Thought it was the thermostat but the oil temp climbs too, fan comes on, goes up to like 250-260f, when i first picked it up the coolant reservoir had a hole in it, wonder if that burned out the pump and it just took a shit this week, but its at the dealer so waiting game now
Dude, I don't understand why you assume that I'm lumped into the I won't work for more than $80k year pretty big assumption there. Why shouldn't people want better pay and work environments commensurate with their experience and education? (Wages have been in decline for the past 50 years.)That's pretty much it. I just read articles where they are saying there are record numbers of working age men, especially YOUNGER men, in their 20s, etc., who are not working and not looking for work so they don't show up in the unemployment numbers. They are saying it's the worst since the 1930s.
Mike Rowe and others are alarmed. No one wants to go into "trades". It's college, office or tech job, or nothing.
Money for nothing and .....................
Not really. A few years ago, before I retired, I was disgusted with the politics and BS where I was working and started looking around. My experience in automotive and networking could have landed me a 6 figure job at a Mercedes shop.
I don't know about Jeep shops - but it's good money if you like hands-on work as opposed to manning a phone or shuffling papers or using a keyboard all day.
Around here, it takes at least 3 weeks to get into a Jeep shop.
So, what do you consider "entry level"?? Or are you one who won't work hard for less than 80K a year?
And yet - there they are, sitting at home. Like I said - articles show a huge number of working age people, especially younger, sitting at home not even LOOKING for work. Every business here, every one of them, has a help wanted sign. And a Pella Corp exec told me that multi-thousand dollar hiring bonuses won't break them out of their chairs. No one wants to work in trades or a factory.
The proof, the articles are out there......
And then there's another reason - many retired early. A LOT of people retired early, more than ever in the last 2 years. Record early retirements.
And finally - how many have been watching TV in recent months and seen all of the new dot com products being advertised? From deodorants for your ass to fancy clothing to an endless assortment of internet products. People quit jobs to start a business so they could sit at home and make money online. Look at the ads - stuff you never saw 2 years ago. All new "companies" and almost all connected to a web site - it's all being sold online now -
I feel ya, where I'm from everyone has a jeep or had a jeep, they are very popular here. I dont think its an issue with people wanting to work, I was more concerned about the quality of the jeeps but I could be wrong
Dealers don't like Free Service (Warranty Work). the amount of Free Service has to be offset by Customer Pay work. Service pays the bills. Sales Profit is pure Profit. If they can keep the Riff-Raff Free Service customers out,the better the bottom line. So they say they're too busy to take a strange customer.
Stellantis doesn’t pay them for warranty work?
They pay, but on a fixed schedule with specific requirements that have to be followed. The dealer has a higher profit margin on non-warranty work.
This is not true. Im a parts Manager over a 5 franchise dealership (not Chrysler) and have been there 7 years. At least here in Ohio we are able to submit to the franchises how much we make for "Customer Pay" jobs and warranty now matches it. So we make the same amount on warranty parts/labor as we do on someone bringing in a 10 year old car. Our biggest problem is finding good technicians, we have a good group of ones that all have over 15 years experience each but finding and keeping quick lube techs that want to learn and move up. Well only about 1 in 10 work out, we pay for all their training if they want to learn but they dont. Depending on the franchise we are scheduled out 2-5 weeks on diagnostic jobs, less then a week for quick lube stuff. Been this way for the past year. Our dealer Principal put into effect anyone who bought from us has top priority, anyone else has to wait. We always tell people if you can drop it off we can try to work it in. Parts are still a problem as well, just got in two rear radar sensors yesterday a Customer ordered from me last September, with some things its really bad
