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Originally Posted by JesseE
First of all, that's how tech's make money, they complete a 2 hour job in 1 hour they still get paid for 2 hours, so I could pretty easily bill out 12-20 hours in 1 days work(8-10 hours)
Also book time for all 4 struts for a fr-s is 2.5 hours front and 2.9 hours rear so your over exaggerating or your dealer is actually screwing you for whatever reason (money usually)
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Yes, I understand that's how techs make money, by overcharging people for labor NOT performed. That doesn't make it right. Lawyers make money too, hopefully from charging correctly for actually doing what was billed.
The 8 hour strut job was on my current RSX-S. But since you mentioned the FR-S job hours, that is still 2.5x times more than it actually takes, ask anyone here who has already done their own.
Every job "makes" money somehow...you don't have to overcharge to profit though. Those extra hours are just bonus money. That's why I buy Hondas, because they rarely if ever see the inside of a shop. At 163000+ miles now, the strut job has been the only job needed(now needing another).
So go on, tell us how we should feel bad for mechanics and gladly and willfully pay 2-3 times more for labor that wasn't needed or done. I'm willing to bet my life that any mechanic would be pissed when the plumber or electrician he hired to fix something at his house charged multiple times more hourly rate for the work he did for you. But...isn't that how plumbers and electricians make their money?