Money for jam

**solmanic** · 23rd June 2006, 12:25 PM

Originally Posted by one_iota

5 minutes to drink the beer.

I don't drink so there's 5 minutes saved but I would probably spend 10 minutes reading the manual - I'm so anal.

**BigJon** · 23rd June 2006, 02:23 PM

Chunk - More like the dealers get paid seven tenths of bugger all to do warranty work and charge retail work at a reasonable rate. That is what happens here anyway. You wouldn't believe the ridiculously short amounts of time they seem to think repairs will take.
Ace - I think our prices are reasonable, we don't service every LR in town, but the vast majority of them. Same goes for Urabus.

**BigJon** · 23rd June 2006, 02:25 PM

Also, when brake pads are changed by a competent mechanic the brake fluid could well be changed and not forced back through the pipes to the master cylinder. There will also be a warranty / guarantee of some sort on the work done (which will stand up in court - been there).

**Rosco** · 23rd June 2006, 09:32 PM

Originally Posted by BigJon

Also, when brake pads are changed by a competent mechanic the brake fluid could well be changed and not forced back through the pipes to the master cylinder. There will also be a warranty / guarantee of some sort on the work done (which will stand up in court - been there).

Wanna buy a bridge ... got one going cheap

**p38arover** · 23rd June 2006, 09:42 PM

Originally Posted by BigJon

Also, when brake pads are changed by a competent mechanic the brake fluid could well be changed and not forced back through the pipes to the master cylinder.

I usually open the bleed nipple and then push the pads back thus squirting brake fluid everywhere. (Or I put a bit of tubing on and dump it into a bottle).

Ron

**BigJon** · 26th June 2006, 12:16 PM

Ron - And that is the correct way. atching it ina bottle is good, letting it dribble everywhere means you at least clean the brakes afterwards (hopefully).
Rosco - Hence the inclusion of the word competent. There are plenty of bad/lazy mechanics out there.

**4bee** · 26th June 2006, 12:59 PM

And I never left the Stealer's premises without a strong fear of forboding that they hadn't really rectified a particular problem.

So, back it would go yet again because they had cocked up.
It wouldn't have been so bad paying some of the labour charges if they had managed to fix it the first time around.

No-one ever offered to pay for my travelling costs, which as most of us probably find, is miles & out of the way from their premises.

I do my own work now, & touch wood, haven't yet struck a problem where it HAS to go back to a LR joint.

**Quiggers** · 27th June 2006, 11:24 AM

They don't get my money... I don't buy cars from them, or parts or service. I have a few horror stories from distant past experience. A local Nisssan robber wanted $900 for a service on a mates Patrol which was 12 months old....lotta money for an oil change.....

Cheers, GQ

**Ralph1Malph** · 27th June 2006, 10:14 PM

Originally Posted by CraigE

I understand some shops have higher overheads than others but to charge up to $110 an hour for labour is ridiculous when most of us only earn from $18-40 per hour.

It's now a sellers market for trade labour. Doesn't happen very often but most of us tradies will 'ride the wave in'.
For the first time I can remember ever, my private sector colleagues in the medical/dental equipment industry are now able to charge the clinic a higher hourly rate than the doctor earns

. Usually around $130 - 140 per hour. For some of the more specialist equipment $250-300 is now common.
Of course the mug punter doing the work may not get all of that unless he's self employed.
But damn it's a nice feeling to have your local dentist complain about the cost of maintenance and how the rate we charge is scandalous

Ralph

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