Good and inexpensive Audi mechanic in PDX or Vancouver (WA)?

[Cody Forbes]

I disagree, there is another aspect left out. These days the business is more competitive every day and labor rates just barely keep the lights on. Quality technicians must be paid a fair portion of the labor rates in order to keep them happy then good ole uncle Sam takes even more of that portion. REASONABLE parts markup is typically the money that puts food on the table. Obviously there are exceptions, but most well run quality shops depend on making money on multiple fronts to survive.

-Cody Forbes

On Jun 15, 2012, at 9:39 AM, Hayes Myers <hayesmyers at gmail.com> wrote:

> 'Sane' mechanics let their customer know they are not responsible for parts supplied by the customer. and the story ends right there.
> 
> i've supplied at my own risk to my mechanic and it was not a problem.
> 
> the 'insane' mechanic doesn't lay out the terms up front...  the truly insane one does it over and over again expecting the outcome to change somehow.
> 
> still, my preference is to let my mechanic get the parts and deal with everything.
> 
> On Fri, Jun 15, 2012 at 9:04 AM, Cody Forbes <cody at 5000tq.com> wrote:
> Thanks for sticking up for us Huw ;-)
> 
> -Cody Forbes
> 
> On Jun 15, 2012, at 1:31 AM, Huw Powell <audi at humanspeakers.com> wrote:
> 
> > No sane mechanic wants to use customer supplied parts.
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