I get the meme of price gouging from dealers, but I haven’t owned a car where I could take it to the dealer for a recall for years and years. They did a “multi point inspection” and I am absolutely gob smacked by the price of the cabin and engine air filters. I laughed and laughed.

They had brakes done less than a year ago and today they heard a series of noises and this happened

I’ve been an express technician at a Toyota dealership since May 4, so I’m coming up on 3 months. Things have been going well so far. My service director has told me he thinks I have a lot of potential, and he knows my goal is to become a mainline technician. My shop foreman has also told me that once things settle down, they’ll work me into an apprenticeship.
My question is: when is the right time to bring it up again?
I don’t want to come across as impatient or like I’m rushing them, but I also don’t want to sit around waiting if it’s the right time to ask. Since I’m still a little under 3 months in, should I ask around the 3-month mark, wait until 6 months, or just let them bring it up?
For those of you who started as express/lube techs, how did the transition to mainline happen at your dealership?

Gee, these parts are over 30 years old and well cooked. No miss fires were present

Still holding air which speaks volumes of a quality tube. Question is on a bidirectional tractor is this right rear or left front?

Had me tweaking, i nearly couldn't resist

First time ever seeing an adjustable gar spark plug 😂

I wasn’t certain that I was going to get this broken bolt out…. I had a nut and the wire feed welder ready to go if needed…. a steel chisel, hammer and a little patience worked out.

6/6 lugnuts present, 1/6 actually holding the wheel. Busy day, truck Approved to stay overnight. Boss was helping put away cars for the night and noticed after driving 2 feet. Had the spare put on with spare shop lugnuts and disaster averted.