Not like I’m trying to sound harsh or anything. I’ve been a mechanic for many years and hate the constant bashing mechanics get for charging for the time they spend repairing or when a good mechanic is supposed to be punished for being faster than book time. The labour charge on a job even if it takes two hours but book time is 4 it gets billed out as 4 is for a warranty reason as well. Meaning when you put parts in and that part fails there is a lot of part suppliers that will cover cost of part only which is great. But who covers cost of labour it’s not the shops fault the part failed but most reputable shops will cover the cost of labour. So the little extra (without charging more than book time) they got the first time doing the job because the mechanic was quick may help offset the warranty job. But not too many people think about the behind the scenes things that happen.
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