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Old Jul 12, 2009 | 11:19 PM
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^^^No doubt!

The wife and I are NOT going down there without jobs lined up!
Old Jul 13, 2009 | 11:09 AM
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call the dealers in the area where you would like to move to. If in tampa area, pm me, and i can give you the names of the local ones. maybe even a few contact names.

oh and well, as for dealers closing, only a few domestics have shut their doors.

best of luck!

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Old Jul 22, 2009 | 12:55 PM
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I have been a tech for 12 years.. was at Miami Acura.. Economic melt down for techs making any kind of good money.. went from over 60K a year to making less than I pay for child care per month, so I had to stop.
Old Jul 22, 2009 | 12:57 PM
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However, if you can get in at a dealer and survive this slump.. awesome money, I will be back once the economy is flowing again
Old Jul 23, 2009 | 12:33 AM
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^^^$60K a year? Nice!...
Old Jul 23, 2009 | 12:35 AM
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The work at Acura can pile up really nice.. pull in 14-20 labor hour days, consistently.. before it all went to hell.
Old Jul 23, 2009 | 12:40 AM
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lol.. thats when I did everything to my box.. now I havn't done anything to it since I quit.. best money I made any where.. Hyundai was second with 36K.. private shops at best were about 28-32K.. after I had the experience, my hourly rate was cool, I say about the 5 year mark.. pay went up a lot easier, after the 10 year mark.. you can pretty much ask for what you want within reason.
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