Honda Sale - what is factory bonus on CRV?

[hisoka]

A good saleman, in good times should be earning a minimum of $65K per annum. This is less than nurses, teachers, policemen and firemen. This is substantially less than doctors, dentists and lawyers but more than engineers and architects.

wtf...you cant be serious..almost everyone i know who has finished my civil engineering course is earning 70 grand or more and people who have been single and travelled are earning double that.

sorri for thread jack>


as vt3C said, usually just slip them 100 bucks or so under the table if i get the price down to what i want it

[VT3C]

that's not really good pay, that's only like 23.5k a year!

Mines got the basic steel povo wheels. Its going back in Tuesday for a 'warranty' alignment but somehow I don't think that's going to fix the problem. I just hope it does...

yeah but that's just the retainer - but lately you arent getting much more than the retainer..

The reason I asked about the rims is that some extras and access alloys are balanced at the dealership and sometimes the gel coat on the rims doesnt let the balancing weights adhere and fall off.. the factory-fitted wheels are balanced at the factory and dont have the gel coat before balancing...

A good saleman, in good times should be earning a minimum of $65K per annum. This is less than nurses, teachers, policemen and firemen. This is substantially less than doctors, dentists and lawyers but more than engineers and architects.

yes, in GOOD times, an average salesperson can easilly make over 65k but anfortunately we arent in 'good times' at the moment hahaha

not sure what planet that engineers get paid poorly -all the engineers graduate or not are on a good wicket over here !!

and coincidentally so many of our customers are some kind of engineer - either electrical, mechanical, civil or even chemical - it's bizzare !

[rk 86 wa]

wtf...you cant be serious..almost everyone i know who has finished my civil engineering course is earning 70 grand or more

lol.... 70k eh? so im guessing my dad when he was still an engineer and his friends who were/are on 250+k

is a "lower paid profession"

i might as well quit my mechanical engineering degree now and become a police officer bahaha

[hisoka]

yer i know aye this guy is lost. civil engineers get paid heaps.

i was also talking about 70 grand to make it more realistic lol. cause i knew everyone would try and call bs if i said 250k lol. btw in perth 100k plus is normal straight out of uni/tafe isnt it ? over in brisbane cadets are on about 40 ~50, still studying then more when finished.

sowwi fur teh thread jack.

[SPQR]

"According to the Association of Professional Engineers, Scientists and Managers, Australia’s (APESMA) 2007 Graduate engineer employment survey report, the average starting salary for engineering graduates is around $51,784. In 2007 the average starting salary for chemical engineering graduates was around $55,020, which was the highest salary of all the engineering disciplines. Experienced chemical engineers can earn in excess of $120,000."

The above are not my words. I know over 15 engineers; most are senior engineers. They are not highly paid.

W.A. is different because of the mining boom.

[hisoka]

true, well not to brag and i dont wanna go way off topic so pm me if you wanna discuss further, leave this guy to discuss what he wants in his own thread

[62rocket]

Hi all, I had the alignment of the CRV looked at during it's first service (700kms). The alignment was incorrect and the dealership had the front and rear aligned. I am please to say the alignment worked and the car is now driving like a new Honda should.

I recommend to anyone with a wandering CRV to get the wheel alignment checked front and rear and not just the front only.

[lolipss]

thats good news 62rocket.

do you need to pay the dealer to get your wheel alignment fix? what's the correct wheel alignment for front and rear?

thanks

[minircc]

what are you guys averaging for fuel consumption on the CRV (current shape)?

[62rocket]

There was no charge on the wheel alignment through the dealer as it was a warranty job. Apparently if a car is taken back to the dealer in relation to a wheel alignment issue and it's under 1000 km old, it's done under warranty. I am not sure on the settings but I know that the front camber was set to zero on both sides and the car now rides much better with no pulling on a straight flat road. It still pulls to the left slightly on a left camber but that is to be expected on any car.

Currently getting about 9.2 to 9.3 litres to the 100km at the moment. Car is 800 kms old though and mainly does highway driving. Will be heading to melbourne in december and hope to get about 8.5 litre/100km on a long run.

[JAC]

The new CR-V could manage between 6.8-7.5lt on my 200km freeway trip (80km-100km zone) using cruise control (w/ 3 ppl and a 2 luggage).
My lifetime fuel cons is 10.6lt after 2500km, has been improved from around 11liter.
If you travel from Syd to Melb you may get low 7.0 or even better. Keep us posted 62rocket.