

| Subject: | Re: [WetWesties] Automotive Shop Rate Question |
| From: | neil n |
| Date: | Fri, 21 Dec 2012 15:53:04 -0800 |
Hey Brandon. Ya too true; you get what you pay for. IF, it were true that they use this as a ploy to get clients, that is what I take issue with. I mean ya. Raise your rates in a year maybe? But 3x in 4 months? I just need to get a place with a shop! Neil. On Fri, Dec 21, 2012 at 3:40 PM, Brandon <brandon314@gmail.com> wrote: Shop I worked at charged $95 and hr every day all day. But we were way more > professional than most shops :-D We didn't need low prices to get people in > the door...doing quality work meant word of mouth kept our waiting room so > full it was standing room only most afternoons/evenings. > > IF they're professional, prompt, and honest...paying just under $100/hr is > not unreasonable for quality work by competent folks. > > If they're anything but, that price is high :-) > > Cheers! > > > Brandon Mathis > KD7INF > brandon314@gmail.com > > > On Fri, Dec 21, 2012 at 3:10 PM, neil n <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote: > >> ** >> >> >> My first visit to a new shop in Sept., hourly rate: $75. The rate then >> went up to $85 in Nov, and $90 in Dec. >> >> > > Initially the shop rate seemed a little low. Like too good to be true. >> >> > > >> ..... I feel like they got me >> "in the door" with a lower rate then bumped it up hoping I wouldn't >> notice. >> > -- Neil n 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp '88 Slate Blue Westy to be named. '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ Vanagon VAG Gas I4/VR Swap Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
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