On Wed, 8 Aug 2007 14:20:49 +0000, you wrote:

>That's not the description of an honest mechanic in my mind, it is one that
>is living hand to mouth.  Sorry, I don't mean to be insulting, but if a
>mechanic asked me to pay up front, I would know it was not a well funded
>(and I would assume) not a well run business, unless it had just started.

OTOH, consider a business that feels it has enough money on hand to
take a large risk on doing a job without requiring a deposit.

And where is that business getting so far ahead on money?  Very
possibly by overcharging everyone to cover their poorly-estimated
jobs.

So I'd have some additional confidence in a business that asked for
enough deposit to cover reasonable out-of-pocket costs before they
started doing the job.  It gives me the feeling that they're being
realistic.

B&S
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