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I feel your pain and yet....
Posted by A. Snaab (more from A. Snaab) on Thu, 28 Mar 2002 21:42:53
In Reply to: $82.50 for a shop to change spark plugs, what the @#$%!, Bill G., Thu, 28 Mar 2002 16:54:21
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I can understand their side of it too. Take a look at the building these people are in and take a guess how much it costs. Even a whole in a wall sized commercial building can cost half a million dollars. Figure out what the monthly payment would be, plus property tax, utilities etc. Look around at all the equipment, tools, hoists, air compressors etc. Add it all up and and figure out what it is on a ten year note. If there is even one employee, there's workman's comp, health insurance, benefits etc. It does sound like your guy is padding his bills a bit on the thick side, but I'm usually happy when I can find a mechanic who's honest and knows what he's doing, and who doesn't do work I don't need or charge me for work he didn't do. Running a business and turning a profit is no easy task. Making $8 bucks a plug might sound like life on easy street, but you might be surprised at the kind of expenses they're up against.
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Posts in this Thread:
- $82.50 for a shop to change spark plugs, what the @#$%!, Bill G., Thu, 28 Mar 2002 16:54:21
- Keep in mind they charge labor 'by the book"..>>, Steve C, Sat, 30 Mar 2002 11:10:21
- Funny thing is that Doctors have no problem getting, Anders, Fri, 29 Mar 2002 11:20:08
- Crap! Read this,,,,I know how shops want to charge>>, Shahn, Fri, 29 Mar 2002 04:35:47
- Sorry, but there's no "and yet" for this, Quasimotor, Thu, 28 Mar 2002 23:56:33
- I feel your pain and yet...., A. Snaab, Thu, 28 Mar 2002 21:42:53 <-- Viewing This Message
- Feels like letting a crack house baby sit your kid, aekberg, Thu, 28 Mar 2002 20:25:47
- Highway robbery..., Joe98, Thu, 28 Mar 2002 17:18:04
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