Installing a passenger side mirror?

[Hootie]

my friend got rear ended and some mexican was like 'amigo I'll take care of that for $150'...and he was like 'bro I only got $75'...

boom, done.

Mexican workers > American workers

less entitled, better workers, less complaints

I don't know what I'd do without 1-800-callamexican

[mikey23545]

Originally Posted by Peyton's Princess

my friend got rear ended and some mexican was like 'amigo I'll take care of that for $150'...and he was like 'bro I only got $75'...

boom, done.

Mexican workers > American workers

less entitled, better workers, less complaints

I don't know what I'd do without 1-800-callamexican

Yep, no licenses to pay for, no insurance, bonding, liability, never had to pay for any training or certification, probably works out of his garage...

I'm sure he does charge pieces of shit like you and your friend a lot less than a real business would.

[Hootie]

Originally Posted by mikey23545

Yep, no licenses to pay for, no insurance, bonding, liability, never had to pay for any training or certification, probably works out of his garage...

I'm sure he does charge pieces of shit like you and your friend a lot less than a real business would.

so I'm a piece of shit because I can hire a Mexican to CHANGE A SIDE MIRROR for a reasonable price for such a simple job of $20 instead of paying a CERTIFIED, INSURANCE PAYING MECHANIC $150 to work for 5 minutes on my car while I wait in line for an hour and a half?

hm...sounds like I'm smart to me

besides, I like shooting the shit with the Mexicans anyways...they always crack me up

[mikeyis4dcats.]

Originally Posted by Peyton's Princess

so I'm a piece of shit because I can hire a Mexican to CHANGE A SIDE MIRROR for a reasonable price for such a simple job of $20 instead of paying a CERTIFIED, INSURANCE PAYING MECHANIC $150 to work for 5 minutes on my car while I wait in line for an hour and a half?

hm...sounds like I'm smart to me

besides, I like shooting the shit with the Mexicans anyways...they always crack me up

when your Mexican's screwdriver slips and he scratches the **** out of your interior or paint job, good luck getting him to fix it.

Professionals get paid what they do for a reason. Part of that is liability and risk.

[Exoter175]

Originally Posted by mikeyis4dcats.

when your Mexican's screwdriver slips and he scratches the **** out of your interior or paint job, good luck getting him to fix it.

Professionals get paid what they do for a reason. Part of that is liability and risk.

This guy knows business!

[Saul Good]

Originally Posted by mikeyis4dcats.

when your Mexican's screwdriver slips and he scratches the **** out of your interior or paint job, good luck getting him to fix it.

Professionals get paid what they do for a reason. Part of that is liability and risk.

He's replacing the mirror on a car with 200,000+ miles on it, not doing electrical work on a Bugatti.

[mikeyis4dcats.]

Originally Posted by Saul Good

He's replacing the mirror on a car with 200,000+ miles on it, not doing electrical work on a Bugatti.

we're speaking in general terms.

[Hootie]

Originally Posted by Saul Good

He's replacing the mirror on a car with 200,000+ miles on it, not doing electrical work on a Bugatti.

This is what I didn't get...

I started the thread just wondering what it would cost...

and then I was hoping since I already had an appointment I could just throw them an extra $20 and see if they could do something that simple for me (since I had the mirror)

not knowing this was a HUGE breach of etiquette because they can't triple mark up the price on the mirror I bought on ebay...

I then proceeded to get numerous life lessons and then called a piece of shit...

all because I researched pricing, bought the mirror when I luckily found an exact match on ebay, and then was told by a friend who manages our local junkyard that it is a 5 minute job

so I'm sorry I did my homework rather than going to a dealership/body shop and then getting raped in the asshole by crooks who want to buy the part for you so they can mark up the price 200% and then charge you for an hour of labor on a job that takes 5 minutes

MY FAULT EVERYONE...RAPE IS GOOOD

[notorious]

Originally Posted by Peyton's Princess

my friend got rear ended and some mexican was like 'amigo I'll take care of that for $150'...and he was like 'bro I only got $75'...

boom, done.

Mexican workers > American workers

less entitled, better workers, less complaints

I don't know what I'd do without 1-800-callamexican

I love that kind of labor. I get to go back to a house I did a bid on that decided to go cheap, fix all of the ****ups that occured, and charge a lot more.


There is nothing like receiving a "I told you so" check.

[Hootie]

Originally Posted by notorious

I love that kind of labor. I get to go back to a house I did a bid on that decided to go cheap, fix all of the ****ups that occured, and charge a lot more.


There is nothing like receiving a "I told you so" check.

house is the same thing as a passenger side mirror on a 2002 car

I'm lazy and refuse to do any sort of manual labor. My hands are far too nice to break a nail doing something like that...

Mexican labor is great for these instances...they charge fair price, they don't need entitlement money like 'the overworked' working American man!!!

"oh that 5 minute side mirror job!? That'll cost an hour of labor + shop time + you didn't buy the part here which is a 50% cost penalty plus a 1 time surcharge of $93.95"

!!!!

Kobe!

[notorious]

Originally Posted by Peyton's Princess

house is the same thing as a passenger side mirror on a 2002 car


Kobe!

You don't get it, and never will.



Good luck. You know that you are the equivalent of the guy expecting to get a free or discounted beer even though he never tips and/or rarely comes into the bar.

"But the beer only cost you $.75! Why do you charge $3!"


Or better yet, you are the guy that tries to sneak his own beer in.



Reality is a bitch. You could have replaced the mirror yourself instead of wasting time complaining about it here.

[Hootie]

Originally Posted by notorious

You don't get it, and never will.



Good luck. You know that you are the equivalent of the guy expecting to get a free or discounted beer even though he never tips and/or rarely comes into the bar.

"But the beer only cost you $.75! Why do you charge $3!"


Or better yet, you are the guy that tries to sneak his own beer in.



Reality is a bitch. You could have replaced the mirror yourself instead of wasting time complaining about it here.

I am ignorant when it comes to cars. No doubt in my mind. I'd never say otherwise. I made this thread because I was willing to spend $20 on this process and was wondering if I'd come off as rude to make that offer when I went in today for my appointment. That was all.

As for the second part in your argument...I'm a well documented bar frequenter...I'm also a well documented douche bag.

Do you really think these bars would let me ever come back if I A) brought my own beer in and B) didn't tip?

100% of my expendable income is spent on bars and, more importantly, tips...because if I didn't tip and tip very well these bars would never let me come back in.

[Saul Good]

Originally Posted by notorious

You don't get it, and never will.



Good luck. You know that you are the equivalent of the guy expecting to get a free or discounted beer even though he never tips and/or rarely comes into the bar.

"But the beer only cost you $.75! Why do you charge $3!"


Or better yet, you are the guy that tries to sneak his own beer in.



Reality is a bitch. You could have replaced the mirror yourself instead of wasting time complaining about it here.

This is a terrible analogy.

[notorious]

Originally Posted by Saul Good

This is a terrible analogy.

Whoopie.