Installing a passenger side mirror?

[Hootie]

some dipshit kicked/punched my side mirror off and I had to go to ebay to buy a replacement...

I am not savvy enough (I'm a dipshit) to install it myself and I am getting a little bit of work done tomorrow at an auto shop and I'm going to bring the mirror with me and ask them to install it for me...

how much should I be expecting them to charge me for that labor since I have already bought the part?

[Hootie]

Originally Posted by Peyton's Princess

I was wondering what a fair price to ask for at the shop tomorrow...that's why. Pretty ****ing simple, no?

I'm not going to ask them to do it for $20 if that is an insult. I have the part, I've already spent $105 on that...I would rather not waste my friend's time at his work to do me a favor so tomorrow when I'm getting some minor work done was going to have them do it as long as it didn't cost much more than $20.

if it costs $50+ for labor on something that shouldn't take more than 10 minutes then forget it

do you see this post???

do you see how it was just a question?

do you see the line where I said...

"I'm not going to ask them to do it for $20 if that is an insult?"

THIS THREAD WAS AN ETIQUETTE THREAD...I DIDN'T WANT THEM TO GO ALL EXOTER ON ME SO I MADE A THREAD ON CP. LOOKS LIKE I MADE THE RIGHT CHOICE, NO?

[Pablo]

Originally Posted by -King-

One of these days, we'll have to call our mechanics "Doctor".

It's the natural progression. Cardiologists moonlighting to pick up an extra buck in an ever expanding and complex technological field.

[Hootie]

Originally Posted by -King-

One of these days, we'll have to call our mechanics "Doctor".

getting my "oil changed" by a doctor doesn't sound too good...I'm not looking forward to that. I'm cringing thinking about it. I hope they buy me lunch first.

[Exoter175]

Originally Posted by Pablo

B.S. in engineering or such to get that auto technician title, Exoter?

Trolling hard now aren't we?

Originally Posted by Peyton's Princess

no I didn't...

I was told it was a 5 minute job...I was hoping $20 would do the trick. I went in today and didn't even bother. Wasn't worth it to me. I made this thread to make sure I wouldn't offend anyone by submitting such an offer...this thread told me it wasn't even worth the attempt.

Go read the first 50 posts of this thread and PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE quote the post in question. PLEASE, IT SHOULD BE EASY. JUST DO IT.

and when I went to the Dallas, TX Audi dealership to spend $1500 on something to get my car fixed...I can assure you I didn't see a bunch of fancy degrees on the wall...and I didn't think to myself "oh shit, there are no degrees on the wall! These guys are going to **** up my car!"

I did think, "yeah, I'm going to get ****ed here...this is the god damn dealership."

but my dad kept such good care of this car and he told me to get the oil changed at Audi, to not be a cheap asshole and put premium gas in the car, and to get all of the work done at the actual dealership so I listened to him.

I, however, felt as if I didn't need to go spend $500 at the dealership to get a new mirror...you know, since it's the passenger side mirror and it isn't illegal in Illinois to drive without one....

after the hail damage ruined the appeal of the car to me (it was a ****ing nice car before it got hailed on)...I no longer feel the need for it to be a fancy, luxury car and that's why I researched around and bought my own mirror that cost 1/3 of the money it would have when I got a quote from Audi.

Sorry, not reading that 235,231,388 character response, just pointing out that you weren't told it would take 5 minutes, by a technician. Just a joe schmoe. And you're wrong about just about everything you just wrote.

Originally Posted by Peyton's Princess

Exoter...I expect your next post to have a quote in it that backs up this ludicrous statement:

"You said, "if it costs more than 20 bucks I'll have my friend do it for free" on top of ranting about prices and literally crying like a stuck pig about how unfair it was that you couldn't get it done at a reasonable price with your car already in the shop."

Why would I quote it? You could easily go to the first page or two and read your own post yourself.

Originally Posted by -King-

One of these days, we'll have to call our mechanics "Doctor".

That could be very true.

And the sad thing is, it'll be the cheapest you will ever pay for a doctors visit, out of pocket.

[Dartgod]

Originally Posted by Exoter175

No, my mechanics were top notch, they can do fast work when I ask them to, but I ask that they do PERFECT work. Something you probably don't know much about. I can charge you for 2 hours and get your car done in an hour, but I can't guarantee it is perfect because I'm putting a rush on them. I'd rather not rush them and sacrifice my product and my credibility.

As for the assumptions, I'm referring to you making the assumption that I had two failed businesses that I ran into the ground, when I didn't.

I like money, I like being paid more for less work, that's why I no longer own my own shop. I like the freedom of doing whatever I want, when I want.

