RR 485: Warren Parr – Learning and Innovating with the PicoScope Club

Complete Car Care officially opened it’s doors on September 28, 1985. The beginnings of CCC began from Warren’s hobby, racing cars. In 1983, he was involved in a racing accident that required surgery and nearly two years of therapy and rehabilitation. Although not visible, the racing accident left him with a permanent, partial disability. Because of the restrictions from his disability, He was no longer qualified for a Class 1 commercial driver’s license. He had no job prospects. In order to survive, He began repairing vehicles in his garage. His business grew and soon a Fresno City Zoning Officer arrived at his home. Within 6 weeks, He officially opened Complete Car Care’s doors. CCC are now in its 31st year of business, all at the present location. In 2000, the  company entered the California Smog Repair Program as a designated Gold Shield Station and in 2010 and it became a NAPA AutoCare Center.

The work ethic, methods, and skills developed from a highly competitive sport like auto racing is the foundation of Warren Parr‘s business for the highly competitive and challenging industry of Automotive Repair. He was fortunate enough to turn his hobby into his business and the disability never became an issue. At Complete Car Care, people don’t work on vehicles because they have to, they do it because they enjoy it and they love the challenge. Warren’s previous episodes HERE.

Key Talking Points:

• Pico Club started with 5 shop owners
• Warren became an advisor at Jr. College automotive program
• Discovered that the college instructor did not know how to use the scope
• A great story on the value you can bring to our education system
• Involved with 6 high schools to help mentor with their Pico Club
• A monthly club of shop owners and technicians that share Pico Scope case studies
• They are inviting students and teachers into the clubs to learn along with them
• All hands-on side by side except the newbies
• Improve productivity to improve shop to increase profits to pay more to keep talent
• The Pico club has allowed them to be more accurate and faster
• Creative new ways to use the Pico Scope
  • Blood pressure cuff around a radiator hose
  • Pressure transducer in place of the radiator cap
  • Crating a piezo sensor (knock sensor) to find rattles in the engine 
• The only limit is your imagination
• As the waveforms get collected they are sharing them in their private network
• It started for Warren at a career fair from a group of independents. They started to share waveforms among each other
• 160 hours of training per tech per year
• Email Warren:  complete_car_care@hotmail.com
• Text: 559-907-7661

Resources:

• Thanks to Warren Parr for his contribution to the aftermarket’s premier podcast.
• Vin Waterhouse’s episode on Intensive Labor Rates HERE.
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