I may be moving to california in a year, going to visit possible destinations in april. irvine/riverside/aliso viejo are the places im thinking about moving and would like some opinions on how driving a stick in those areas are. also if anyone out there is a mechanic how are they paid out there?... im a mechanic in florida and work off a commission based system where i make a flat hourly rate plus a percentage of the money i make for my shop.

All info and input is greatly appreciated.

 

its not bad as long as youre not in rush hour traffic or in la.

 

im a mechanic as well and it depends on the shop...some our hourly...and some are flat rate...and other are hourly plus comission....so it all depends on where u work...although finding a job right now is a bit hard.

well expect some traffic...but nothing like L.A rush traffic....so u should be perfectly fine....

i remember drving from Camp Pendleton up to L.A. in my 300Z and by the time i got home i felt like i had a four hour work out.......even though it only was about 70 miles away it took about 4 hours to get home due to traffic...but thats the L.A. area which u didnt mention u were going to visit...but out here in the S.B./Riverside area...traffic is not bad

 

lol Cali is fine to drive stick in.. Out of the areas you mentioned I'm real familiar with Riverside.

mrsilent socal ppl and their power/weight ratios

 

No worse than South Florida Ave. Or Wabash.

 

i live in riverside and its fine for driving stick

 

Riverside you should be fine.. its not as densely populated
Irvine it depends which way you work, but a lot of wide freeways run there so its ok
and idk about Aliso Viejo
Usually we always brag about our weather too..
but ummmm..... lol

 

yeah, figured mechanic work would probably be that way. does california have any type of mandated minimum amount that you are required to be paid? reason i ask is because i have worked in a flat rate system as well but we were required to be paid for at least 30 hours of work regardless of how many hours we flagged.

also does anyone know if Sears is known as a reputable place to have your car worked on because that is where i currently work and i would be transfering.

last question is does anyone serve in a restaurant and is that a lucrative job.

 

lol youd be fine driving a stick in cali.

 

street pharmacist are always lookin for high motivated personel.
high pay high risk.

 

^

 

I would never take my car to sears no offense I just don't see them hiring quality mechanics and serving is pretty decent but you have to have been a server before in order to get a job as a server. Before the recession when I used to serve I'd average 70-100 a night in tips at macaroni grill

 

you've obviously never seen rush hour traffic in LA.

 

its not a rush hour more like stop and have a picnic =p

 

this most deff

 

x3...

 

actually one time traffic was so bad i got out of my car and had a smoke and we didnt even move lol

 

hahahha ^^^^

 

You've obviously not seen South Florida Ave. or Wabash.

:aaron:

 

LA is ranked number 2 in the nation for most congested freeways

1. Seattle (43%)
2. Los Angeles (38%)
3. Chicago (37%)
4. Montgomery County, MD (37%)
5. San Francisco (35%)
6. New York (31%)
7. Washington (30%)
8. San Jose, CA (29%)
9. Alexandria, VA 28%
10. Oakland, CA (Alameda County) (28%)
11. Atlanta (Cobb County) (27%)
12. Boston (27%)
13. Fairfax County, VA (26%)
14. Philadelphia (25%)
15. Austin, TX (25%)
16. Phoenix, AZ (25%)
17. Long Island, NY (Nassau County) (24%)
18. San Juan, Puerto Rico (24%)
19. Portland, OR (23%)
20. Houston (23%)
21. Contra Costa County, CA (23%)
22. Arlington, VA (23%)
23. Orange County, CA (20%)
24. New Orleans (20%)
25. Norfolk County, MA (20%)
26. Denver, CO (20%)
27. Morris County, NJ (20%)
28. Miami-Dade, FL (20%)
29. Dallas, TX (20%)
30. Charlottesville, VA (19%)

heres the link http://www.elliott.org/blog/30-worst...ic-in-america/

 

Well I tell you, I've been all over the US and I will not drive on 405 or I-5 in L.A. !!
I drove from Universal Studios in Burbank to Anaheim @5pm"BAD IDEA" The Damn Trip took near 3 hours..!!! I tip my hat to you guys in SO Cal!!! Also, I think I would drive anywhere in Seattle in traffic than in LA! the last post is wrong!! AT Least we are moving @ 5mph Ha Ha!!!!

 

It says most congested. I think it could be wrong too but that was just one of the links I found.

 

haha sears does hire some idiots, i dont consider myself one of them but i do see where your coming from. ive served before and would get a job here before i moved and transfer out there... i appreciate that bit of info.

what was the hourly rate that you made as a server? because here its like 4.13/hr plus tips.

lmao, not tryin to come out there and get merked now man.

wow only one place in florida and i have only driven through miami once... well im really lookin forward to the trip i have out there in april to see all this first hand.

I really appreciate all input guys, keep it coming!

 

I think it was 6.75 or 7.25 plus tips but your tips were taxed

 

California Minimum Wage Rates


Basic Minimum Rate (per hour)

$8.00


Premium Pay
After Designated Hours

Daily
8
Over 12 (double time)


Weekly
40; on
7th day: First 8 hours (time and half)
Over 8 hours
on 7th day
(double time)