Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:40:43 -0700
Reply-To: Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Mechanics using customer supplied parts.. Was bars leaks
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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
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