Re: FLAT RATE - is it fair ?

Posted by Kelly C on October 24, 2003 at 21:12:27 from (63.171.43.140):

In Reply to: FLAT RATE - is it fair ? posted by Rookie on October 24, 2003 at 15:27:46:

What I look for is a good honest Mechanic.
Some are crooks. They have great prices but you pay more for crap you didnt need.
I finnaly found a guy who is in my opinion good. He charges real time. Check the book on replacing a oil pan gasket on a 91 ford f150 4 wd. With the 302. The book calls for removing the intake and the motor mounts then jack up the engine to remove the pan. Also some thing with the trasnfer case.
I had some real high bids on that job. In the 5 or 600 dollar range. This guy charged me $50. He lowered the pan a 1/2 inch. Cut out 1/2 the bolt hole in the gasket and fished it in and around the bolts.
Took him 15 min.
Now I still spent $500 that day. I had that much budgeted. SO I had him do a tune up, Oil change, Timing gear and belt, Flush the radiator and some thing on the Catiletic converter. The 500 included a $50 tip to take his wife out.
Needless to say he has done all my fixin ever since.

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