

| Subject: | Re: Mechanics using customer supplied parts.. Was bars leaks |
| From: | Roger Whittaker |
| Date: | Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:40:43 -0700 |
dear mechanically declined if you have the ability to source parts than you should have the ability to put same parts on i an only imagine if you went to the bank to get a loan and then told the banker to borrow from your friend as his rates would be cheaper then the federal reserve or the banks own loan pool anything i go to shop to do ... their parts are what i use ... having said that i would also likely break two sets of new parts in an effort to learn how then on the third one .. i will be wonderful i have also been richly blessed with some excellent mechanical persons in my life who have been generous with tools -- space and most importantly -- instruction and experienced know how yours On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 5:11 PM, Benny boy <huotb@videotron.ca> wrote: > Men, i should then be very fat or be a millionaire as we speak, bot no, > what > is wrong??? > > I see people like that, once in a wile, the polite and respectful one, they > offer money, i say no but thanks for thinking about it. > > In the pass 2 years customer relation went from ok to pretty good, some > amazing one also. > > Strangely, they are all high end job one, where money is not the real > concern anymore. > > Big project customer are the best in general, they know in advance what > will > be the total invoice so we talk about other stuff then money. > > Interesting thread as i was ready to close the shop last winter. > > But now, it's all good. > > Benny > > On Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:37:15 -0500, Michael Sullivan > <sandwichhead@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > >Just wanted to chime in...professional advice is worth something. If I > stop > >at a shop and ask a question, 9 times out of ten I buy lunch. If I pay to > >have some work done, I realize it is not just the time but the expertise > and > >the subsequent relationship that is built. Everybody has got to make a > buck > >and techincal knowledge should be recognized. If allowed, I have no > problem > >paying the labor again if the part is not theirs and it fails. Gotta say > >though, it is hard to find that special someone. My .02. > >Michael in San Antonio > >91GL AT 'Gringo' > >73 Beetle > -- roger w From Proverbs: Under three things the earth trembles, under four it cannot bear up: a servant who becomes king ... ---------------------------------------------------------- Explore printed work at: http://www.prliving.ca/ View the growing list of video work at: http://revver.com/find/video/?query=LastonLastof&search_on=owners and ... older work at http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7135104650374818257 http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3259745150182742364
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