Unbelievable

[Dan DiBiase]

--- Patrick Burns <patrick at cape.com> wrote:

> At 09:19 AM 12/16/04 Dan DiBiasi wrote:
> 
> >But is an alignment really a 2-hour job? Or is that the book rate?
> 
> I just explained how it is book rate.
> 
> >Sad/funny story - many years ago my bro-in-law had his Volvo 240 Turbo
> in
> >to the dealer for some work. The car was physically on the dealer's lot
> >for 8 hours. They charged him 12 hours of labor for the work he had
> done,
> >based on the 'book rate'... What a crock. No wonder many call them
> >'stealerships'.
> 
> And that is how flat rate works. Sometimes a mechanic gets paid 12 hours
> 
> for a job he can complete in 8. Sometimes, he gets paid 3 hours for a
> job 
> that takes 9.
> 
Ok, I guess I was really asking how long an alignment takes in the real
world, not the book world.... Surely not close to 2 hours....?

Dan D
'04 A4 1.8Tq MT-6
Central NJ USA