johnston
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| posted on 21/8/02 at 06:49 PM |
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F.A.O. all you professional mechanics (or people doing homeer's)
I,ve just finished workin on an escy mk6 van diesal for psv fitted
cv joint
boot on other side
anti roll bar bushes
" " " links
brake shoes
rear door(including a 45 mile round trip to collect it )
taillights
full service including t/belts
fitted new latch mechanism and rods to rear door
my problem is how much do i charge for the labour dont wanna be too dear cos might be more work come from it but at the end of the day i got steel to
buy and a shed to pay for
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 21/8/02 at 07:23 PM |
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At London prices i would say £350 labour plus parts,have you got a times book?thats how i work out my prices 
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johnston
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| posted on 21/8/02 at 08:44 PM |
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na aint got 1 yet only really started doin it for mesel and never really got involved with the money side of things before
p.s. i was think 200
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 21/8/02 at 08:52 PM |
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I got rent,rates electric,equipment,insurance,wages,phone,etc etc etc it aint cheep running a buisness,doin it as a pj £200 sounds ok
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DEAN C.
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| posted on 2/9/02 at 06:10 PM |
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Hi, I'd say take a close look at your hours and work a rough hourly rate out.
Book times are ok but dont take into account the problems that always arise.
Being a mechanic is all about getting around the problems,if all jobs were straight forward everyone could be a fitter/mechanic just by reading a
manual.
In other words your hourly rate should reflect your experiance.
In eight years of being self employed I found pricing work the hardest thing to do.
I now work for a multi-national company and pricing up hours and work estimates for them has made me realise you cant be too soft,cos we can work all
day for a crap rate and people will let you do it!
Dean ..
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