On 9/15/05, The Bus Depot <vanagon@busdepot.com> wrote: <snip> Some mechanics quote a flat rate or a book rate per job; others charge > actual time and materials. Either method is perfectly reasonable as long > as > it's disclosed up front. Very frequently a more experienced mechanic will > charge more per hour than a less experienced one, but still cost the > customer less, because due to his expertise he can do the job faster (and > do > it right the first time!). <snip> Hear, hear. Exactly what I was trying to say. My local shop give me a choice of mechanics at various billing plans. You kind of need to know who can do what well to take advantage of this plan. I bring enough of my cars there to know who's who. -- BenT VOR, 09/24/05 |
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