You don't get that freedom at a mom and pop shop, and if you were half as busy as you claim to be on these forums, you wouldn't be here posting.

From someone in the "know" about being busy, I can tell you that I NEVER had the time to post on a message board when I was working at my shops, i was......TOO BUSY......

Business hours 8-6, real hours 7-10. That's what busy looks like chump.

You're a ****ing douche.

[loochy]

Originally Posted by Peyton's Princess

do you see this post???

do you see how it was just a question?

do you see the line where I said...

"I'm not going to ask them to do it for $20 if that is an insult?"

THIS THREAD WAS AN ETIQUETTE THREAD...I DIDN'T WANT THEM TO GO ALL EXOTER ON ME SO I MADE A THREAD ON CP. LOOKS LIKE I MADE THE RIGHT CHOICE, NO?

Top 5 most evil people ever:

Hitler
Bin Laden
Stalin
Hootie
Extorter

[Hootie]

Originally Posted by Exoter175

Why would I quote it? You could easily go to the first page or two and read your own post yourself.

So do it...

and if it's found, and everyone was like 'omg Peyton's Princess was PWNED' I'll admit I was wrong and not post 1 more time in this thread (after the admission).

[Exoter175]

Originally Posted by Peyton's Princess

do you see this post???

do you see how it was just a question?

do you see the line where I said...

"I'm not going to ask them to do it for $20 if that is an insult?"

THIS THREAD WAS AN ETIQUETTE THREAD...I DIDN'T WANT THEM TO GO ALL EXOTER ON ME SO I MADE A THREAD ON CP. LOOKS LIKE I MADE THE RIGHT CHOICE, NO?

Did you see this part? "if it costs $50+ for labor on something that shouldn't take more than 10 minutes then forget it"

Originally Posted by Peyton's Princess

getting my "oil changed" by a doctor doesn't sound too good...I'm not looking forward to that. I'm cringing thinking about it. I hope they buy me lunch first.

Does your current doctor do that?

Originally Posted by Dartgod

You're a ****ing douche.

Why? Because I call it how it is?

Oh noes, I might hurt a few feelings.

Well suck it up sunshine, I live in the real world where there are no unicorns, where hard work pays off, and paying your dues allows you to move up the latter, and idiots like Sauto will always drag you down so they don't feel left in the dust.

[Hootie]

Originally Posted by loochy

Top 5 most evil people ever:

Hitler
Bin Laden
Stalin
Hootie
Extorter

is there at least a gap between me and Stalin or...?

[Exoter175]

Originally Posted by loochy

Top 5 most evil people ever:

Hitler
Bin Laden
Stalin
Hootie
Extorter

You mean I'm now above that one guy who I was being a multi account of? Whose name I can't quite remember but its on the tip of my tongue?

Originally Posted by Peyton's Princess

So do it...

and if it's found, and everyone was like 'omg Peyton's Princess was PWNED' I'll admit I was wrong and not post 1 more time in this thread (after the admission).

What am I looking for precisely?

[TimeForWasp]

I'll take mirror replacements for $1000 Alex

[Exoter175]

Originally Posted by Peyton's Princess

what I'm trying to say is...I'm on tap for about $100 of work tomorrow and with that I don't expect to pay more than $20 for them to install the mirror...is that reasonable? If they want to charge me more I already have a friend who said he'd do it free of charge but I rather not use his time if I can just pay $20 or so when I'm already taking my car in tomorrow as is

First page, you crying about having your friend do it if its more than 20 bucks, and you not EXPECTING it to cost more than 20 bucks, despite the fact that you knew nothing about the business, which I later came in to explain so that you KNEW better.

[loochy]

Originally Posted by Exoter175

You mean I'm now above that one guy who I was being a multi account of? Whose name I can't quite remember but its on the tip of my tongue?



What am I looking for precisely?

BLACKBOB?

EXTORTER IS A BLACKBOB MULT

[Dartgod]

Originally Posted by Exoter175

Why? Because I call it how it is?

No. It's because you're a ****ing douche.

[Hootie]

I said I wouldn't pay more than $50 to get my mirror installed...in fact, I won't pay more than $20...

and I'm 100% ok if that means I can't get any professionals to do it...that makes sense. That's why I asked. I wanted to make sure I knew what I was getting into and I wanted to make sure I didn't offend anyone.

That was the 100% sole purpose of this thread. At no point did I say "omg, the auto repair industry is unfair! damnit obama!"

not once, and nor do I think that now

I don't care. If someone can get someone to pay them 10 X more than something is really worth then good for them and 'Merica!