Misc Installing a passenger side mirror? - Page 14

Exoter175 · 03-11-2013, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by JASONSAUTO

right here you say you have lower labor rates and you don't scale the labor hours as much as a dealer.

Buy you do scale them.

do you get people in the door with a low labor rate then hike up the hours (scaling you call it) to make up the difference.

But since you don't see the "scaled hours" every time , it's in the computer program which you set initially, it's not there.

All of that is in more posts of yours throughout this thread.
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Lowering my labor rate compared to a ****ing dealer you god damned idiot.

YOU ARE THE DUMBEST PERSON I'VE EVER SPOKEN TO ON THE INTERNET EVER

I"m not even addressing the rest of your post because you completely misunderstood it and cannot comprehend it.

**SAUTO** · 03-11-2013, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Frosty

The thing that is annoying about this to me is that there are mechanics out there that treat "the book" like gospel and now I find out that the numbers are likely pulled out of their ass.

For example, when I had my '05 Silverado, I had an issue with the intermediate steering shaft clunking. GM used a shitty part in the '99 - '06 Pickups that would run dry of grease and make clunking noises at low speed turns. It's a known issue and GM put out an updated replacement part.

Anyway, I took it to the local dealer and they insisted that they had to charge me for labor and that "the book" said 2 hours. So it was around $150 labor plus parts to fix GMs screw-up.

I ended up hiring a Mexican to do it.

Actually, I didn't. I bought a replacement shaft from NAPA and did it myself. Despite being an all-thumbs mechanic, I did it in less than a half hour. I don't mind paying a fair price and I care more for the bottom line price than the number of hours or whatever, but hiding behind the book to justify exorbitant prices is uncool.

i charge 30 bucks to put those intermediate shafts on a PU

Frosty · 03-11-2013, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by JASONSAUTO

i charge 30 bucks to put those intermediate shafts on a PU

That seems reasonable and I probably would have paid that as it was a bit of a pain to do.

**The Franchise** · 03-11-2013, 02:41 PM

If I quote someone 8 hours to work on a website....it's because worst case scenario....it should only take me 8 hours to do it. If I complete it in 5 hours.....I charge them 5 hours because that's the ACTUAL amount of time that it took me to do it.

**Saul Good** · 03-11-2013, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Pestilence

If I quote someone 8 hours to work on a website....it's because worst case scenario....it should only take me 8 hours to do it. If I complete it in 5 hours.....I charge them 5 hours because that's the ACTUAL amount of time that it took me to do it.

You have no idea how a businesses works.

**The Franchise** · 03-11-2013, 02:44 PM

So as a shop owner....would you be pissed if I sat there and timed you working on my car?

**SAUTO** · 03-11-2013, 03:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Pestilence

So as a shop owner....would you be pissed if I sat there and timed you working on my car?

no. but you would have to understand that the price agreed to is the price paid no matter how long it took me.

i've never took longer than the book says unless i wasnt trying

**notorious** · 03-11-2013, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by JASONSAUTO

no. but you would have to understand that the price agreed to is the price paid no matter how long it took me.

That is what I'm talking about.

Hootie · 03-11-2013, 02:45 PM

No I wouldn't because this is America and everyone wants to make more money while doing less work...

Which is why you hire Mexicans

**Bugeater** · 03-11-2013, 02:47 PM

This thread.

Hootie · 03-11-2013, 02:49 PM

This post serves as an official death threat to the next poster in this thread after me.

Exoter175 · 03-11-2013, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Peyton's Princess

This post serves as an official death threat to the next poster in this thread after me.

You might not want to do that with Mechanics afoot.

**Bugeater** · 03-11-2013, 02:49 PM

Hootie · 03-11-2013, 02:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Bugeater

Me!

Hope you enjoy urine as a last meal.

Hootie · 03-11-2013, 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Exoter175

Then you haven't worked anywhere worth a shit, or live in some kind of small town backwoods rural area, which I know you do.

Furthermore, you wouldn't know what you were looking for even if you saw it.

You're just a prick. Play me in Madden so I can show you real greatness. I'll **** your hole until you bleed out.

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