Grand Cherokee Owners - Fight back!!
07-04-2004, 03:02 PM
#191
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Re: Grand Cherokee Owners - Fight back!! /// kinda off-topic
That's when you really get a handle on a business, is when you
learn to turn down jobs rather than expand and hire more employees.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
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Will Honea wrote:
>
> And worth a few bucks extra after waiting for an appointment! Friend
> of mine opened a garage to help support his stock car "hobby" several
> years back. Now, it takes a week to get into a bay in the shop and he
> tells you right up front that he will cost you more than some places
> because he does the job the way he thinks it needs to be done or he
> doesn't do it at all. Funny thing is, it's far more common to hear
> this guy tell a customer that he really doesn't need the extra work
> than it is to hear him try to sell something on top of the actual
> repair. Maybe that's why every couple of years he adds another bay
> (and doesn't have time for stock car racing anymore). His is the only
> shop that puts a wrench on my vehicles unless he sends me to a
> specialty shop HE recommends.
>
> --
> Will Honea
learn to turn down jobs rather than expand and hire more employees.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Will Honea wrote:
>
> And worth a few bucks extra after waiting for an appointment! Friend
> of mine opened a garage to help support his stock car "hobby" several
> years back. Now, it takes a week to get into a bay in the shop and he
> tells you right up front that he will cost you more than some places
> because he does the job the way he thinks it needs to be done or he
> doesn't do it at all. Funny thing is, it's far more common to hear
> this guy tell a customer that he really doesn't need the extra work
> than it is to hear him try to sell something on top of the actual
> repair. Maybe that's why every couple of years he adds another bay
> (and doesn't have time for stock car racing anymore). His is the only
> shop that puts a wrench on my vehicles unless he sends me to a
> specialty shop HE recommends.
>
> --
> Will Honea
07-04-2004, 03:02 PM
#192
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Re: Grand Cherokee Owners - Fight back!! /// kinda off-topic
That's when you really get a handle on a business, is when you
learn to turn down jobs rather than expand and hire more employees.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Will Honea wrote:
>
> And worth a few bucks extra after waiting for an appointment! Friend
> of mine opened a garage to help support his stock car "hobby" several
> years back. Now, it takes a week to get into a bay in the shop and he
> tells you right up front that he will cost you more than some places
> because he does the job the way he thinks it needs to be done or he
> doesn't do it at all. Funny thing is, it's far more common to hear
> this guy tell a customer that he really doesn't need the extra work
> than it is to hear him try to sell something on top of the actual
> repair. Maybe that's why every couple of years he adds another bay
> (and doesn't have time for stock car racing anymore). His is the only
> shop that puts a wrench on my vehicles unless he sends me to a
> specialty shop HE recommends.
>
> --
> Will Honea
learn to turn down jobs rather than expand and hire more employees.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Will Honea wrote:
>
> And worth a few bucks extra after waiting for an appointment! Friend
> of mine opened a garage to help support his stock car "hobby" several
> years back. Now, it takes a week to get into a bay in the shop and he
> tells you right up front that he will cost you more than some places
> because he does the job the way he thinks it needs to be done or he
> doesn't do it at all. Funny thing is, it's far more common to hear
> this guy tell a customer that he really doesn't need the extra work
> than it is to hear him try to sell something on top of the actual
> repair. Maybe that's why every couple of years he adds another bay
> (and doesn't have time for stock car racing anymore). His is the only
> shop that puts a wrench on my vehicles unless he sends me to a
> specialty shop HE recommends.
>
> --
> Will Honea
07-04-2004, 03:02 PM
#193
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Re: Grand Cherokee Owners - Fight back!! /// kinda off-topic
That's when you really get a handle on a business, is when you
learn to turn down jobs rather than expand and hire more employees.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Will Honea wrote:
>
> And worth a few bucks extra after waiting for an appointment! Friend
> of mine opened a garage to help support his stock car "hobby" several
> years back. Now, it takes a week to get into a bay in the shop and he
> tells you right up front that he will cost you more than some places
> because he does the job the way he thinks it needs to be done or he
> doesn't do it at all. Funny thing is, it's far more common to hear
> this guy tell a customer that he really doesn't need the extra work
> than it is to hear him try to sell something on top of the actual
> repair. Maybe that's why every couple of years he adds another bay
> (and doesn't have time for stock car racing anymore). His is the only
> shop that puts a wrench on my vehicles unless he sends me to a
> specialty shop HE recommends.
