Comments on: Looking a Gift Horse in the Mouth http://www.fleetmag.com/interactive/2008/01/28/looking-a-gift-horse-in-the-mouth/ The Fleet Maintenance Blog, where Editor Mark O’Connell comments on what’s right and wrong in the industry. Sun, 23 Nov 2008 18:39:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: David Godair http://www.fleetmag.com/interactive/2008/01/28/looking-a-gift-horse-in-the-mouth/#comment-59 David Godair Sat, 02 Feb 2008 14:50:03 +0000 http://www.fleetmag.com/interactive/2008/01/28/looking-a-gift-horse-in-the-mouth/#comment-59 That would not be much of a prise, as has been said. Stay in touch, think about it, if a guy can win that challenge, $6500 worth of equipment to work with is not much, seeing he already has something simiular to work with. Now if he can go sell it, that would be a great thing. He could then take momma somewhere and fire up the love. lol That would not be much of a prise, as has been said. Stay in touch, think about it, if a guy can win that challenge, $6500 worth of equipment to work with is not much, seeing he already has something simiular to work with. Now if he can go sell it, that would be a great thing. He could then take momma somewhere and fire up the love. lol

]]> By: Glyn Hicks http://www.fleetmag.com/interactive/2008/01/28/looking-a-gift-horse-in-the-mouth/#comment-58 Glyn Hicks Fri, 01 Feb 2008 20:40:12 +0000 http://www.fleetmag.com/interactive/2008/01/28/looking-a-gift-horse-in-the-mouth/#comment-58 I agree with Bob Young about the vacuum comment. Maybe the shop owners think the package is more for the shop. Unless these guys are doing a lot of side work, they may be more interested in the laptop for personel use. A round trip to Cabo for two would be a better prise. Is the company supplying the prize more interested in show caseing their product, or rewarding the tecks for their hard work? I agree with Bob Young about the vacuum comment. Maybe the shop owners think the package is more for the shop. Unless these guys are doing a lot of side work, they may be more interested in the laptop for personel use. A round trip to Cabo for two would be a better prise. Is the company supplying the prize more interested in show caseing their product, or rewarding the tecks for their hard work?

]]> By: Bob Young http://www.fleetmag.com/interactive/2008/01/28/looking-a-gift-horse-in-the-mouth/#comment-55 Bob Young Thu, 31 Jan 2008 22:49:59 +0000 http://www.fleetmag.com/interactive/2008/01/28/looking-a-gift-horse-in-the-mouth/#comment-55 I'm not surprised. You work your tail off to learn and compete in a tech challenge and then the top prize is geared more to benefit the company not the tech. Not very personal if you ask me. Cash prizes or something special for the tech is the way to go. Giving a diagnostic system is like giving your wife a vacuum cleaner for her birthday. Think about it. I’m not surprised. You work your tail off to learn and compete in a tech challenge and then the top prize is geared more to benefit the company not the tech. Not very personal if you ask me. Cash prizes or something special for the tech is the way to go. Giving a diagnostic system is like giving your wife a vacuum cleaner for her birthday. Think about it.

]]> By: Dave Dettman http://www.fleetmag.com/interactive/2008/01/28/looking-a-gift-horse-in-the-mouth/#comment-54 Dave Dettman Thu, 31 Jan 2008 22:41:10 +0000 http://www.fleetmag.com/interactive/2008/01/28/looking-a-gift-horse-in-the-mouth/#comment-54 Mark: Is there a way of getting ahold of the two who have registered their's to find out how useful it is to them, how much they use it, and how they like it? Mark:

Is there a way of getting ahold of the two who have registered their’s to find out how useful it is to them, how much they use it, and how they like it?

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