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Old 08-17-2008, 07:48 AM
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Originally Posted by manifoldmike
owned? kirk, i've personally seen you drag ass with customer cars and i've heard they're complaints. please don't act like you know whats going on at the shop.

you can make assumptions based on past emplyment, but you don't know whats going on now.

what the hell are you talking about with an intake and and valve cover?
Kind of hard when I did not come there as a mechanic, no parts to work with, working on the forklift, dealing with petty shop drama ALL fucking day long. I know ALOT more than you think about what is going on now. I know half of the cars when I left there a year ago are STILL there.

I know that I have a steady job, fast car that is reliable, and don't have to stick up for my Boss when a problem comes up. What do you know?
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Old 08-17-2008, 07:51 AM
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Originally Posted by manifoldmike
they are getting auditied because of i think tommy.

its been going on for a long time. whoop di doooo!
Shows how much you know then, I guarantee you it's not from Tommy. The IRS is the most powerful collection agency in the Country after all..... whoop di dooo!!! But you should know that, because you are a responsible adult and all.
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Originally Posted by manifoldmike
you were a shop formen
That is just a title which means nothing. How's it like being the shop puppet?

I have nothing against you since I have been in your same position. Some day you will realize that all of this effort is a waste of time.
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Originally Posted by manifoldmike
i don't want to get banned, because i want to actually voice real updates on the situations, however if i get banned for speaking my mind, i could care less.
You aren't getting banned.
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I am personally not going to post in here anymore as the damage is done, the facts are out there, and its up to people to research in the future. Best of luck to you Mike.
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Originally Posted by manifoldmike
if it all goes to shit, i expect to see you in here. thats your responisbility.
I am going to monitor the thread like I do others. I am done voicing my opinion and facts with this matter though.
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Originally Posted by manifoldmike
i guess we arn't a real shop either are we because we will probably go under in the near future.
the real shop thing went down the drain the day when everyone sat down and talked about getting ase certified to make the shop better, more creditable and ian told them he will not pay more, or give them down time to study

the real shop thing went down the drain the day ian took me to his buddy down the road's gas station to pick up some mary jane and actually had to tell people to stop smoking pot in the back lot

the real shop thing went down the drain the day he took a picture of his truck, kirk's supra and charles' s14 as work that's been done at the shop

the real shop thing went down the drain the day a customer referred in fender rolling went bad, and ian blamed it on chad, because chad had to roll the fenders because chris was too busy, and then offered no support to the customer

the real shop thing went down the drain the day paychex called and said they couldn't get the payroll money from the account and asked me why, then 2 days later, everyone was paid cash

the real shop thing went down the drain when ian hired on a mechanic just to work on his gs300 and NOTHING ELSE, i can't remember a day that guy wans't working on ian's 2jz
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Old 08-17-2008, 02:26 PM
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Who are you trying to convince? DC is shutting down...... not for a good reason and not on good terms with customers and 90% of the tampa area.......Stop trying to sugar coat the situation... It is what it is.
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Originally Posted by manifoldmike
most performance shops don't offer ase certification because honestly it doesn't matter. i'm not and i don't care to be. i won't gain any more customers because of it, nor do i want the customers looking for that. ase is for general maintence, which doesn't apply.
How does that not apply?
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Old 08-17-2008, 02:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Silvia
Who are you trying to convince? DC is shutting down...... not for a good reason and not on good terms with customers and 90% of the tampa area.......Stop trying to sugar coat the situation... It is what it is.
i gotta agree with you on this one.

to me mike makes it out like this is a sad thing. like DC is closing due to a death or something that is honorable. not paying your taxes, money laundering, messing with customers, and all of the other stuff is not honorable. he makes it seem like we should fly our flags at half mast and honor what was DC.

mike, i know you apparently like your job and are really hopeful that it will continue. i know your trying to take the positive outlook on how things are. i know in time thing will be fixed. but trust me when i say, it's time to start job hunting.
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