WHY I LEFT BMW (THE REAL STORY) 2020 

I heard Scotty kilmer talked him out of bmw and back to Toyota

Back to Toyota, we all know why. So stop wondering. Because Toyota goes places.

40 min isnt bad for a commute.. i know some people that commute 2 hours EACH way, lol

Welcome back to Toyota! It’s going well for me, flagging lots of hours with the fuel pump and wire harness recalls lol. It’s good to have you back and will be looking forward to the Toyota videos lol

I went from being tech at Nissan then I became service advisor, now Im self employed best choice ever

How will you repay your BMW mentor for his kindness?

Move to Lancaster or Palmdale! I just moved over here, bought a house, and love it. A lot cheaper (utilities), larger properties, and larger houses for half the price. Im filling my place with project cars haha

3:17 That's me right now Nick. Even though I'm still at the dealership, I want my own place too. Im gonna be 26 soon. I guess for right now, help out my parents pay out the mortgage and hopefully move to a different state where housing is more affordable and bigger. Its scary to move out by yourself also.

I feel you on the commute. My last job was around 25 minutes about 8% of the time... The other 92% was between 45 minutes and 3 hours (my workplace was near a well known accident area of a highway and there would be 1-3 wrecks in a mile stretch every single day between 4pm-6pm lol.) From my house to the employee parking area of my current job is 1.2 miles, takes 6-10 minutes depending on how many red lights I get caught in. Absolutely love it!

Hey Nick congrats on going back to Toyota and the move to a new city how exciting!! Just a thought for the future but if you ever want to move up from Toyota but stay with a similar familar platform I cannot recommend Lexus enough for you!! I hope everything works great at your new Toyota dealer! I am a lube tech currently at my local Lexus dealer but we feel like more than just normal lubies we are also allowed to do more big jobs like brakes, alignments, differential services, large 30k services and smaller warranty jobs, when we are slow our team leader lets us work along with the main shop guys doing front covers, recalls and timing belts. I currently have one ASE and am working to get my second one once I have two I am able to move into the main shop and work as a full tech. You would be very surprised how often we get cars in that need serveral thousands of dollars in repairs and that we recommend to the customer and it all gets approved so the tech gets a nice big ticket to flag!! Not sure how common that is at Toyota but its crazy how many older customers we get in that just want their baby service and up to date. Its really weird that most of these repairs you would think would mostly be declined if it were a normal Toyota customer because of course because they're not as expensive as a Lexus, and its super easy to do because its just a fancy Toyota! I think in the future if you ever want to move from Toyota again I would HIGHLY recomend Lexus you will love it but first and foremost I really hope you enjoy your new Toyota dealer and that everythings goes great for you there!! We've had two Toyota master technicians move to our dealer in the past year and Toyota has recently made it easier for your credentials to cross over to Lexus now so if you become a Toyota master tech it's not as much of a hassle to move and automaticly become a Lexus master tech. Just a thought for the future and I wish you the best of luck Nick!!!

Man I'm 34 years old I drive a 2019 Mercedes C43 AMG facelift I moved out of my moms house at 22 years old bought my first house June of 2010 for $110k . Lived there for 8 years sold the home February 4th of 2019 for $226k so 116k profit from the FLIP. Took 20% of that so roughly $48k put down on new house for $248k Now living here for 5 years than will flip this one too til I reach my ultimate GOAL a $900k home. I love my car for sure it's not stock and the point of my comment is I've been in your shoes start with a little saved money up yes buy your first home invest into that home collect the equity save that up than sell.it when market is GREEN and than boom rinse recycle and repeat bro. It's not hard it's just time consuming and does take patience. God bless you bruh ! Great video excited to see how your house buying venture unfolds

Good Luck with the move. Hit me up sometime. I sent you a DM on IG 🍻🤙

Dude, what's next Mercedes-Benz? You seems to be a nice guy good luck

You can’t learn anything physical by reading about it, go out there do it, and if you need guidance find a coach who will take the time to teach you

Dude your the reason why I’m at Toyota and in apprenticeship program love it💯

WTF their is a ghost voice or EVP. Start listening at 4:36-4:37. It sounds like a woman whispering sumtin weird. Put head phones in ya can hear it clear as day. I couldnt watch the rest of the video after this.

