Parts Cannon" as so many others do, including, apparently some local dealers. He's really a skilled mechanic/technician, and given the variety of makes he deals with, a pretty savvy guy. He takes pride in his work, can't find any fault with that. I enjoy watching him solve problems that others have given up on. Any way you look at it, it's a tough way to make a living.
I enjoy his humor too and to me it's incredibly obvious he does his best to keep it PG. I think hanging out with him when he could just speak freely would be a blast because I suspect we share the same views (but not the same level of skill ‐‐ I'm not some stalker suggesting Eric and I are twins separated at birth)
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I've watched a lot of different YT automotive repair videos/channels over the years and I have not found one I enjoy more than SMA. Eric O knows how to explain what he's doing (just enough), be real about it and be entertaining at the same time. Ivan from Pine Hollow is pretty amazing as well. I used to enjoy Watch Wes Work, but he rarely posts anymore and Rainman Ray got a bit too busy IMO.
I've never seen Car Wizard actually go though and diag or repair anything.
I've never seen Car Wizard actually go though and diag or repair anything.
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