Hrly rate for repairs What a fair rate these days for a good landy mechanic.

Had to laugh, when I saw a sign in a workshop once.........

It advertised the hourly rate .....

Doubled, if you watched

Tripled, if you helped

:D :D :D :D :D

(I could understand that)

Licenced or not with landys it comes down to experience and knowage of the product i repair many landies and also other lesser trucks at home at the rite price and dont have any dramas with recall work i am trades quilfied but not as a mech and have a verry good mech back ground have been spinnin spanners for about 16 years now and cant see it stoping soon either ...

Some say back yard mech are rough and bodgy but i have many happy coustomers to say different .....

My 2 cents worth :cool::cool::cool:

Cheers

Chris

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Originally Posted by sschmez

Had to laugh, when I saw a sign in a workshop once.........

It advertised the hourly rate .....

Doubled, if you watched

Tripled, if you helped

:D :D :D :D :D

(I could understand that)

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Hahahahaha!

A mechanic here goes by a rule of thumb like that: "I'f you've tried to fix it and stuffed it up, then its gonna cost heaps!"

GQ

Couldn't tell you, I've never been to a mechanic in my life:eek:

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Originally Posted by lokka

Licenced or not with landys it comes down to experience and knowage of the product i repair many landies and also other lesser trucks at home at the rite price and dont have any dramas with recall work i am trades quilfied but not as a mech and have a verry good mech back ground have been spinnin spanners for about 16 years now and cant see it stoping soon either ...

Some say back yard mech are rough and bodgy but i have many happy coustomers to say different .....

My 2 cents worth :cool::cool::cool:

Cheers

Chris

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Mate your two cents worth is what i'm looking for!!.I'm on the central coast NSW.

Cheers Sumo.

I prefer to fix things, if I can and I've gone as far as engine rebuilds.

This way I get to know the car and also know that 'things' have been done.

Unlike a few experiences with 'stealers'.......

should I tell the story of my then new (1985) Bronco and the brake issue and the saga of the dealer? scary stuff.....

GQ

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Originally Posted by aaron.miller

What really gave me the ****s was the mark up on the parts. I compared the price i was charged for the parts and rang karcraft to compare prices. The workshop was charging me 30% on top of karcrafts prices.

Aaron

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sheesh, Karcraft are wholesalers, list (retail) pricing is quite a bit higher. 30% is very reasonable.

I got a quote for replacement of brake disc pads, from our mates up here in Alice Springs, Sutton Motors.

They quoted $79.20 per hour including GST and invoice actual time.
I think this is fair because:

1. If a job takes 1hour 15 mins thats all you'll pay for
2. They've forgotten more about Land Rovers than I'm ever likely to know
3. They're often a source of free advice on smaller jobs

I don't mind spending the money as long as I feel I get value for it.

Cheers

Jason