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Garage isn't finished yet, but the concrete work is done and it's dried in. The old garage which is being converted to my wood shop got walled in so I had to move the Porsche.
Had the clear bra removed on the hood, fenders, and bumper. Replaced with the same, and added a matte black wrap to the hood. Ready just in time for today's car show
Not today, but yesterday I changed my spark plugs in 2.5 hours with the help of two friends and a lift. Sure beats the 8 hours of labor I paid for last time……..
Not today, but yesterday I changed my spark plugs in 2.5 hours with the help of two friends and a lift. Sure beats the 8 hours of labor I paid for last time……..
How can they justify 8 hrs for an experienced mechanic? The first time it took me 5 hrs with coffee breaks and oo ahh picture time, i'm an amateur and slow
People love to take money….. I'm going to contact the shop and ask how a inexperienced person can out due their estimate.
A lot of mechanics charge by the "book", whatever time the repair manual says it takes to do the job is what they charge even if they can do it in half the time.
I know a service manager at a large dealership who created a time chart of his mechanics skills. He knew witch ones could do certain jobs faster than others and when a particular job came in he would assign a faster mechanic to it but he still charged the "book" time no matter what but by going with the faster guy he was often able to squeeze in a few more repairs per operating day. The dealership gives him a nice bonus every year for coming up with the system and the mechanics make more money because they are paid by the job not just an hourly wage.
04-06-2013, 11:09 PM
