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Mastering the Numbers – Part 2

Using your shop’s Cost of Doing Business (CODB) as a baseline for labor rates.

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Torque wrench vs. torque stick for installing wheels (VIDEO)

What tools do you trust when installing wheels on a vehicle? The trusty torque wrench, or the straightforward torque sticks? Or maybe both?

A 3-minute video kept me from going ballistic over a $3,000 repair

Here’s 4 reasons you should consider putting them to work at your shop.

Service writers vs. technicians (VIDEO)

Examining the differences (and similarities) between these key roles in the automotive service industry.

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Shop Profile: DeLorean Midwest

A Midwest mecca that offers services, sales, parts, and restorations—but only for DeLoreans.

Automakers borrow the worst thing from modern video games: microtransactions

Over-the-air (OTA) microtransactions could be seen as a benefit to customers, but lack of communication thus far is not creating that perception.

Nine notable “cars” that aren’t cars

The Polaris Slingshot and eight other vehicles that make you ask, “What’s the deal with that?”

Mechanics React: More horrors hidden behind “customer states” (VIDEO)

Wait, the horn blows every time you come off the brake? Nick and Lemmy observe this weird scenario and others from the internet.

Tool review: Milwaukee M18 Tire Inflator

This tool is like black licorice: you’re probably either going to love it or have no use for it whatsoever.

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