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Nothing is fair in life, and yes, anyone can charge>>>>
Posted by Anders (more from Anders) on Tue, 8 Oct 2002 22:29:14
In Reply to: is it fair for an mechanic to over charge for hours, ben, Tue, 8 Oct 2002 21:54:43
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whatever they feel the market can bear. It might not the smartest thing to do if customer finds out, or the most honest way. But never the less it's a free market.
Book hours is only as good as the person writing the book. It's several different guides out there, and not all of them have excactly the same price setting.
If the shop you went to is a Saab dealer, you would expect them to use the Saab provided labor guide.
If it's an independant shop, they can have their own labor schedule together with their own labor rate.
Lets say that one shop charges $90.00 an hour ( not impossible at some dealers in a big city) and three hours for a clutch job ( because they go by Saab's labor schedule). That comes up to $270.00.
Another shop might only charge $ 50.00 an hour ( not impossible in a small city ) but feel they can not work as fast as a super duper dealer and therefore charge 4 hours for the same clutch job, that comes up to $200.00
So you are actually better of maybe at the other shop that charges more labor but less per hour.
You didn't specify car model or price for the whole job, So I can't say for sure if you were "taken" or not.
Cheers
Anders
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Posts in this Thread:
- is it fair for an mechanic to over charge for hours, ben, Tue, 8 Oct 2002 21:54:43
- You should not be charged more than the flat rate., James, Mon, 14 Oct 2002 00:53:29
- You should not be charged more than the flat rate., James, Mon, 14 Oct 2002 00:53:16
- mine was 9.5 hours too..., Chris., Wed, 9 Oct 2002 08:49:25
- Depends on a lot of factors (long), chris00, Tue, 8 Oct 2002 23:31:33
- Ideally you and the shop, Rafe, Tue, 8 Oct 2002 23:29:04
- Nothing is fair in life, and yes, anyone can charge>>>>, Anders, Tue, 8 Oct 2002 22:29:14 <-- Viewing This Message
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