>
> --
> Will Honea
learn to turn down jobs rather than expand and hire more employees.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Will Honea wrote:
>
> And worth a few bucks extra after waiting for an appointment! Friend
> of mine opened a garage to help support his stock car "hobby" several
> years back. Now, it takes a week to get into a bay in the shop and he
> tells you right up front that he will cost you more than some places
> because he does the job the way he thinks it needs to be done or he
> doesn't do it at all. Funny thing is, it's far more common to hear
> this guy tell a customer that he really doesn't need the extra work
> than it is to hear him try to sell something on top of the actual
> repair. Maybe that's why every couple of years he adds another bay
> (and doesn't have time for stock car racing anymore). His is the only
> shop that puts a wrench on my vehicles unless he sends me to a
> specialty shop HE recommends.
>
> --
> Will Honea
07-04-2004, 03:37 PM
#194
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Re: Grand Cherokee Owners - Fight back!! /// kinda off-topic
> "JohanB" <johanberkhoff.spam@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:VNCFc.3772$R36.2669@newsread2.news.pas.earthl ink.net...
> > ...A brake job pays 2 hours an axle so if you have a car with oilchange
> > front rear brakes and lets say 4 tires you will get 2+2+1.7+0.3= 6 hours
> > and do it in 3 /3.5 hours you will make money and that doesnt mean
> > youre ripping off the customer because he will pay $199 an axle for a
> > brake job
Joe wrote:
>
> $400 for a brake job? Wow. If it wasn't for all that overhead, you could do
> one brake job and then knock off for the day. How do people afford that?
Depends on what's included with the brake job. Is it just new pads? Is
it new pads plus turning rotors? Is it 4 new rotors and 8 new pads? If
the latter, then $400 might be a reasonable price for a 4-wheel brake
job. I just recently did the brakes on my daughter's Mercury Mystique -
new rotors/new pads (front), new drums/new shoes (rear) - good quality
parts - nothing exotic, but not low end either, and the parts alone were
right at $300.
Bill Putney
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07-04-2004, 03:37 PM
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Re: Grand Cherokee Owners - Fight back!! /// kinda off-topic
> "JohanB" <johanberkhoff.spam@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:VNCFc.3772$R36.2669@newsread2.news.pas.earthl ink.net...
> > ...A brake job pays 2 hours an axle so if you have a car with oilchange
> > front rear brakes and lets say 4 tires you will get 2+2+1.7+0.3= 6 hours
> > and do it in 3 /3.5 hours you will make money and that doesnt mean
> > youre ripping off the customer because he will pay $199 an axle for a
> > brake job
Joe wrote:
>
> $400 for a brake job? Wow. If it wasn't for all that overhead, you could do
> one brake job and then knock off for the day. How do people afford that?
Depends on what's included with the brake job. Is it just new pads? Is
it new pads plus turning rotors? Is it 4 new rotors and 8 new pads? If
the latter, then $400 might be a reasonable price for a 4-wheel brake
job. I just recently did the brakes on my daughter's Mercury Mystique -
new rotors/new pads (front), new drums/new shoes (rear) - good quality
parts - nothing exotic, but not low end either, and the parts alone were
right at $300.
Bill Putney
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07-04-2004, 03:37 PM
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Re: Grand Cherokee Owners - Fight back!! /// kinda off-topic
> "JohanB" <johanberkhoff.spam@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:VNCFc.3772$R36.2669@newsread2.news.pas.earthl ink.net...
