Posted by Mike (WA) on November 29, 2014 at 09:16:44 from (69.10.199.152):
In Reply to: absolutely shocked posted by Ellis Kinney on November 29, 2014 at 06:32:51:
My mechanic of 30 years is like that- always fair with the price, and if it was just something minor that didn't take significant time, no charge. Had an '85 GMC 6.2 diesel, running real rough, I figured injector pump rebuild. He called later in the day- return line needed drained, no charge. He could just as easily have given some hoked-up story about bezel shafts and such, charged me a few hundred, and I'd have never been the wiser. Maybe that's why he's thrived over the years, while others come an go.
But he's in his 50's and says his days in the business are numbered- he's able to do less and less as cars get more sophisticated and require computers and tools that only the dealers have. He said if it wasn't for the never-ending need for brake jobs, he'd be pretty hungry already.
I asked if the physical demands of the job were getting harder- he said mainly having to get on the floor. Getting down is not so hard, but have to plot how you're going to get back up before you do so.
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