18 Years & Counting

[PartsPlant81]

18 years ago today I began my career at an automotive dealership pulling out vehicles for the service department.
Fast forward now I am in charge of a GM Parts department. No joke my friends.
How long have you all been in the show?

[Lutom]

10 years in parts, 3 in the dealership.

[Richard]

25 years at THIS store as of yesterday. Total of 30 years of my life (1st 5 years was at 2 Toyota stores, each was a 2.5 years tour).

Sure wish I had all the wasted time stuck on the phone with Partech and SPAC back, and the time trying to make RIM work....I could be young again!

[DMSOUTH]

36+ years at this dealership--34 as manager

[bigmac]

I started driving the parts truck at a dealership in Woodbridge, Va. in 1973. Now I feel old.

[camaroman]

30 years here, parts manager for the last 25. Love that GM Feeling!!!!!!!

[PartScott]

Just rolled past my 22nd year last month...all at the same dealer. Started in Parts, wrote service for about 4 years, went back to Parts in 2001 as a manager and have been there since. Oh yeah, spent about 4 months as the Body Shop Manager, WHILE holding the Parts Manager position as well. Those were not the best 4 months of my career at all

Worked for Nationwise Auto Parts for 3 years before hitting the dealer scene.

[wct54]

I started in the business in 1975 driving the parts truck for a Cadillac dealer. Eventually wound up being the Parts Mgr at a Chevy store for 30 years, until we lost the franchise when GM went bankrupt and we bailed them out with my tax dollars. I am currently at another Chevy store and through the years have seen so many changes It can make my head spin, and most of them were not for the better.

[X476]

This makes my 30th year in parts. spent 10 as a manager till Chrysler went belly up. Now just an advisor. Started as a courtesy car driver in 1983. Mover to parts advisor in 1986.

[Marv]

1970 on the used car lot. Went into parts in 1972 after high school. I have worked for the same dealer my whole career, at different franchises, but the same owners. Management since 1980. The chronology: GM (Toyota, Volvo, AMC/Jeep/Renault) , NAPA, GM (Toyota), Chrysler (Dodge, Jeep, Plymouth, Nissan), GM (Toyota). May even retire someday.....