From: Sonny Heath (sonny@defuniak.com)
Date: Thu Sep 22 2005 - 18:14:13 PDT
I disagree, Its a way to clean your wallet out.
Sonny
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From: <santoken@bright.net>
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Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2005 8:13 AM
Subject: Re: [MV] Free estimates
> 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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