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

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

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!

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

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!

@LetsDriftMedia

3 жыл бұрын

hell yea, I thought the same thing when going back to toyota, but im making more money now then ever and love my job alot more

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 !!

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

@excessivemedia9295

3 жыл бұрын

Im bout to jump on the gravy train

@BDauto86

3 жыл бұрын

It can be, just like any other job it has its days. Ultimately you have the final say tho.

@xxmobstrxx8535

3 жыл бұрын

What do you do now?

@jesseaguilar5990

3 жыл бұрын

How are you self employed?

@goddesignd

3 жыл бұрын

U in NY?

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!

Good luck on your new journey!!!!

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

@Carlos-yx6zz

3 жыл бұрын

Lmao

@hentai4life949

3 жыл бұрын

This dude I get flashbacks to when their commercials said that😂

@steezknight2014

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

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!

@LetsDriftMedia

3 жыл бұрын

Its a game changer man, Ive worked 5 mins from home before and it was the best, go home on your lunch break etc.

Wish you always be happy wherever you are! Thank you for your sharing!

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

Love it. Chasing your dream. Good luck bud. Can’t wait.

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

Im happy for u bro. Keep up the great work.

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

Keep moving forward and congrats on the new place...

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

Congrats on making the move! Thats exciting.

Congrats on the next step to your dream, best of luck to you.

Been what you're striving to do now. Pretty awesome.

Good luck in your new journey

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! 🤙🏼

@LetsDriftMedia

3 жыл бұрын

Its in my blood man I just cant get away from Toyota haha

O yea I love the black snap on tool box keep it coming vids brother. I been self employed tech for 10 years. We have the same goals bout the shop at home

I’m new to the channel and I love it already.

Welcome back to Toyota bro. I am also working at Toyota. I wish to see your cool stuff. Thanks man.

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

@LetsDriftMedia

3 жыл бұрын

a house full of cars thats the goal!

I wish you the best with your move and new job! I hope you have the house and garage soon!

@LetsDriftMedia

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks man hoping for the best.

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

Excited for this content

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

Congrats man, that sounds like a great investment in your future. Little word of advice from me, just bought my 2nd house. My first house I lived in for only 2 yrs. Make sure you get exactly what you want the first time around. Make sure you will have space and no issues for your shop! Good luck man!

@LetsDriftMedia

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the advice man, and luckily not in a rush to buy so waiting to find the perfect spot isnt a problem.

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.

@MrChickenspit

3 жыл бұрын

I also don't like working at the dealership anymore. I don't know what I'll do if I do quit. Probably become a mobile tech idk.

We appreciate you bro 💯

Best of luck with your new job Nick! 👍 Ganbatte!

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!!!

@LetsDriftMedia

3 жыл бұрын

Nice man and thank you glad your enjoying it over there and good luck to you as well.

God bless you in all your endeavors.

Awesome man 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼

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

First time I saw this video, good luck in your new job, is really difficult to be a mechanic right now due to this virus. I hope you get your own shop is better that way.

Awesome videos ! Do more raffles bro!

Hi, I think you did the right thing, because it’s hard to spend so much time on the road, it’s better to spend this time with your family and nevertheless you have something to do at home. All the more Toyota is cool, I'm glad you came back, how many cars I have repaired i can say Toyota the simplest and most accessible without problems

I work at bmw in montreal. Its nice to see you go after your dreams 👍🏾

Good luck brother

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 🙌🏽

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

Good luck Bro.

You got our support hombraso!

Good luck with your dream buddy ,go for it

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

@timm5970

3 жыл бұрын

well clearly u arent from california lol

@stealthstrength5330

3 жыл бұрын

@@timm5970 San Diego here

@juliobello4561

3 жыл бұрын

I have it tough I live in San Francisco Bay Area :/ 110k home sounds like a amazing deal to me but for that in northern California is just piece of land with grass

@timm5970

3 жыл бұрын

@@juliobello4561 haha you think you can find a piece of with grass on it there let alone for that price?

