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Matt Fanslow is the diagnostic tech/shop manager at Riverside Automotive in Red Wing, MN. His primary responsibilities are to diagnose driveability and electrical/electronic issues, and perform most all programming, coding, initializing, adoptions, etc. Basically, if it needs to be figured out or has wires, it goes to Matt. He’s been a tech since 1996. Matt is also a subject matter expert for ASE and has instructed at Vision Hi-Tech Training and Expo. Matt has participated on 18 ASE technical committees for the ASE Practice Test, A6, A7, A8, and L1 tests. He’s also done case studies for Standard Motor Products. Fanslow’s goal is to do everything in his power to improve the overall level of professionalism within the automotive and light truck repair trade and also raise the level of its public image. Matt Fanslow’s Previous Episodes (https://remarkableresults.biz/?s=%22fanslow%22) . The Kobayashi Maru is a training exercise in the fictional Star Trek universe designed to test the character of Starfleet Academy cadets in a no-win scenario. There was one Starfleet cadet that beat the ‘no-win’ Kobayashi Maru Do you have a Kobayashi Maru (no-win situation) in your shop or in your bays Are your supporting systems so broken that your people are designed to fail (unwittingly) and they cheat the game to win Do you get upset because your equipment, systems, and processes do not support anything but gamesmanship to win? (mailto:carm@remarkableresults.biz) (http://eepurl.com/bhqME9) Be socially involved and in touch with the show: Speaking (https://remarkableresults.biz/speaking) Subscribe to a free mobile listening app (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/carm) This episode is brought to you by FlexCheck Auto Digital Vehicle Inspection Software.Savvy shop owners use vehicle inspections to find additional work on a vehicle that the vehicle owner may not know is needed. The most successful shop owners fully inspect every car, every time. It benefits the vehicle owner more than the shop because most vehicle owners want their autos to be reliable. FlexCheck Auto takes the power of a shop’s inspection process and puts it in the palm of your technician’s hand so that pictures, video, and vehicle-specific notes about a vehicle’s condition can be shared quickly with vehicle owners. It improves technician efficiency in the bays, service writer efficiency at the counter, increases average repair order and builds trust with vehicle owners. Today’s vehicle owners want to receive their vehicle’s health status electronically, this makes FlexCheck Auto the most transparent way to do sell auto repair. Try it for free for 30 days! Go to (http://www.flexcheckauto.com/) to learn more.