How is this not robbery?

[Argosy]

So, what that means is that the mechanic gets $18 per hour, times 7=$126 per day.and the business gets $117 per hour times 3 for the three hrs charged to do the job, and 7 times that for the day.

Customer brings in his new motor.

So, for installing 7 wiper motors at 1 hr each, and charging customers 3 hr labor, the mechanic gets $126 per day, and the business gets $819.

I don't like your math.

If the total cost is $45 an hour and the mechanic gets $18 an hour, the shop can't get $117 an hour. More like $27 an hour, $81 a job or $567 for the 7 jobs per day.

I don't know what it's like in FL, but in MI you get an estimate. If the final bill won't come in at the estimate the shop has to get permission from the owner for the extra cost. So the repair is a known cost and you're given a choice before leaving, pay $135 for the installation or take the work elsewhere. It's hard for me to call that robbery.

 

[Duffster]

Actually I have installed a similar wiper motor in a similar truck, and it only took me about 1 hr.

That makes your rant even more ridiculous.

You accepted a bid for 4 hours when you knew it was only a one hour job?

 

[J_J]

Wow, you really DON'T understand business. At all.

Well, it seems I did alright in my lawn service, pressure washing, sprinkler installation and repair, for about 22 years.

All were flat rate jobs.

I did a lot of free stuff also.

I am 71 years old, and the only reason I had to quit work was diabetic neuropathy in my feet.

And you have the gall to tell me I don't know anything about business after working 8 hrs a day in the hot Florida sun for 22 years. .
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[Elkins45]

You people that take advantage of other people , shame on you.

Hmmm....let's see if I can recap what happened here. You:

1) asked how much a repair job would cost

2) willingly and without duress agreed to pay the amount quoted

3) received the work at the quoted price

I fail to see where you were "taken advantage of".

 

[J_J]

That makes your rant even more ridiculous.

You accepted a bid for 4 hours when you knew it was only a one hour job?

The hours stated was 3.

Do you have a good point, or just whining about my post.

I won't bother to tell the rest of the story because you simply would not understand.

Please don't post in this thread any more as you are just to negative.

 

[J_J]

Hmmm....let's see if I can recap what happened here. You:

1) asked how much a repair job would cost

2) willingly and without duress agreed to pay the amount quoted

3) received the work at the quoted price

I fail to see where you were "taken advantage of".

An analogy, you are out of gas on a highway, and I come by and stop , and I have a gal of gas. You need it, and I want $30 for it. Am I taking advantage of you if I sell it. and am I being hateful if I refuse to sell it to you.

 

[Duffster]

The hours stated was 3.

Does it make a differnce?

Please don't post in this thread any more as you are just to negative.

:laughing::laughing::laughing::laughing::laughing::laughing:

 

[Duffster]

An analogy, you are out of gas on a highway, and I come by and stop , and I have a gal of gas. You need it, and I want $30 for it. Am I taking advantage of you if I sell it. and am I being hateful if I refuse to sell it to you.

No to both questions.

 

[J_J]

I don't like your math.

If the total cost is $45 an hour and the mechanic gets $18 an hour, the shop can't get $117 an hour. More like $27 an hour, $81 a job or $567 for the 7 jobs per day.

I don't know what it's like in FL, but in MI you get an estimate. If the final bill won't come in at the estimate the shop has to get permission from the owner for the extra cost. So the repair is a known cost and you're given a choice before leaving, pay $135 for the installation or take the work elsewhere. It's hard for me to call that robbery.

They are charging you for hours not worked.

If they charged $45 for 3 hrs, the job cost me $135, and if the mechanic gets $18 per hour, Business gets $117 per hour, 7 more wiper installed at 1 per hour. for the next 7 hours = $819.

 

[Car Doc]

I own and operate a small auto repair shop and have been in this building 22 years and I assure you I am not robbing anyone or misrepresenting anything I do never have never will.

I dont advertize my customers do all that for me they are happy they have me and visaversa.

I use a nationally published auto labor guide program like most shops do on my computer to generate tickets and I promise we dont get rich with the labor guide.

It isn't tech friendly so dont kid yourself on that aspect either the rates are based on what a factory trained tech can take a brand new car apart time wise with no rust or dirt or customer added bs and he knows what he is doing and he has the tools he needs and the parts are right there on his cart.

A tech on flat rate would probably never even get into that discussion with anyone because no one in their right mind would be in this business if they knew what all of us know after its too late because we already made our careers out of it!

Explaining to any sane and reasonable person why we had to replace that new water pump a week later for free because we had been the one that put it on and it went bad because its a bad part we had no control over no body would be in this business I promise if they had fore sight.

Same thing with that wiper motor you wouldn't pay twice to replace it right???

My question is this they said 3 hours and you ok'd the work at a certain price well what if he took all day and he worked hard at it because the bolts were rusty and broke or you had a 3' long bumper guard etc that impeded his ability to do the work it was jacked up 10" body lift etc would you pay him for all day?

Don't answer I already know have a great day.