From: santoken@bright.net
Date: Thu Sep 22 2005 - 06:13:26 PDT
Flat rate..it's how every shop that's worth having work done at does it. If a job pays/costs 4 hours and the shops rate is $50, the job is gonna cost $200 in labor...no matter if one guy takes 20 minutes to do the job or 10 hours. It's a fair way of doing/quoting work.
Kent
>
> From: Rick v100 <rickv100@yahoo.com>
> Date: Thu Sep 22, 8:49 AM
> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Subject: Re: [MV] Free estimates
>
> They should have clearly stated on the service sheet
> how they calculate service time and base rate.
>
> Most shops use the book rate not man hours unless
> specifed on the sheet.
>
> Rick
>
>
> --- Sonny Heath <sonny@defuniak.com> wrote:
>
> > There is no law against them putting more than one
> > mechanic on the job,
> > thats probably what they will say when you tell them
> > about the time. They
> > were talking "man hours" I'm sure.
> >
> > Sonny
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Ron" <rojoha@adelphia.net>
> > To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List"
> > <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> > Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2005 10:48 PM
> > Subject: Re: [MV] Free estimates
> >
> >
> > > OK.... Their labor rate is $75/hour. They opened
> > at 0700, call me at 0740
> > > with an estimate of $2100, I say no to the
> > repairs, get charged $145.90.
> > > It took them 30 minutes, plus or minus to bring
> > the vehicle into the bay,
> > > pull the wheels, inspect the shoes and pucks, look
> > at the exhaust system,
> > > look at the rusted brake lines and generate an
> > estimate and call me. The
> > > photocopied charge sheet they wrote the 'numbers'
> > on had 2 time punches on
> > > it, 0711 and 0757. The itemized bill I received
> > had two 0.5 hour charges
> > > (brake line inspection and exhaust inspection) and
> > one 1.0 hour charge
> > > (brake inspection). Told me if I give the OK, I
> > could get the truck
> > > 'around 3' (PM). The 'estimate' was for 11.5 hours
> > of labor + the 2 hours
> > > charged to the 'inspection'. 0700 to 1500 looks
> > like 8 hours to me
> > > without stopping for lunch or counting the two
> > roach coach stops. They
> > > were going to charge me 13.5 hours 'book' labor
> > for 7.x hours of actual
> > > labor. Sweeeetttt.....
> > > This after I was told when I made the
> > appointment that it would be
> > > around $800 to $1K. But the service advisor who
> > quoted me on Thursday
> > > couldn't be found yesterday when I dropped it off
> > at 1700 or when I got
> > > there today.
> > > I expect a business I deal with to make a
> > profit. I don't expect them
> > > to make the quarters profit off me, all by myself.
> > > As we left, my wife remarked she thought that
> > the Service Department of
> > > a Volvo dealer we had bought a couple of cars from
> > before was crooked, but
> > > he was a pansies compared to the shake down
> > artists we just paid to bail
> > > out the truck.
> > > They must be doing something right, it just
> > won't involve me.
> > > If this is the way you charge your customers,
> > good luck. May the rubes
> > > continue to fall through your door.
> > >
> > > Off to Gilbert, will probably be off line until
> > Sunday. You guys play
> > > nice in the mean time.
> > > And a sincere wish for good luck to you folks
> > on the Texas Gulf Coast.
> > > Rita sounds like she's gonna be a real female dog.
> > > Regards, Ronzo
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: <MYDEUCEANDWILLYS@aol.com>
> > > To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List"
> > <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> > > Sent: 21 September, 2005 22:39
> > > Subject: [MV] Free estimates
> > >
> > >
> > >> If you ask for an estimate that is that
> > extensive, they are definitely
> > >> entitled to be paid for there time, Being self
> > employed since 1976 I
> > >> find it hard
> > >> to believe what people ask for and expect it to
> > be free.
> > >
> > >
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