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OK you are right. I didn't catch that. Sometimes the minimal descriptions of the parts can be confusing! I ordered new rotors and pads, front and back, Raybestos for $320 shipped. Nice. Andy

Hey all, We have a 2001 Ford E250 (non-extended). It has a pulsating brake pedal so I'm thinking I will change the front pads and rotors. While looking at Rockauto.com, I see the rotors are available either as a disc-only that fits over the hub, or as a disc that includes the hub with bearing...

Originally Posted By: rat Where is our doubting friend 82DMC12 now? I already made my points and stand by what I said. No dealer is taking a half million NET profit per month on the parts department alone. Get real.

The Kia dealer in town here is the only one that has ads like, "No credit? NO PROBLEM!!!" or "We will pay off the loan on your old beater and get you into a NEW KIA WITH A 100K MILE WARRANTY!" or "NO ONE is refused credit!!" Just that is so much of a turn-off that I don't want to be seen at the...

Originally Posted By: rat I thought you were done with this anyway.... Changed my mind after reading cardinal's post which had me ROTFL. Half mil in NET PROFIT PER MONTH? Yeeeaahhhh OK!!! What, do you have a half-billion dollar inventory? And Semi trucks lined up to ship it out all day? This...

Originally Posted By: rat I don't believe you can accurately compare standard business/accounting practices to a dealership environment. LULZ!!!!!!!!!!!! Why not?!?!? Ever heard of GAAP? Guess not. Revenues, expenses, EBITDA, gross sales, gross profit, net profit, etc are all clearly defined...

I don't believe some of these numbers for one second. I don't run a dealer but I'm savvy enough in management and finance to know what's realistic and what's [censored] near impossible. Lot of derp derps on here who are clueless about accounting terminology and don't have a clue how revenues...

Gross or net? Huge difference. Please don't respond unless you are 100% positive.

Originally Posted By: moving2 Originally Posted By: 82DMC12 I'm still waiting to find out the name of the dealership that sells over a quarter million in auto parts per month so that the owner takes a net profit of $30,000. 82DMC12- why do you persist in trying to make rat reveal the name of...

I'm still waiting to find out the name of the dealership that sells over a quarter million in auto parts per month so that the owner takes a net profit of $30,000. Yes there is probably some dealership somewhere where the son took over the dealer, knows nothing about the business, and robs it...

Originally Posted By: mechanicx Originally Posted By: 82DMC12 Your dealership's bonus program rewards employees based on revenue which inevitably leads to recommending more expensive or extra parts, marking up parts arbitrarily, and generally taking more money than necessary from customers...

Originally Posted By: rat Now see, your plan sounds great. I wish more employers had the same outlook. Then my advice is for you to take my idea, present it to the owner as if you came up with it and explain how it will help everyone make more money while improving profits (more important than...

I would institute a bonus program for parts dept workers based on customers survey results, minimizing inventory loss and theft, correct staffing levels that minimize payroll while providing adequate service, minimizing parts returned, and demonstration of knowledge of parts and pos system. All...

Well if he is really raking in that kind of profit while selling a ridiculous amount of parts, then I hope he is driving a Ferrari with a Maserati for the wife. He deserves it. I too would expect reasonable compensation from such a successful employer, but it is people like you who lay some...

Originally Posted By: LS2JSTS On top of that 82, I'm just not sure that rat understands how a business is run, and how the accounting/payroll/departmental cash flow gets accounted for. The owner of his dealership most likely draws a salary and bonuses, all accounted for clearly for the IRS to...

Originally Posted By: rat Originally Posted By: LS2JSTS Originally Posted By: rat .... but the owner takes the first $30,000 of profit each month for himself... ...to pay the electric/gas/water bills, some here would be shocked at how quick those climb into the thousands in this business...

Originally Posted By: rat Originally Posted By: LS2JSTS Originally Posted By: rat .... but the owner takes the first $30,000 of profit each month for himself... ...to pay the electric/gas/water bills, some here would be shocked at how quick those climb into the thousands in this business...

I don't own a Toyota. That being said, the article says this: "As with Tuesday’s report, the preliminary examination given to Congress in August found no evidence of flawed electronics in 58 of the vehicles that crashed. That examination found only one instance in which an accelerator pedal...

Statistically, you are probably right. Not to mention everyone jumping on the bandwagon once the possibilty of defect was found. Originally Posted By: brianl703 So, it appears, that "idiots who don't know how to drive and don't want to take responsibility for their actions" are more often...

NY Times story So, basically it comes down a couple dealers who put the wrong floor mats in, one or two defective accelerators, and a whole bunch of idiots who don't know how to drive and don't want to take responsibility for their actions. You know it's true, coming from an administration...