Part-Time Car Prep details from anyone please.

Hello, I am currently looking for a part time job as a car prep/driver for Enterprise. However, I wanted to know exactly what I was getting myself into and make sure that it would be a job for me. If anyone had ever had this job before, my questions are:

1) How many cars will I have to go thru 8hour days/5 hour days?
2) What are all the procedures preping 1 car, how long will it take typically?
What do they recommend you finish by?
3) How many cars will need prepping a day?
4) How many other workers will be working?
5) Is it a hard labor job? Meaning a break your back and sweat all day type of work?
6) Any other maintanece they will ask besides specified job? Cleaning bathrooms?
7) Is it constantly busy through out the day? Hectic?
8) Is it the smaller the shop the better? Smaller shop, less busy and stressful?
9) Will the job be good for an 18 year old full-time college student?

I am not lazy or anything, I just don't want to work like a slave for $8 an hour. I don't mind prepping cars but I don't want to rush through cleaning and prepping 50 cars a day and be exhuasted after an 8 hour shift or a 5 hour shift. Please, any advise or input on this topic will be greatly apreciated. Thank you very much

[GP50 sucker]

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Hello, I am currently looking for a part time job as a car prep/driver for Enterprise. However, I wanted to know exactly what I was getting myself into and make sure that it would be a job for me. If anyone had ever had this job before, my questions are:

1) How many cars will I have to go thru 8hour days/5 hour days?
2) What are all the procedures preping 1 car, how long will it take typically?
What do they recommend you finish by?
3) How many cars will need prepping a day?
4) How many other workers will be working?
5) Is it a hard labor job? Meaning a break your back and sweat all day type of work?
6) Any other maintanece they will ask besides specified job? Cleaning bathrooms?
7) Is it constantly busy through out the day? Hectic?
8) Is it the smaller the shop the better? Smaller shop, less busy and stressful?
9) Will the job be good for an 18 year old full-time college student?

I am not lazy or anything, I just don't want to work like a slave for $8 an hour. I don't mind prepping cars but I don't want to rush through cleaning and prepping 50 cars a day and be exhuasted after an 8 hour shift or a 5 hour shift. Please, any advise or input on this topic will be greatly apreciated. Thank you very much

If I didn't care about money, I might actually work as a car prep at Enterprise. I think it would be fun to listen to all the MT's bitch and moan about everything, and see a fresh new "greeny" every month or so. Having said that, it can be tough work during busy times, but dude, all you do is wash cars! Not brain surgery. Here are my answers to your questions:

1. It all depends...can be anywhere between 5 and 40 depending on how big your branch is and what day of the week it is.

2. Procedure depends on how dirty the car is. Generally, windex the windows, vacuum interior, and run a wet shammy accross the body. If car is really dirty, may need to wash body, unless of course a customer is waiting, then its just roll it no matter what. Expected turn around time: depends on if a customer is waiting for the car. If a customer is waiting, 5 minutes. If not, take as long as you want.

3. see #1

4. Depends on how big your branch is. Most likely you will be the only car prep, but the MT's will be back there when customers are waiting, or when they are counter-dodging.

5. You wash cars! Can be intensive, especially on Monday mornings when you have the bulk of customers and all of the cars are dirty.

6. If the "check engine" light is on, BM will ask you to disconnect battery to try and get that damn thing to turn off (or was that just my branch?) We had a cleaning crew that came in twice a week to clean the branch (including bathroom) but I think that was rarety, and we only had them because both the Group Rental Manager and LCAM had their offices in my branch.

7. Depends on branch. Most likely will be busiest on Monday morning and Friday afternoon.

8. If I were you, I would prefer to work at a big, busy branch. Always something crazy going on at the big branches, plus it makes the day go by faster when you always have something to do.

9. If the money is right for you and the houres are right, it can be. You will be working outside, so depending on where in the country you are, be prepared to be really hot/cold. It may actually be good motivation for you to do well in school so you don't have to settle with a job little Enterprise like all of the other under achiever MT's you will be working with.

Does that help?

[Buttered Hard Roll]

If the money is alright for you, then it's not a bad gig. Flexible hours; can dress in normal clothes; and when it's not busy you could possibly just be sitting around bullshitting (depends on the branch, of course). Once you get comfortable and see how the prepping process works, you'll be able to bust out a car in less than 5 minutes with ease.

The complaints on this site are mainly regarding the MT position and up. These are the ones riddled with 12 hour days, no lunches, no respect, and laughable wages.

