Re: Getting Ripped off at the Mechanic shop
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According to Fric and Frak on NPR (CarTalk), each job is assigned a standard time cost to complete a specific task. If the mechanic can do the job in 1/2 or 1/4 of that time you are still charged that standard time cost.
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I guess there's close to 0% of this changing anytime soon
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why should it? theres nothing wrong with that system. Quit thinking of "labor" as actually how long it takes them to do something, like everyone said, its really just a base unit to multiply repairs by.
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