Author Topic: Grease Monkey  (Read 55627 times)

Offline dtcerrato

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 2318
Re: Grease Monkey
« Reply #135 on: May 27, 2021, 05:26:53 AM »
It's so cool seeing several buses under the sky in the middle of nature being worked on by their owners & each other with Scott & Tyler in the mix. Even a spouse getting greasy & gritty doing uninstalls & cleaning prior to the mechanics getting on it. It don't get any better than that. They have a grand thing going for the bus community. Just ask the country's guru - Luke! Keep on keeping on. What the world needs now is love sweet love.  :^
Dan & Sandy
North Central Florida
PD4104-129 since 1979
Toads: 2009 Jeep GC Limited 4X4 5.7L Hemi
             2008 GMC Envoy SLT 4x4 4.2L IL Vortec

Online luvrbus

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 26384
Re: Grease Monkey
« Reply #136 on: May 27, 2021, 06:58:34 AM »
LOL pay 25 bucks a month and you watch the movies there too,happens here too but we don't do movies and popcorn just BQ  ,the poster has a gripe and voiced his feeling,I could tell another story about a bus here in the shop but not going too  :^
Life is short drink the good wine first

Offline TwoFeathersRD

  • Jr. Member
  • **
  • Posts: 53
Re: Grease Monkey
« Reply #137 on: May 27, 2021, 07:43:05 AM »
LOL pay 25 bucks a month and you watch the movies there too,happens here too but we don't do movies and popcorn just BQ  ,the poster has a gripe and voiced his feeling,I could tell another story but not going too  :^



Yes, I had a gripe. They make lots of income from the videos which is fantastic.  That's not the real issue.

Issue is when you have been on their waiting list. Then follow their requirements in order to get work done. They book you then don't  follow through.

Part of the requirements  was you had to join patreon at the 25.oo level minimum. 

You don't  book a job and not show up. In our case we relied on Scott to fix our first bus in PA. He chose while he was on the way to skip us and continue on to Ohio. We lost our 1k deposit on that bus.  By the way we did find another better bus. It was still a lot of money to loose.

Now we spent over 400 more to be on patron just to get work done on our other bus but covid stopped his travel. That is understandable.  Now we have a bus that we were able to move to their property that is near them. Tyler did book this job two months plus ago. Now they say they are booked out and still no follow ups from them.  At one time you could talk with them. Then you can't as they don't answer.

They have taken a bit of our money. We have not watch many of their videos in the past year as they had nothing to do with vintage buses.

I have learned that there are many shops our there that yes charge 96.00 per hour
Such as gene russel NC or Ted up in Williams California. There are guys in other parts of the country that have tools that scot don't have. He has a long way to build a shop with proper tools and is working on it.

But, to burn the bridges with people  who have supported you for three years.  I can only wonder how many more feel taken advantage  of.  I found more than 5 people  in my travels who developed a bad taste.
I try to stay neutral but, I need to post our experience.  Just be aware.

I will not speak about engine rebuilds here either

Offline dtcerrato

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 2318
Re: Grease Monkey
« Reply #138 on: May 28, 2021, 07:00:04 AM »
Airing dirty laundry smells bad. The only one good at ever doing that was Don Henley  8)
Dan & Sandy
North Central Florida
PD4104-129 since 1979
Toads: 2009 Jeep GC Limited 4X4 5.7L Hemi
             2008 GMC Envoy SLT 4x4 4.2L IL Vortec

Offline lostagain

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 3035
Re: Grease Monkey
« Reply #139 on: May 29, 2021, 05:07:37 AM »
We need to know the bad, for our protection, and the good, for our benefit.
JC
Blackie AB
1977 MC5C, 6V92/HT740 (sold)
2007 Country Coach Magna, Cummins ISX (sold)

 

SimplePortal 2.3.7 © 2008-2025, SimplePortal