Dealer hourly rate
What are you paying for a service hourly rate? I just paid $110/hr.
Forum Discussion
My older brother has done automotive electric work for years. He laughs at the "book" rate for how long it will take. He's usually at 50% or less of the time quoted.
Most techs in the auto world get some percent of the quoted book rate -- so if they can do it faster, they get more money. And if they run into trouble, it COSTS them money. So they learn tricks of how to "cheat" -- what really has to come off, special tools they make, how to snake things into impossible spaces.
When I'd watch big brother do a complicated job all I'd see was parts flying everywhere, he never even LOOKED at a socket or wrench -- just knew the size -- and his manuals all stayed up on the shelf.
Most techs in the auto world get some percent of the quoted book rate -- so if they can do it faster, they get more money. And if they run into trouble, it COSTS them money. So they learn tricks of how to "cheat" -- what really has to come off, special tools they make, how to snake things into impossible spaces.
When I'd watch big brother do a complicated job all I'd see was parts flying everywhere, he never even LOOKED at a socket or wrench -- just knew the size -- and his manuals all stayed up on the shelf.
