speedyxjs
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| posted on 11/3/08 at 10:57 AM |
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Day release courses???
My dad wants me to learn to service our vans (he wont let me do it unqualified  ) which will save us about 2k per year, and said there were such
things as 'day release' courses where i can work where i am four days a week and spend the other one in the classroom.
Only problem is that i cant find any such courses. The only ones i can find are learn direct type courses and NVQ's.
Are there any such courses or has anyone done one?
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 11/3/08 at 11:00 AM |
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contact your local technical collage as most do run such courses
either that or tell your old man to stuff it and fix the vans himself
[Edited on 11/3/08 by Mr Whippy]
Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 11/3/08 at 11:04 AM |
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Iv contacted them but they are just a bunch of useless so and so's 
I get put through to department after department then get told they dont do such a course
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 11/3/08 at 11:22 AM |
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look at what the author Allan Bonnick use to do
http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/bookdescription.cws_home/705586/description#description
Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 11/3/08 at 11:26 AM |
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or how about this...
http://www.certificationtrainingonline.com/auto_training.asp?code=G1A-CPCC0701-Mechanic_training&gclid=CIG_wZb5hJICFQw1aAodySx7-w
Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet
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Macbeast
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| posted on 11/3/08 at 11:27 AM |
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Now, if it had been something useful like Media Studies or Outreach Diversity Gender Reassignment Awareness you would have had no problem.
Maybe ask a local garage if you can work one day a week for no money ?
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irvined
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| posted on 11/3/08 at 12:13 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Mr Whippy
or how about this...
http://www.certificationtrainingonline.com/auto_training.asp?code=G1A-CPCC0701-Mechanic_training&gclid=CIG_wZb5hJICFQw1aAodySx7-w
I hate to be a pedant but....
Did they mean Courses when they wrote Coruses?
<insert paragraph about state of the nation and all that followed by rant about no wonder car servicing is terrible these days, not like when I
were a lad and all that...>
D
http://irvined.blogspot.com
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02GF74
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| posted on 11/3/08 at 12:26 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Mr Whippy
contact your local technical collage as most do run such courses
try colleges.
technical collages will only teach you how to use scissors, coloured paper and glue in imaginative ways.
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 11/3/08 at 01:11 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by 02GF74
quote:
Originally posted by Mr Whippy
contact your local technical collage as most do run such courses
try colleges.
technical collages will only teach you how to use scissors, coloured paper and glue in imaginative ways.
oh funny, you should try reading this when it's shrunk to 50% on the screen (to hide it from the boss  )
[Edited on 11/3/08 by Mr Whippy]
Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 11/3/08 at 01:15 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by irvined
I hate to be a pedant but....
Did they mean Courses when they wrote Coruses?
No, those are the English Writing Skills Coruses.
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 11/3/08 at 01:30 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Mr Whippy
oh funny, you should try reading this when it's shrunk to 50% on the screen (to hide it from the boss )
[Edited on 11/3/08 by Mr Whippy]
Ha ha, i dont need to do that this week 'cos i AM the boss Parents arre on holiday
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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PeterW
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| posted on 11/3/08 at 01:42 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by speedyxjs
My dad wants me to learn to service our vans (he wont let me do it unqualified ) which will save us about 2k per year, and said there were such
things as 'day release' courses where i can work where i am four days a week and spend the other one in the classroom.
Only problem is that i cant find any such courses. The only ones i can find are learn direct type courses and NVQ's.
Are there any such courses or has anyone done one?
Does his saving of £2k per year take into account....
- a dealer has access to parts and technical support
- a dealer has those nice computers to diagnose things (at about £10k a pop)
- the lost opportunity cost of your time..???
- the devaluation of the vehicles not having a garage stamp in the service book...?
Its not all about the bottom line cost these days !
Pete
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vindicator
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| posted on 11/3/08 at 03:11 PM |
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Let me think....service vans.....ermmm
Change oil
Top up radiator
Tyre Pressures
Brakes pads (now and again)
Washer bottle top up
Wiper blades checked
Brake fluid top up
Grease up nipples( like this!!!)
are we nearly there yet.....
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 11/3/08 at 04:01 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by PeterW
Does his saving of £2k per year take into account....
- a dealer has access to parts and technical support
- a dealer has those nice computers to diagnose things (at about £10k a pop)
- the lost opportunity cost of your time..???
- the devaluation of the vehicles not having a garage stamp in the service book...?
Yes, i can get parts from various places on the net, we would obviously have to take the vans to a main dealer for any problems that my diagnostic
computer can sort, we can easily free up some of my time and we are not too bothered about the devaluation because they are freezer vans and no-one
seems to buy used freezer vans.
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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