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

@LetsDriftMedia

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks man excited.

broo this is epic 🔥🔥🔥

Life will be easier at Toyota fur sure wise decision wish nothing but success for you man keep it up !

I love to see more raffles!!

That's a nice Snap On box regardless!

Congrats and good luck on being a Toyota technician again. If you come to pa and work as a technician I'll bring my car to you.

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.

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

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.

@xxmobstrxx8535

3 жыл бұрын

I work at Toyota and have heard of a lot of guys go on to work at rail roads or a big utility companies and are doing gravy work and getting 100k plus a year.

@MrChickenspit

3 жыл бұрын

did you have any experience working on diesels before applying and leaving toyota? I kind of want to leave ford and apply for heavy mechanic apprenticeship for my state. idk

Congratulations. Nick your on a great life plan, you surrounded yourself. With . Smart wise people 👍. keep pushing forward stay safe healthy and strong 💪 lots of success .fame and fortune 🔮

@LetsDriftMedia

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks man, and you are who you surround yourself with.

Best of luck on the new job. You have a pretty solid plan. Just remember get a garage way bigger than you think you’ll need, cause you will fill it. Ask how I know.

@mattsilver8519

3 жыл бұрын

Hey John I've just seen you won the raffle well done plus it's really nice to hear you entered it to help your appreciate out I'm glad you won top man 🙂

@LetsDriftMedia

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks John, and I bet you can never have enough garage space.

Damn bro didn’t know you loved so close I live in El Monte, good choice if you want space I bought a house and it’s not the biggest thing ever even though I paid big money! Pursue your dreams brother

Great time to go back to toyota right with the new fuel pump recall!

Move to the High Desert man. Those house down there and in the IE are so ridiculous

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

@LetsDriftMedia

3 жыл бұрын

Yea people need to learn how to drive out here.

Best of luck too you.

Damn bro I’m in West Covina and yeah homes are crazy here ... I’m retiring in 4 years selling and bounce out of Cali ! And I’m going to do what you want to do work in cars in my garage ...

Hell yeah do more raffles lol they sick

Yes! More raffles please.

Hey man! More power to ya, just a thought if you want to have your own shop become a writer for a few months before you leave the shop and take a some business classes just to have an idea of the paperwork. Wish you the best!

Funny thing is I seen his comment to lol great video keep it up.

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

@bdo3043

3 жыл бұрын

Same here! Those fuel pump recalls all day LOL 😂

@ricardoalamo8704

3 жыл бұрын

90L days all over again!

@josiahr1375

3 жыл бұрын

Don't be too loud about it... no one wants times dropped.

@LetsDriftMedia

3 жыл бұрын

So ive heard, where im going is slammed from what ive heard so pretty excited to grind again.

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.

The best bet for what you want is Palmdale. I’ve seen a good big house with a 2 story 3 door garage for a small shop like you want. It’s cheaper over there too. Covina is expensive though lol

@LetsDriftMedia

3 жыл бұрын

Yea, SGV area is hella expensive for the amount of house you get .

@Martin911

3 жыл бұрын

Lets Drift Media from a former WC resident to a Covina resident, best places to go to are hella far if you want to be able to afford what you want! Nothing is impossible though, keep doing your thing. You’ll get where you wanna be.

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

@LetsDriftMedia

3 жыл бұрын

I bet, CA is very strict.

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

@99ekcouper

3 жыл бұрын

Wtf Why. I’m 2 miles away from my current job.

@marcosmadrigal3155

3 жыл бұрын

I drove 2 hours each way for 3 years. Changed jobs and now I’m 25 mins no traffic 40 mins with traffic.

@thelifescout8335

3 жыл бұрын

Yep I do an 1 1/2 in am and 2hrs 15 mins in afternoon

@dabaydestrian437

3 жыл бұрын

@@thelifescout8335 thats a long commute.. r u getting 6 figures? lol

@thelifescout8335

3 жыл бұрын

@Dabaydstrian nah man I make $72k salary, trust me the dive is eating me up though mentally.

