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HotWings
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 Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008 2:17 pm Post subject: Video & Bench Racing Sections? |
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Do you guys think there would there be any interest in a Video forum for members to post videos of their cars?
The other one I was thinking would be a Bench racing forum for posting time slips from actual racetracks not street races.
Just a couple of thoughts.
Pete
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sir english firebird
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Yeah sounds good to me!
2 things, 1 i need to get a decent camera and 2 i need to get to the strip!
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sir english firebird
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LOL !!!
Thats not nice? ( j/K ) i may have to wait till August as you guys ( stateside ) get everything cheaper, fuel, cars and yes even electrical equipment, i live in "rip off Britain!" 
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SirLDragon
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| Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2008 11:39 am Post subject: |
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| sir english firebird wrote: |
LOL !!!
Thats not nice? ( j/K ) i may have to wait till August as you guys ( stateside ) get everything cheaper, fuel, cars and yes even electrical equipment, i live in "rip off Britain!" |
Yeah, but how do wages compare?
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sir english firebird
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mmm thats a good question? How much does a mechanic earn a week in your part of the world?
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SirLDragon
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| sir english firebird wrote: |
| mmm thats a good question? How much does a mechanic earn a week in your part of the world? |
For the most part I started at between $7.50 and $8.50 US and peaked at just under $20. (That's book time/commission.)
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sir english firebird
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Is that per hour mate?
and without being rude what do you do for a living?
Its hard to judge the wage comparison as i only know the Motor Trade.
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This is very interesting! Something that none of the other forums have even thought to do. I love this place more every single day! 
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SirLDragon
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| sir english firebird wrote: |
Is that per hour mate?
and without being rude what do you do for a living?
Its hard to judge the wage comparison as i only know the Motor Trade. |
Yes, that's per hour back when I was working on cars too. But it was hours according to the labor giude. If the guide said a job takes 4 hours to do, that's what was charged to the customer and that's what we got paid no matter if it actually took 3 hours or 6. A good mechanic could pull down 50 to 60 hours of labor in a 40 hour week. But not all can. I know of a lot of guys that got out of it because they were losing time and money because they couldn't do a lot of the work in the time that the guides said.
Now I'm working on factory production machines (plastic blow mold machinery) so I'm paid on the clock.
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sir english firebird
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Ok mate with the current exchange rate and depending on which part of the country you live in an average mechanics wage is about $15 to $20 per hour.
If you live in London then you can earn more but the cost of living is horrendous, in Cornwall for example ( far south west ) its about $10 - $15 per hour , but ill be honest mate it randomly fluctauates and alot depends on experience etc.
Me personally i earn approx $20 per hour which is considered reasonable ( ish ) for where i am and for what i actually do!
You get taxed on this so you actually take home about $600 a week, but i think the cost of living is higher here.
Fuel is about $10 plus a gallon, a new Mustang 08 GT 300bhp approx $50,000 ( thats one im not sure how it compares you guys will have to tell me ).
House prices etc are just outrageous!
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