Unbelievable

[David]

> 
> From: Dan DiBiase <d_dibiase at yahoo.com>
> Date: 2004/12/16 Thu AM 10:57:16 EST
> To: Patrick Burns <patrick at cape.com>,  quattro at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: Unbelievable
> 
> --- 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
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Well, I would say there is MAJOR profit at those dealers in allignments...my local Firestone (yeah, i know...)...sold me a LIFETIME allignment for $120, so I get my allignment done every 4 months...

Dave 
1987 CGT 2.3
Chesapeake, VA