Good for you man! I know how you feel, my prior employer was a 45 to an hour drive. Having a little one at home I don’t wanna spend anymore time away from him then I have too. Now Fords a 10-15 minute drive depending on traffic and it’s so nice!

Video starts at 2:10 Thanks me later.

Lol a 30-40 minute commute

Can’t wait for day in a life of Toyota tech

Nice job making that choice dude. It’s also good that you went back to Toyota seeing that you’re really good at working on them. I just can’t handle the shit at my current dealership. Too much favoritism and crap work coming my way. I’m recently stuck on doing a warranty rear diff on a 19 rav4 and seeing I never did one before, it took me a few days to get it off, replaced and reinstalled to the rear subframe. On top of that, I’m still learning the procedure and I have some people breathing down my neck asking when it’s gonna be done. I’m sorry man, but I just cant work in this industry anymore.

Personally, I have worked as a oil change for about 8 months at a toyota dealership when I was 18. I didnt know anything about cars and that little gig gave me the courage to learn more and do more. Now, I personally own 2x e90 328i (one for the wife and one for me) and I have been fixing them. For the past 16 years, I have owned hondas, so I have a few experiences with timing belts, water pumps etc. Fixing BMWs is a another whole level. I just discovered ISTA. I have the program and someday when I have time, I'll mess around with it. On my wifes car, I bought it from a 3rd party dealership and it has hidden issues because it is a BMW. I'm taking the dealership to court. It needs around 12k worth of work according to the dealership. I have changed the water pump, thermostat, engine valve cover gaskets, the eccentric sensor, the eccentric sensor gasket, and the Valvetronic gasket, and spark plugs. Right now the car has issues with 56BF - clutch 1,2,3 and 4 neutral test, with 56c5 - shift vlave b. I suspect the check balls to have shrunk and gotten stuck on the plate. it is current at the BMW dealership to confirm. Fixing BMWs will bring you to another whole level to automechanics

Nick i must admit you give me so much hope and the things that you do inspire me man, when i left renault after 4 years and went to bmw was only there 1 year and i was like it ant working for me bottom of the pay scale coming from being at the top at renault. Was thinking is it bad to go back to renault i jumped ship and went back for many reasons but made me happy that someone eles out there done the same thing for the same reason the right reasons. I no its a old upload but i always re watch!

Holy shit. They content doesn’t start until 2:50. Good lord....enough with the long intro.

Something to think about in the future if working at Toyota doesn’t work out. I left a Toyota dealer about a year ago to go for a large utility company working on their trucks and I couldn’t be happier. I have my weekends now, part of a Union, a lot better pay, hourly, i’m not just a number to management and no stress. Things may be different out there, (I live on the east coast) but may be worth looking into working on diesels, big trucks or some place that different that pays hourly.

Much respect bro, best of luck on your new job! Everyone won’t understand, but at the end I feel like it’s a really solid long term move to buy your dream home with your own shop!

Move to Texas. More than half of California is here now. Buying up all the houses.lol

Hey Nik,do you every watch the Humble Mechanic he was a VW dealership tech quit and built a killer shop at his house.

Just like the older techs tell me. "Grass is not always greener on the other side."

I feel you bud worked at a dodge dealership for 10 years and felt the same way but now I am Living the dream you got this bud you will get there

Does this mean more day in the life of Toyota tech videos?

I can relate with sitting in traffic, 10 minute travel time in the morning, turns into 1 hour after work smh

Met you at Seaworld bro! Thats my goal to open up my own Smog/Repair shop one day!

What up Broski! You in Cali?

