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I used to set-up new cars at the local Ford dealership in town. Every
car averaged about 1 1/2 hours to do. We cleaned everything and
vacuumed everywhere, sometimes we had to power wash the underneath of
the cars. We had #1 customer new car delivery satisfaction every month.

People always think a new car looks new when it comes off the transport
or train, most of them look filthy and used when we got them.

Mark V



On May 11, 2005, at 10:37 PM, Josh Porter wrote:

> I'm guessing you're talking about the rat race that he and Bluebear
> had where he took the perfect model T orA, I forgot which it was and
> ruined it? I crinched when they showed the car before they touched
> it. I didn't realize that Charlie went to Foose. I have a great deal
> of respect for him, he was the only one with any sense in him on the
> crew. I understand the deadlines that they have but I deal with
> washing cars. imagine a farm truck dually or contruction truck, dirty
> as poo, having 10 minutes to make it look good enough for the lot.
> For most of you that doen't sound bad but it takes on average an hour
> to 90 minutes to do a dually doing a five star job. That's way when
> customers that complain that we missed a fly on the mirror, we keep
> them in mind for their next visit we spit on their car figuratively
> speaking. I understand you pay $50K for a car you want it clean
> enough to eat off of but you have to think of what all it goes into
> washing that car. So next time you buy a new car and it has a spot of
> dirt on the windsheild or tire have reason and think of what the guy
> washing it does. It's much harder than people think to wash cars for
> eleven hours a day six days a week. Please consider this when you go
> to buy a used car, IT'S USED!!! You want a new car, buy one. I've
> gotten into too many arguements with customers about their ten year
> old car has break dust on it, I'm just venting asome frustration that
> people think they know all when buying a car and that I can't spell
> worth crap!
>
> Josh
> 10989
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> --- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, DMCVIN6683 <dmcvin6683@xxxx> wrote:
>> What i dont like about Coddington is that he will take a perfectly
> good
>> antique rare car and chop it up beyond making it restorable back to
>> original when he could of took a junker to do this hack job to. He
> also
>> puts outrageous deadlines on his employees and makes them feel like
>> shit if they have a life beyond work and have other plans besides
>> working all weekend on his car. He also was an extreme DICK when
>> Charlie said he was leaving to work with Foose because it was
> closer to
>> home and his family, Charlie only did what was good for his Family
> and
>> Coddington basically told him to "Fuck off and die".
>>
>> Coddington is a DICK but i love the show.
>>
>> Mark V
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On May 11, 2005, at 5:11 PM, Josh Porter wrote:
>>
>>> That first paragrah reminds me of my boss.
>>>
>>> Josh
>>> 10989
>>>
>>> --- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "therealdmcvegas" <dmcvegas@xxxx>
>>> wrote:
>>>> I can't stand that show. All Coddington does is either yell at
>>>> everyone, or generate alot of animosity among all of his
> employees
>>> to
>>>> keep them fighting amongst themselves. He'll bitch at everyone
> that
>>>> they're not doing a good/fast enough job. But he never helps out
>>>> himself, let alone gives them enough time. I can't stand seeing
> that
>>>> guy whine and complain about people, when he himself is the main
>>> cause
>>>> of all their problems.
>>>>
>>>> His cars are also quite mediocre as well. I got to see
>>> the "Boydster"
>>>> in person as SEMA. To say I was disappointed was an
> understatement.
>>>> The windsheild and a-pillars looked like a hack job. And the
>>> interior
>>>> was sooooo damn cheap looking. NOTHING is hand crafted with his
> car
>>>> interiors. All they do is have some molded plastic panels, and
>>>> sculpted foam seats that they glue leather and vinyl to. For the
>>>> amount of money that he charges for those cars, I'd expect to
> have
>>>> REAL tuck & roll seats that are hand sewn, as well has sewn door
>>>> panels as well. It's not hard, because I've seen other interior
>>> shops
>>>> do this kind of work. And you can't blame Gabriel (the guy whom
> he
>>>> farms the work out to), because if Boyd was willing to spend the
>>> money
>>>> on these cars, "Gabe" would be more than willing to accomodate
> the
>>>> request. That and I can't stand his lazy ass bondo-ing every car,
>>>> because they don't want to take the time to work out the dents.
>>>>
>>>> Chip Foose is a far superior custom car builder. The amount of
>>> detail
>>>> the guy spends on a car, and the great taste he has when it
> comes to
>>>> color schemes and graphics seriously impresses me. Only once
> have I
>>>> never liked something that he's done. And that was those wheels
> on
>>> the
>>>> SEMA Mustang.
>>>>
>>>> Plus Boyd Coddington is pretty shady when it comes to being a
>>> business
>>>> man. That audit by the IRS, and the criminal investigation into
>>> fraud
>>>> committed by him was well deserved. From what I've read/heard, he
>>>> stiffed vendors out of $5M, but still was able to afford all
> those
>>> CNC
>>>> machines, and other brand new equipment, rather than paying those
>>>> debts off.
>>>>
>>>> Save for the frames, at least everyone on American Chopper
> actually
>>>> fabricate items, and put allot of hard work into what they do.
> Plus,
>>>> like Chip Foose, the guys from OCC are likable. And that goes
> along
>>>> way with me. Watching some tired old man yell at workers because
>>> they
>>>> can't accomodate his sudded redirections of a project in the
> middle
>>> of
>>>> it's fabrication doesn't entertain me. It's just frustraiting.
>>>>
>>>> That and I have no respect for a moron who doesn't know how to
>>>> pressure test a cooling system, yet claims to be a "Hot Rodder".
>>>>
>>>> -Robert
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Matt Spittle" <mds328@xxxx>
> wrote:
>>>>> --- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "therealdmcvegas"
>>> <dmcvegas@xxxx>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>> Oh, and while I'm on my rant about automotive hacks, screw Boyd
>>>>>> Coddington too.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Hey, what's wrong with Boyd Coddington?  That's my 2nd favorite
>>> show
>>>>> (after American Chopper)!
>>>>>
>>>>> Matt
>>>>> #1604
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