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Originally Posted by fistpoint
That changes nothing. The book is full of shit when it quotes 3 and 4 times what it actually takes. The book refers to a drunk mechanic with one arm, half of one leg, no power tools, and if you're lucky, two working eyes.
What kind of mechanic doesn't have experience with struts? Who would use a wet behind the ear mechanic? A place in business for decades shouldn't quote 4x labor times. In my case I offered double the actual time until one accepted, even using my own parts. I guess he took the job knowing he was losing money  |
So if no one is going to use "a wet behind the ear mechanic" how are new techs supposed to get better... Everyone starts somewhere...
And if everyone charged exactly what it took them to manufacture a part or do a job then no one would make money...
Let's put it this way how much do u think it takes Starbucks to make a cup of coffee...like $1 maybe... But people still gladly pay $6 bucks for it, no one bitches to them that they charge 5X the amount it actually takes them.
Or how about all the fancy aftermarket parts... And exhaust doesn't take 1000 bucks worth of metal and time to make but everyone has no problem shelling out $1000-$1500 for $500 dollars worth of work and material.
U know why people do this... Because they see the "value" of quality parts or the "value" of a cup of coffee or the "value" of having someone who has worked on their brand of car before and has been factory trained and knows what to look for in most cases... And just if u didn't know out of the 80-125 an hour u pay for tech labor don't think that all goes to the tech... The tech is lucky to see 25 bucks an hour out of that...