Yo yo yo...BMW are shit cars to work on. That's why. I'm a BMW butcher myself. Takes a special breed of tech to put up with working on BMW shit boxes. You ain't gonna make crazy hours unless your scamming the system. Doing a freakin oil change on the new b series motors are shit. Full send baby

Hey congratulations,, I wish you well.. you seem like a great hard worker.. I'm sure you will do great..

Gotta do what’s best for you bro! Welcome back to Toyota, can’t wait to see more Toyota content again even if I really enjoyed the BMW content! 🤙🏼

Great time to comeback. Flagging crazy hours, mostly because of the recalls. Best of luck 👍🏽

I’m happy ur going to work for Toyota dealer again Toyota got good cars man congrats

Plus with Toyota now teaming up with BMW with the Supra/Z4 and using the bloody awful N47 Diesel engines from BMW you technically are still working with BMW products in a small way. Still if you have more experience with Toyota and its dealership is on your doorstep it was good move!!! Hats off you!!! Great videos (have commented on a couple (possibly newer vids of yours I think)!!! 😀😀👍👍

Firdt job at toyota valve spring recall😂😂

You moving to Victorville or the high desert?

Hope your coming out with more day in the life toyota vids

I literally came across your video about being a Toyota Technician since I'm really driven to be certified i was surprised when you left and then now you're leaving BMW for Toyota again!! I'm currently a UTI student in Sacramento and really excited for you man !!

just admit bmws are not fun to work on I always hated working on bmws stick to imports Nissan Honda and Toyota

Bro I felt this. I live in the Bay Area and 500k will literally get you a shack. You can get a nice house for that money in the rural areas in Cali but at that point you might as well just move to another state.

You'll never know unless you give it a go. Had you not made the move to BMW, the What Ifs might have always been pestering you in the back of your mind. Do your thing. And be thankful that you are in the position to make such decisions and moves. Lots of people find themselves stuck because they can't or simply won't make changes in their lives. Peace.

Love living in MS. Property tax is $600/year for a nice size house with a garage. Yeah salaries are low comparatively and hurricanes suck but there’s literally Zero inspection/emissions testing

Ontario Crown Toyota? Claremont Toyota? I used to live in West Covina for 20 years its my hometown, but got expensive so decided to move to Montclair 6 years ago. Houses are way cheaper in the IE, and my work is only 7 miles away which is Pomona Tesla.

Harbor freight is not really designed for professional mechanics. Plus no real liability insurance like Snap-on.

so Where are you moving to? I'm guessing somewhere in San Bernardino county. high desert somewhere like Victorville?

It’s worse in San Diego. I’m moving to Tampa, FL in a couple of months.

What should I be reading to be a good auto tech. DIAGNOSTICS & ELECTRONICS?

surprise they let you film

Move to Texas buy an acre for the price of a shit house in Cali

Mid 400. That’s cheap. Where I’m at there mid 700

Sorry it didn’t work out for you, Bmw diagnose technicians make $35-45 per hour.

Hi! I need some advice regarding my career. I have successfully completed an aero plane mechanic (CAT A1) course and still jobless and same time I went through the vocational training auto mobile mechanic and I got a Chance to get work as a trainee at BMW Authorized dealership. I’m confused what should I do? My Intention is to migrate Australia or New Zealand? I really need an advice.

Congrats man, and best of luck on your next adventure! Your gonna kill it whatever it is 🤙🏽

What the hourly wage for entry level techs?

Relatable. Went from working In a leading BMW dealership in Sydney, Australia to a Mitsubishi dealership in New Zealand.. I now know how to weld, make exhausts from scratch, overhaul everything. So as a mechanic I've grown more in 1 year at a Japanese manufacturer workshop than 7 years in a BMW/Rolls-Royce workshop.

Move to Dallas or Houston

Get a house in Houston. Plentiful automotive jobs, I heard some shops pay almost $3.00 extra an hour per ASE too. Lots of performance too

Screw BMW, Mercedes is King

Where are you moving to? I currently live in the Inland Empire. My friend is selling his house for about 240,000 it is a fixer upper though. It's a 4 bedroom, 2bath house with large back yard for cheap! It's got a 2 car garage too. Good Luck with everything bro, take care!

