Thread: Highly paid LR mechanics

Originally Posted by dullbird

you must not work a lot then as we only go off road on average once a month

And never on days when I'm not working.

Seriously though, I'm not that interested in off-roading.

Originally Posted by p38arover

And never on days when I'm not working.

Seriously though,

I'm not that interested in off-roading.

3000 excuse later and you say this

would of been much much less painful if you had said this first rather than say your coming to events and then have 5 anniversarys you have to fit in, then your eye exploded so now you can't make it

My 4WD is to take me places I can't get to in a road car. e.g., for camping, etc.

I also enjoy driving it more than a car. I also prefer it over my motorbikes.

Originally Posted by p38arover

My 4WD is to take me places I can't get to in a road car. e.g., for camping, etc.

I also enjoy driving it more than a car. I also prefer it over my motorbikes.

so you camp on the road...you said seriously I'm not that interested in off roading

When we go out Ron its not always rock hoping sometimes we go out for just scenic drives....if your not interested in that then I reckon your camp sites really must be excessable by a 2wd

Originally Posted by Chucaro

$ 27.00 per hour?

I got offered a job here swinging spanners. Less than $18 per hour. I declined . Currently on $31 an hour doing much easier work.

i've heard of head mechanics in big city workshops struggling to make $17.50/hr...... **** that considering the responsibility involved

Originally Posted by Sprint

i've heard of head mechanics in big city workshops struggling to make $17.50/hr...... **** that considering the responsibility involved

Award wage in NSW is just un der $17.
NSW State Awards - NSW Office of Industrial Relations

$17.50 per hour, they have to be mad
I would do as Bigjon have done!
I guess that the idea is to get a job in your trade where the competition charge a lot of money for their services.
I remember back in 1986 GE used to charge $300 for call out and $250 per hour for servicing the NC box in an Index slant lathe.
I was very cheap for my employer earning 39000 that year
Then I started my own business and in 1989 my charfe rate was $35 per hour plus travelling, Very competitive rate which the importers of the machines were unable to match.
It would be hard to do that in the motor cars industry. I guess