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I agree that the work is sub-contracted out but it's a play on words. No doubt that the police in Germany that Sobo was referring to also subcontract the car maintenance work out. Police cars need regular servicing whether repairs are needed or not and mechanics do that work

 

And the government budget can probably be stretched to afford the repair costs

For a personal vehicle I wouldn't recommend.

I do have to chuckle when people tell me how great certain cars are. Especially after I fixed 15 of them in one day. It's kind of adorable. But you know best.

Buy a used jag. I hear they are great.

 

Well they are kinda backwards over there so who knows! If they need a muffler they may call a plumber....can't tell about Europeans.

 

Never been there. I've worked with British people and most of them were funny.

 

As usual the Big Wigs pay themselves millions of pounds out of the crash while the workers get the sack. Nothing changes.

 

Here car mechanics do exactly that what i said.

 

Because some like to peddle fake news.

 

So you say a falling pund is good for a company that has to pay its bills in € and $?

ha ha ha

btw what you say? Will Johnson still be PM next week?

 

I had my first EU tariff sale today. I went to price up fitting out a new downstairs toilet, tile the floor etc.. some days ago. The customer (a couple) had two cars, both with EU badges on the number plates. So after calculating the quote, I multiplied it by 1.3 (to add 30% on as an EU tariff) and they accepted the quote!!

Thank you EU!!

 

So you are a small worker? Installing toilets?

hm ha ha ha ha ha

 

I could not agree more with you and the United States should immediately stop all extra support for NATO and pull everything military owned out of Europe. I think this would be good for all nations involved.

 

So let me see if I understand this: The UK should STAY in the EU because otherwise it is merely a micronation and vassal state?
Which is the exact opposite situation it finds itself in if it stays in the EU as a.... micronation and vassal state..... Sure that makes complete logical sense

 

No, although I'm on the tools sometimes, I normally send an employee. I mainly manage new builds.

Where did I say I fitted toilets on my own? I know the left like to fabricate fake news or was it just poor reading skills?

PS - The customer is a family member of a supplier, otherwise I wouldn't entertain a small job.

 

Through the EU, the UK has extreme market power to stand against USA, China and so on. I think even you understand that.

 

Im not left, im far right. Im member in the AfD.

You install toilets and do worker stuff...dude...

 

I do construction management and sometimes on the tools, dude. The tools I use are in order; bricklaying, plastering, joinery, tiling. My previous jobs to construction were accountancy and management, hence why I focus on construction management. When needs must, I help on the tools.

It was a small loo, I estimated £70 for steel, £150 for wood and plastering materials, £45 for plumbing bits and the guy I sent is charged out at £23.50 per hour. I estimated 3 3/4 days at 8 hrs a day. It was added up, 30% on and came to £1250 ish. The customer supplied the tiles, sink and toilet. The job would have normally been just under £1000. Thank you EU!!

I'm off this week and on Monday, I'm building a large house with a builder who asked me to help him. The first floor is block and beam so there's quite a bit of steel work, which is why he asked. He's installed goal posts into the foundation concrete stood up to take the steel for the large doors. I would have fabricated a plate on, bolted them to 6x4 lintels and bedded that on to the DPC.

But there you, he should have asked for advice sooner. Oh, and use Hyload DPC.

My ambition, encounter someone German living here wanting a quote. I think 40% tariff is in order, lol.

Oh, I managed a few of the floodworks, I enjoyed that.

Please don't peddle fake news, either read the posts and stop inventing stuff that's not there or go annoy someone else.

 

My opinion is quite low towards working class people.

With germansyour scheme doesnt work btw. When we make a contract, we demand a calculation from 3 - 5 companies and then chose the cheapest.

 

No body guys do body work and window guys do window work. I doubt people in Germany would pay a mechanic to do that unless Mechanics aren't very skilled there and that would make a lot of sense because of the engineering that goes into German cars.

So I'm calling bullshit.

 

I dont know how to say in english. We have a car repair station with staff, that takes care about the cars.

You umderstand now?

 

Except it has little to no control over itself, Brussels runs everything and the germans run Brussels. IE it is a vassal state and in terms of effecting the EUs direction it is a micronation.

I think even you understand that. In fact, if one goes by your posting history: you're rather outspoken about german domination of the EU and by extension every vassal of the EU.

 

Yeah you have tire replacers window people and body guys. But I'm sure you have mechanics on staff because all cars break down. And keeping them running is what you pay a mechanic for.

I just don't believe you that they never need mechanic work. They are machines of course they do.

 

Not to mention with touchy vehicles like that, if they are regularly maintained by a mechanic they don't tend to GO touchy because you keep ahead of the problems as they arise. Thing is, if you don't have a staff mechanic to leave the thing in the care of when you're not driving it, you don't have the opportunity to get ahead of problems as they arise and generally only figure out something is wrong when they car won't run. You then have to send it to the shop to get it fixed, giving it the rep.

When it LIVES in the shop, that's likely not a problem. Seems like a hefty maintenance bill to pay when you could just buy a car that doesn't need so much constant affection

 

but when wear parts break which is absolutely going to happen no matter how well you maintain it. These cars will bankrupt you.

I've had very wealthy customers sell their Porsches and BMWs because the title sinking money into them. A part on a Ford that might be 180 bucks to replace can't be replaced on one of these car you have to replace more and it's often about 10 times the price. That has to do with the engineering.

It may be different in Germany these parts might not be expensive. it may be expected that you're just going to pay that much because it's Germany. Here in the states we have cars like Ford's Toyotas and Chevys. And the parts for those are dirt cheap.

Most of the time when you have a motor pool your graveyard and a triage.

 

The EU doesnt force UK to accept economic submission like USA does. EU also doesnt force UK to join mioitary adventures like USA does.