[peoplejustdie]

being a car prep for enterprise isnt a horrible job or anything. it can be quite fun at times. ive been car prepping from almost a year now and so far it has been a good job. gives me enough hours to make some money and gives me enough free time to work own my own projects. i work anywhere between 25 hours to over 40 hours during the week. i also work with a friend of mine so that makes working a million times easier. also, on the plus side i get along with everyone i work with. so, when im not washing cars or doing other work i bullshit with everyone inside the office. it can, however, be stressful at times. staying late after close to shuttle cars to the airport, delivering cars to other branches, or picking up a butt load of drops from the dealerships. the pro's outweigh the con's. the bottom line is i wash cars. that is my job. i answer phones when it is just overwhelming busy. i take customers home or back to the bodyshop or dealership. pick-up customers. sometimes i even help with the paperwork. the good news is you rarely have to deal with the customer's bullshit or stupidity and you dont need to freak out over booking reservations or finding cars. that is the poor MT's job. the only BAD part of the job is that enterprise rent-a-car is a very, very choatic business. with that said you will have moments of utter frustration. for example.... the branch that i work at. there has been many quitters. a lot of new MT's that couldnt handle the job and just up and quit. new car preps that dont work hard enough. new car preps being fired..... etc..... the job can be confusing which can cause utter frastruation. whatever the case.....

yours truly,

THE ORIGINAL POWER PREP

just for fun.... a very stupid 10 second cartoon about a former assistant manager.. haha... turn your speaker volume up for this one.. http://media.putfile.com/Movie6674

im working on a full length cartoon about enterprise... the animation will be basic and quite honestly crappy, but the humor will be there.... ill post it when it is complete... im sure anyone who has ever work at enterprise will find it hilarious.

Thanks for all the helpful answers and advise. After everything I have read, it doesn't sound bad at all and its a job i might be comfortable with. Thanks again

[erac_whore]

Before you do.... see the thread where a car prep asked about sharing commission checks w/ managment...

http://www.failingenterprise.com/for...5625#post25625

SUp guys, I have an interview for the car prep position near an enterrprise where i live. I am confident i will get the job, and i was wondering whats the average/usual hourly wage for car preps. I was expecting to make around 8.50/9.00 an hour i have fairly decent past job experience

[Car Prep 57]

Originally Posted by Buttered Hard Roll

Once you get comfortable and see how the prepping process works, you'll be able to bust out a car in less than 5 minutes with ease.

You're kidding, right?

Inside and out, 15 minutes if you're doing your job properly. 25 minutes for a weekend minivan full of anklebiters. 45 minutes if the vehicle was completely trashed.

Mark inspection sheet, check and record any damage such as dents, scratches, windshield cracks and chips. Check washer fluid and oil. Clean all vinyl surfaces, including congealed coffee in cup holders, boot scuffs on doors. Clean glove box of garbage, napkins, customer contract copies. Check and clean ashtray, if necessary. Remove floor mats for washing (we flip them over with rubber side up, except driver's), vacuum all carpets and don't forget to move front seats all the way forward while vacuuming rear carpets, those soft drink cans and bottles (and occasionally booze varieties) have a habit of hiding under there, can't see them unless you move the seats up. Also use degreaser spray and handbrush for dirt stains, and orange-based degreaser for grease and oil stains on the fabric. Check pockets on rear of front seats, some people think they're built-in garbage recepticals. After washing the rubber sides of floor mats, shake off excess water and replace. Vacuum trunk.

Now onto the windows. Use SMALL amount of window cleaner on cheesecloth, wipe down all interior window surfaces. Sometimes you can get away from doing the rear window, sometimes not. Don't forget the rearview mirror and instrument panel. Too much cleaner and you'll end up doing it again, they all leave streaks no matter what they claim to the contrary. When that's done, use separate cloth to wipe down all interior rocker panels and plastic running boards, don't want any customers dirtying up their pant cuffs getting into the car, now do we?

Onto the exterior.......hose down entire vehicle, spray all forward-facing surfaces with triple 7 degreaser for the bugs. Use orange degreaser for any tar, liquid asphalt on the vehicle, or gas splashover stains drooling down from the filler cap. Also for the alloy wheels if so equipped, which all look great when the vehicle's new but after a few weeks begin to bleed rust like a mechanical hemophiliac. Wash exterior, rinse.

5 minutes my ass.

can anyone answer my question about pay???

Car preps start at $7 hourly, and raises of .25 per year.