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.

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.

Great video, doing it for the right causes. I didn't catch where you will be moving too, but Cali is getting rough. I know my job is taking away the double minimum contract by the end if this year and will be going down to $15/hour. Also, I'd like to see another raffle in the near future. Best wishes.

@dabaydestrian437

3 жыл бұрын

is that even legal?

@rodneybrionesjr.2109

3 жыл бұрын

@@dabaydestrian437 my job has been known to get rid of certain positions (which terminates our contracts and lays us off and then gives us the option to re-apply). They did it a few times already for the service director and shop foreman. It's a loophole as long as no one has the title for 6 months.

@LetsDriftMedia

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks man, and no staying in CA just leaving the LA/SGV area.

Dang bro if you ever have your own shop hmu I need experience dont need pay, keep grinding to the top!

a final goodbye to the OG set. should have got a picture while i was there!

I just saw your video on leaving Toyota yesterday. Now today I see you are leaving BMW lol. I enjoy your content as someone who is training in college as a tech. My goal is to learn to be proficient in fixing my own BMW’s/Range Rovers I purchase in the future. Keep up the good work and I know you will be successful.

@LetsDriftMedia

2 жыл бұрын

And now currently I'm back at Toyota 🤣 thanks for stopping by🙏

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

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

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.

I was impressed when you left Toyota. If BMW isn't working. Just focus on building yourself to get better. Keep it up. I can see you will go to high places.

Good luck to you Nick Love your Channel and feel you are giving spot on advice to our younger guys. I know the feeling of having the mobility of a Common Car line I lived in LA and worked on Mercedes Benz for the first 13 years I come to find that there is only a Mercedes Benz dealer in major cities with affluent areas. Even the Mercedes dealer in the smaller towns like the one I worked at in San Luis Obispo were really SLO if you know what I mean, That got me interested In Nissan where I did 10 great years and no regrets at all. Became a Master working my way to the top of that food chain I've been Back with Mercedes for 3 years now and like it a lot however love the fact I have equity with both lines and can move wherever i want and turn and burn on day one. At the end of the day Mercedes has higher earning potential and Nissan offers more Mobility. Like You my hours were higher with Nissan Making the overall earnings a wash.

@LetsDriftMedia

3 жыл бұрын

Nice man, and it really is awesome with our trade to have the opportunity to pack your tools and go almost anywhere. Very glad I chose this career path.

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.

@LetsDriftMedia

3 жыл бұрын

Seriously, 2 bedroom shack that needs a gang of work and no driveway space. 500,000$ lol

Your pets need to make an appearance on the channel. Also, be thankful your real estate is only that high. Plenty of other coastal places required $800k+ for SFHs

@LetsDriftMedia

3 жыл бұрын

Haha ill try and add them to future content.

How will you repay your BMW mentor for his kindness?

@alecoronel10

3 жыл бұрын

with some Glizzy

@richbandicoot

3 жыл бұрын

Alex 😂😂

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

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

I like his laugh 💯💯👌

In the inland empire houses are priced around 300k a lot more affordable, moved out of LA and came to riverside county lol

A dollar and a dream my friend. You always want to progress, never be content and become comfortable where you are. Always wanna bounce around, climbing the ladder. I’m currently in the same dilemma. I want my own business, want my own place to call my own as well with a massive garage for my own pleasure. Takes time but hey, as long as the Dream is set in stone, making into reality will not be hard. You’ll face struggle but fight for the best outcome.

Wow! Prices are expensive there! I'm in Ohio and you can find a nice house in a nice neighborhood for $175,000. But it does get expensive in the city areas.

@LetsDriftMedia

3 жыл бұрын

Wow I wish!

Smart young man!

Like in the movie friday you win some and you loose some but you get to live another day! Pursue your dream even if you get a pay cut your winning and living happier !!