This Was A Sad Day At Royalty Auto Service…

[@johnrpizzaguy]

How cool, in about a month I will be a certified mechanic for 40 years here in California. I started at a shop called Precision Z in Canoga Park, the owner Ed was great if you followed his guide. To this day I owe him for allowing me to provide for my wife and I with a skill that is always in demand. Thank you Ed for taking a chance on me.

[@rrrrepairs]

Nice to see mechanics getting the appreciation they deserve! Been a mechanic for over 20 years and barely got any appreciation from the upper management. All my praise came from my peers and that seemed to be good enough to keep me going! Good luck!

[@robertparamore2863]

Amen brother. I've done the franchise/dealership. Thought it was the best money, but I found a home at a mom and pop shop for 17 years. A place where I had a name and not just a number. I own the shop now. Independent shops are the way to go.

[@SouthMainAuto]

Dang, sorry to hear it Sherwood . Always stinks losing a good guy. I can say this though. When I was at TST I was having a beer with one of your employees (won't say who) and first thing I asked him was "how is Sherwood to work for?" I am going to tell you right now, he had nothing but good things to say. You weren't around or in sight and he did nothing but tell me how good it is to work for you and the respect he has for you. I could tell he was being genuine. Keep being the great boss, mentor and trainer that you are Sherwood! Bosses/people like you are hard to come by. -Eric O.

[@theroyaltyautoservice]

Thanks Eric! I really needed to hear that today! If you're at STX look me up.

[@michaelt8330]

I appreciate your discretion. Eric! However, I was the only tech there LOL! It was a pleasure meeting you and look forward to seeing you again in the future!

[@FACTSAutomotive219]

Don't give Mike any bigger of a head than he already has ;)

[@jdtractorman7445]

That's too bad. One thing I learned from being a tech in that field for over 12 years is, hang to the good techs but at the same time it is very hard to do that. The dealership I worked for had a lot of employee turnover but not in the tech positions. Mostly sales and parts people. Just from watching some of your videos, I can tell Sherwood that you are a great guy to work for and wants the employees to succeed. Good luck on your search for a new tech.

[@truthmatters5000]

Ive always wondered why techs go to start a tool truck. After 25 years of being a tech i have 25 years to go. I would love to work for a company like royalty auto. I have nothing but nice things to say about you all. Im a strong believer in being the best and helping others learn. I like your shop.

[@jeffmiller6100]

His appreciation sez it all . Royalty has Done a great service to this young Man . He is and I am sure will always be Family ❤

[@johnleinen7167]

The 2008 depression i saw many tool trucks go out of business, Matco dealer sold everything for 2.00 to 20.00 and cleaned his truck in 3 days!his wife would come to the dealer twice a week to collect on tool truck accounts also, good luck.

[@delcorick9967]

Im so glad he didn't die or something from the way you started the video! Ok so he's a good or great tech that started out in your shop and has excelled and now ready to move on to better himself which is trully awesome! I just hate when a video starts out and unfortunately begin to expect that a good tech got hurt or passed on from something tragic, good video regardless of what sound like :)

[@Arthur-sz7uf]

Good luck and success with your new future plans. Sounds like you will be missed.

[@alrifainidal]

Very lucky who working for you, treating your employes as the family, very nice

[@DependableAutoTruck]

really hate to see you loose a tech wish i was closer and younger would like to be on the team but that time has come and gone for me. will work for myself and by myself for the rest of my life but have learned from your channel

[@bryantwhitis6446]

Always wondered what happened too Motor boat mel. Not the actual place on San Jose blvd. But the person who ran it at the time. So much time has passed the actual place was demolished and an Walgreens was built

[@djosbun]

I wish you the best of luck! Being a Snappy dealer is hard work and long hours but success will come!

[@brucebratschi4300]

As others have said, wish you well in your new adventure, and take care of yourself both mentally and physically. Stay strong! May God bless.

[@1234cnl]

IDK about anyone else but judging from the videos I have watched and I'm 27 year GM/Ford tech I would love to work for Sherwood he is very knowledgeable and loves to teach

[@FelipeOliveira-fn3nq]

I dream of working with this team Royalty auto service. I live in Brazil, been a technician for 1 yr and a half, always watching your videos and learning with you guys! Keep up the good work

[@Amarillobymorning777]

Saludotes Felipe desde North Texas. Keep wrenching 🔧

[@jimstocks]

I know exactly how much this resembles my shop 40 years of trading & for unforeseen reasons our little business had to close 20 years since then & still sad

[@CalebHigginbotham]

wholesome. thanks for sharing this with us. have a good one baby g

[@garydriedger3214]

Hi. Gary Driedger here. Do you have any comments on a Bentley 8 or 12 cylinder engine?

[@sremu]

Well done! Nice touch

[@thesheniig471]

Best of luck man on your new adventure!

[@CravinMorehead420]

Best of luck to him. Leaving a great shop..

[@JonnyHolms]

What a bunch of great people 👏 👍 ❤️

[@KGauto_Diagnostics]

Best of luck on your new adventures G.

[@TonyReilly-mt7uu]

Good luck with your new venture Baby G.

[@parkerassociates9864]

Thanks, all the best and good luck!

[@R3YNZ]

What a dream would it be to work for a shop like yours professor! Wish you guys were close to me!

[@1234cnl]

same with me live in NY state

[@jonyoung6405]

When I got fired , my boss wanted my uniforms back and didn't get me a cake either.

