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labor charge-by the hour or book???

That was not part of the original argument so is a moot point.

But the mechanic also does not pay the high annual fees for licensing within his municpality. Or for permits to do a brake job.

No, you are referring to specialists (and at the rates you quote here VERY specialized fields like neuro surgeon, heart surgeon, etc)

the quote listed 2.5 hours labor as PART of the job, if it was not included the charge should be adjusted.

And what actually ends up in the mechanics pocket was not the question (or discussion). Do you think when you pay a PC Tech, programmer, plumber, electrician, doctor, lawyer or any other professional an hourly rate it ALL goes to their pocket? Certainly doesn't...every business has overhead.

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PC Medic
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Which original argument?

Nothing I've seen here could be considered "original."

Like hell they don't.

Gee, the last time (1986) I paid a plumber to put in sewer lines for a basement laundry, *I* had to pay for the building permits before he would begin any work on the job.

This year, I'm having a new porch built on the front of my house, guess who's paying for the building permit again?

Your point is?

Uhh, no. That is what my general physician gets. $100 for a five minute visit. My cardiologist and my orthopedic surgeon make closer to $4000 per hour. My heart surgeon made closer to $6000 per hour and that was back in 1997. of course, non of the above numbers include the costs for the facilities, i.e., the roof they did it under.

Why? We pay football players and baseball players more money because they're faster. Seems to me that paying a competent mechanic because he's faster is a whole lot better deal.

Really? So why did you post; "By the way, $75 is about average for top notch mechanics in my area?"

Do you think that when a shop quotes a labor operation that it's to be taken literally that your vehicle will be under their roof and someone will have their hands in contact with it for exactly the time listed in the labor time guide?

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Neil Nelson

Any comparison between a professional mechanic and a medical doctor is ridiculous and surely your own.

Actually, smart guy, I'm a degreed and certified computer programmer. Obviously you're the arrogant one. "Just a mecahnaic". Feh.

"I know of known"? Huh?

What is this "provide 2.5 hours of labor" crap? What, is this a ditch-digging job, or skilled labor being performed on a complex piece of machinery?

Obviously you've never worked at *anything* billed by the hour before, have you?

That's pretty funny coming from a guy who can't even manage to do that effectively! Learn some spelling and grammar!

--Geoff

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Geoff

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