I recently started a part time job at a local bodyshop. My mates are convinced that my lady pays him to pay me just to get me out of the house, which of course could be true but I don’t really care cos the experience is amazing.
Mr Cioffi has been plying his trade in the Ravello area for almost 50 years and he is still going strong at almost 70. He is one of the few remaining craftsmen true to that name and he has repaired more cars than I have had hot dinners for sure. Now I am starting to understand something of what he does, I help out in the office, collecting and delivering cars and customers as well as visiting scrap yards to collect spares.
His work has changed dramatically over the years, he tells me. In the old days his customers used to keep their cars for many many years and so would come to him every few years for some repairs and even to have a new colour car! These days instead most of us keep our cars for a much shorter time so the work is now mainly accident repairs. Also, airbags greatly complicate things these days as a car can be written off if too many air bags have exploded cos the cost of replacement air bags is prohibitive.
I am also now his paint mixer, another really interesting job. But first lets see some photos I have taken recently…
Service no limits! 