[@markm0000]

When you got friends instead of just coworkers they do care about you.

[@HollyArms1]

Can I come work for you. I've been treated like garbage my entire career, thrown to wolves and had to learn everything on my own. It's nice to see someone that cares.

[@ivansperanza]

Hell, i’d love to work for you. I love doing diagnostics and work with people i can learn from.

[@chrisi1909]

Good luck and success with your new future plans.

[@RogerR-g7j]

Seen too many techs go to snap on and lost everything. They don’t care about their dealers.

[@thenegotiator5193]

Good luck to him! Unlike other commenters im sure he knows what he’s getting into and is willing to put in the hard work to be successful!

[@bryantwhitis6446]

Believe it or not if I had a choice between Jacksonville and an small town by Savannah Ga. I take the small town Why? Traffic in Jacksonville Fl. Is an nightmare

[@halvorsonmx]

Man I can tell Sherwood is a good guy. It would be a privilege to work with you guys. I hope you find a great tech!

[@jasonwurtsbaugh673]

Royalty Auto is really Thoural ❤

[@CFoss09]

Best of luck to you baby G! 💯

[@sheerwillsurvival2064]

Don’t do it snap on franchise is a big gamble. Most fail in less then 5 years. But best of luck to you

[@pete926]

Good Luck! You are leaving a great employer. I don't know him but I think employers are opening their eyes.

[@kevinkeown4312]

Good luck in your new venture

[@rogerfoley9462]

Can you show results after the repair

[@timb4569]

He'll be back.

[@nickayivor8432]

Good luck 👍

[@skywest1432]

You guys are amazing !

[@weldingjunkie]

Wish you the best! Always feed the dia beats 😂

[@Huffy_Turns_a_Wrench]

y'all are awesome!!!

[@robertmobileman8304]

Good luck man

[@MsFireboy2]

Good luck to you.

[@RickRight-k2c]

Good luck to you young man !!👍

[@baja-automotive]

seems like the average lifespan of a mechanic is 10 years now

[@crwdcntrl9553]

Tried to bribe my wife to relocate by starting out with its 3 hours from Disney.

[@scottw1287]

That sucks that a technician can’t make more, then a guy selling tools

[@theroyaltyautoservice]

This wasn’t a financial decision for him. There’s a lot more to it than was addressed in the video. He lives over an hour because he moved to be closer to his family. That’s a long drive every day and he recently got married and will be having his first child. Over 2 hours on the road every day for work is a lot. We understand why he made the decision he did. Hopefully that helps a bit.

[@scottw1287]

@@theroyaltyautoservice I’ve been a mechanic for over 20 years. I’ve travelled over 2 hours to and from work. This industry is dying honestly!. He has a better chance making a better living ‘’financially’’ for his family as a snap on guy. Even when I started, I had my shop Forman and team leader (who became a snap on guy!!) in the early 2000’s, tell me to ‘’GET OUT AS FAST AS I CAN’’, of course I didn’t listen, I WISH I DID, I just got out of school, I was going to make ‘’100k a year ‘’ like he did. Man did the industry change after I watched him leave. You can say whatever you want, but the decisions are ALWAYS ABOUT FINANCIALS !!!. That kid, that is part of your family wants to make ALL the money, and as much as he can to support HIS family and with the greed of everyone nowadays, labor rates keep going up and up, but the laborers keep staying the same wage. If you don’t own the business! You will never get anywhere in life. I wish I made a different decision in college and career path.

[@scottw1287]

Wow you deleted my reply. Good luck kid you made the right decision

[@theroyaltyautoservice]

We didn’t delete your reply. Why are you saying that?

[@scottw1287]

Because I wrote a very long detailed reply, posted it and it disappeared after I posted it. I’m sorry if you felt like it was negative. It was just truthful about are industry

[@jimgeorge4677]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I hope you left that back door wiiide open for this young man. He might find that it might not be what he thought it was! You KNOW how hard it is to find good employees, let alone good techs.

[@ironcross420]

Should of got a edible printout of a Snap-On bill on the cake Cake - $180 Snap-On - $55,000 Baby G - $Priceless

[@colestaples2010]

Good luck replacing a technician. It can’t even get you to the middle class anymore

[@shakeelsss]

Why not open your own shop and apply what you learned from being there. To me it would've been the best thing instead . My story has a lot of similarity to yours except having the opportunities to work for the Royalty Auto Service which makes a tremendous difference.

[@keltecshooter]

We adopted a professional clowns daughter , now I have some big shoes to fill........

[@thomask4836]

Sherwood, you're an oak tree Sir!

[@The_Sword3]

Good luck selling Snap On tools. The company is known for putting immense pressure on their sales people to sell their overpriced tools.

[@philh9238]

He’s smart getting out of this crap. And selling overpriced tools clean hands now

[@realdeal5883]

Bad decision. No money in being Tool Dealer.

[@markm0000]

There’s money if you’re nice to your customers, put regular priced non brand tools on the truck, do favors, and don’t take on too much risk with accounts. There’s money in everything.

[@realdeal5883]

@@markm0000 Francise overhead is huge. Old guys don't have it

[@bstevermer9293]

A cool follow up vid, how much money you made off his back and how you gonna fill that void.

[@jonathannagela2130]

you stole his shine, he shouldve been making the vids instead of you because you arent even a mechanic.