Probably make more at Toyota. More work to do lol

Where are you moving???

Yo Nick! Glad you’re back with Toyota. Japanese cars are more bad ass than European!. Best of luck, Peace!!

I like his laugh 💯💯👌

More toyota shop videos

Don’t tell me you did the test plans and press “next, next” “Replace DME”

Finally I fucking knew i wasnt tripping, cause I saw you take out a b46 from a g20 and the video was taken down.

I subscribed because of BMW! I’m sad.

Yes! More raffles please.

Best of luck brotha on your journey.. wish you nothing but success

Chump change any house here in Toronto, Canada is 1 mil minimum

how would your new toyota place allow you to continue vdo like the last one?

Do more raffles

Fellow SoCalite. If you plan to own and run your own business I suggest getting out of California. It’s not going to get any easier for us younger folk since we are priced out of the market and have little to no political say/representation.

Smart Kid!!!

I got an interview next week for bmw but don’t have a clean driving record what did they tell you when they checked your driving record ?

As a Toyota tech having the FRS/86 ,did you guys have to take Subaru classes or something to know how to work on them?

Toyota!! 😎 Honda 😎

Really happy for you nick more day in life vidoes to come you only no whats best for you . All the best my friend p.s sent you ig message👍

Oh my gosh wow!! Always knew you were in Southern California, but what r the chances your from West Covina! I’m also from West Covina, lived here all my life! Glad to support a local channel bro 🙌🏽

🏁 🚗💨

5:27

Hell yeah do more raffles lol they sick

Its tru about living close to work. I used to work at a dealer 40 minutes without traffic. Over an hour if there's traffic. When you got a family spending 8 hours at work and then an hour driving takes its tolls. So found a dealer from me 1 mile down the road takes me 5 minutes to get to work and its improved my life style and family life style.

Just move out of California? Third world state with state income taxes. Continue working in a different BMW dealership and dont bother with building your own garage. You will earn a good wage and not live in a third world state

Good luck with your move. I have not had very good experiences with BMW dealers when it comes to service. I am in the SF valley of Los Angeles and avoid all the dealers here. I found a euro mechanic I trust and that’s worth every penny

Yo yo yo!

I love your content, very informative. Im only at basic right now, brake and suspension, I go to school, taking the a4,5,6 but did not go into the tten program. what are some of the questions they will ask you during interview? sorry, im noob. artcenter is for rich people.

Better take over a shop from a retired mechanic.

Toyota is easier imo services/ gravy/ BMW more diagnostic.

cool stuff man hope everything goes good, or has been going good i mean. Also looking for a home just like you are, currently working about 4 miles from home which is great but have like no days off which is not good. Balance gotta have it. Just keep shooting for the stars

It’s fan tas tico You have resolve and that’s what it takes to make it on your own. Just one thing that I request from you. Never loose your professionalism and your principles. I’m not talking about cheap, but great service. Resolve, professionalism, and principles.

Next video should be a day in a life of an intebendet mechanic👍

Hate to say I told you so, and no trying to be an *sshole. I believe I came across your videos when you first started at Bmw and mentioned how having not going Through the BMW STEP program or having bmw factory credentials was going to make it very difficult to move up as a technician and on the pay scale. Trust me I’ve see many hardworking and good technicians get crippled by not having the manufacture training at BMW and MERCEDES dealers and so much that they even quit the industry in the first 2-5 years out of frustration because they’re moving up so slowly and their counter parts who did the programs are already bmw/Mercedes master techs by that time. It seems like luckily for you u started at Toyota and have factory training that will put u in a much better situation and since ur almost master in the Toyota cert world u may as well keep going in that direction. Best of luck to you man 👍🏼. Hey maybe some day you can move onto LEXUS , I have heard the guys who who specialize on diagnostics at Lexus dealers make similar money to the diag guys at Benz & bmw dealers.

I will support ur journey because u seem very interesting good luck