> > ...A brake job pays 2 hours an axle so if you have a car with oilchange
> > front rear brakes and lets say 4 tires you will get 2+2+1.7+0.3= 6 hours
> > and do it in 3 /3.5 hours you will make money and that doesnt mean
> > youre ripping off the customer because he will pay $199 an axle for a
> > brake job
Joe wrote:
>
> $400 for a brake job? Wow. If it wasn't for all that overhead, you could do
> one brake job and then knock off for the day. How do people afford that?
Depends on what's included with the brake job. Is it just new pads? Is
it new pads plus turning rotors? Is it 4 new rotors and 8 new pads? If
the latter, then $400 might be a reasonable price for a 4-wheel brake
job. I just recently did the brakes on my daughter's Mercury Mystique -
new rotors/new pads (front), new drums/new shoes (rear) - good quality
parts - nothing exotic, but not low end either, and the parts alone were
right at $300.
Bill Putney
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address with "x")
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07-04-2004, 03:37 PM
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Re: Grand Cherokee Owners - Fight back!! /// kinda off-topic
> "JohanB" <johanberkhoff.spam@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:VNCFc.3772$R36.2669@newsread2.news.pas.earthl ink.net...
> > ...A brake job pays 2 hours an axle so if you have a car with oilchange
> > front rear brakes and lets say 4 tires you will get 2+2+1.7+0.3= 6 hours
> > and do it in 3 /3.5 hours you will make money and that doesnt mean
> > youre ripping off the customer because he will pay $199 an axle for a
> > brake job
Joe wrote:
>
> $400 for a brake job? Wow. If it wasn't for all that overhead, you could do
> one brake job and then knock off for the day. How do people afford that?
Depends on what's included with the brake job. Is it just new pads? Is
it new pads plus turning rotors? Is it 4 new rotors and 8 new pads? If
the latter, then $400 might be a reasonable price for a 4-wheel brake
job. I just recently did the brakes on my daughter's Mercury Mystique -
new rotors/new pads (front), new drums/new shoes (rear) - good quality
parts - nothing exotic, but not low end either, and the parts alone were
right at $300.
Bill Putney
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address with "x")
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07-05-2004, 10:33 AM
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Re: Grand Cherokee Owners - Fight back!!
Interesting thread, this.
Just to throw my particular brand of breadcrumbs on the water, I
once -twice-had rear axle bearing failure that was (eventually) traced to an
electrical problem of all things. And all crdit to my brother in law who
thought outside the box tocome up with the answer.
Mike
BTW, it wasnt a jeep, it was a 72 victor FE
Just to throw my particular brand of breadcrumbs on the water, I
once -twice-had rear axle bearing failure that was (eventually) traced to an
electrical problem of all things. And all crdit to my brother in law who
thought outside the box tocome up with the answer.
Mike
BTW, it wasnt a jeep, it was a 72 victor FE
07-05-2004, 10:33 AM
#199
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Re: Grand Cherokee Owners - Fight back!!
Interesting thread, this.
Just to throw my particular brand of breadcrumbs on the water, I
once -twice-had rear axle bearing failure that was (eventually) traced to an
electrical problem of all things. And all crdit to my brother in law who
thought outside the box tocome up with the answer.
Mike
BTW, it wasnt a jeep, it was a 72 victor FE
Just to throw my particular brand of breadcrumbs on the water, I
once -twice-had rear axle bearing failure that was (eventually) traced to an
electrical problem of all things. And all crdit to my brother in law who
thought outside the box tocome up with the answer.
Mike
BTW, it wasnt a jeep, it was a 72 victor FE
07-05-2004, 10:33 AM
#200
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Re: Grand Cherokee Owners - Fight back!!
Interesting thread, this.
Just to throw my particular brand of breadcrumbs on the water, I
once -twice-had rear axle bearing failure that was (eventually) traced to an
electrical problem of all things. And all crdit to my brother in law who
thought outside the box tocome up with the answer.
Mike
BTW, it wasnt a jeep, it was a 72 victor FE
Just to throw my particular brand of breadcrumbs on the water, I
once -twice-had rear axle bearing failure that was (eventually) traced to an
electrical problem of all things. And all crdit to my brother in law who
thought outside the box tocome up with the answer.
Mike
BTW, it wasnt a jeep, it was a 72 victor FE
