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Originally Posted by MIskier (Post 3883167)

Thanks! It's easy to find jobs as a Nav Arch or Mechanical Engineer all day long in the offshore and commercial industry where starting salaries for new grads run from 60-80k, the small recreational boat market on the other hand is pretty difficult to find something in that range.

What sort of PD&E do you do for GM?

I'm in advanced purchasing. Not quite yet to my dream job......but it's better than finance where I started (at Ford).:evilb:

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Originally Posted by fast fun 2 (Post 3883200)

Not for nothing, VW owns Rolls....and Audi...and Lambo

VW owns Bentley, Rolls is owned by BMW. Small correction there:)

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Originally Posted by Full Force (Post 3883189)

You can work on.... And even pull engine on a ford without pulling cab..

I happen to work on a fleet of Super Duty trucks. Trust me, any Tech worth his stuff pulls the cab for any major engine work. Ford even made it quite easy to do starting in about 2006 because so many people were doing it.

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Originally Posted by Too Stroked (Post 3883213)

ya you would think they would use hose quick disconnects on everything because you have to work on them so much,,:lolhit:

02' f250 212k (original) no issues yet ! 2 desert storm pulls ( 7 hrs one way) luv my truck...... if a toyo would match , id luv it too !!! point is ..... the better truck is the one that keeps me gettn to the water safe & reliable !
p.s. 42' is too big for a tundra .... even my f250 !

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Originally Posted by rlj676 (Post 3883204)

Of the new superduties?

friends have done it..

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Originally Posted by Too Stroked (Post 3883213)

I didnt say it was easier... just said it could be done... :) remeber... it's winter still.. lol

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Originally Posted by fast fun 2 (Post 3883200)

Not for nothing, VW owns Rolls....and Audi...and Lambo

You know what I meant!:lolhit:

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Originally Posted by hrs pla (Post 3882243)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lr60GCuOwU

Even though this was obviously set up so that it WOULD work...it is none the less impressive!!!

I wouldn't want to tow that boat with that truck any more than around the block however.

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Originally Posted by rlj676 (Post 3882840)

Just out of curiosity, how on earth does someone that can read and write (I assume you can, given you wrote this) get that idea from me saying "I THINK THEY ARE OVERPAID?":lolhit:

If it matters, I'm a "degreed" engineer, with an MBA, working at GM. I'm sure a few UAW guys w/ overtime match my salary, which is crap. However, that money gets back into the US economy. The auto industry is a passion of mine, and my job. Therefore when you peel back the onion more like I have, you find a lot of the history of what has happened. Gets under your skin to see people with no clue go off like experts all the time.

While I agree with everything you have posted, the only thing I slightly disagree with is "I'm sure a few UAW guys w/ overtime match my salary, which is crap." I can think of a couple of tradesman that deserve that money. The tool and die makers, machine repair, and millwrights. With any place of work I am sure there is bad apples in the group, but the majority of those guys work, and work hard. They are all very talented individuals and great trades man. I think it is a shame that the talent and trade is being lost as more are retiring. In regards to current UAW pay, I do not know what it is. I have been told that the new contract line workers are only making around 15 dollars an hour.