Cylinder failure (lost compression) no warranty VF SSV Redline

[Martbar]

Yeah that’s the Midas Touch………Up!

You beat me to it.

 

[J_D 2.0]

I resent the insinuation that Plumbers bang people hard and householders just pay. Please don't tar us all with the same brush.
The big firms charge the big bucks but I am a one man band and frankly I'd probably earn more with less hassle and responsibility if I just went and worked for one of the big Plumbing firms. Not all of us are rip of merchants.

I normally find that the big tip is to not use a franchise (Midas, Pedders, etc). The franchise owner makes all the money and are constantly pushing the franchisees to increase profits (so the owner can take them).

It paints the franchisee into a corner, either screw your customers over or go broke and hand the franchise onto the next sucker who quickly finds out the same equation.

 

[vc commodore]

I normally find that the big tip is to not use a franchise (Midas, Pedders, etc). The franchise owner makes all the money and are constantly pushing the franchisees to increase profits (so the owner can take them).

It paints the franchisee into a corner, either screw your customers over or go broke and hand the franchise onto the next sucker who quickly finds out the same equation.

Hit the nail on the head....

 

[Forg]

Hit the nail on the head....

Or in the case of the franchisee, hit the thumbnail with the hammer ...

 

[vc commodore]

Or in the case of the franchisee, hit the thumbnail with the hammer ...

Bit more than the thumbnail.....

 

[losh1971]

@Rockyz1904 the outcome was?

 

[VFSV6FORME]

It's disgustingly wrong for a business to think they're entitled to rip women off

20 years ago I fitted a ceiling fan for a young lady in her house and when I was finished she come out of her bedroom NAKED and she told me "I dont have the money to pay for it" So I raced out of the House, came home and told my wife and all I was thinking about was a similar situation where my friend was in as he raced out of the house doing other work to fix somthing that I forgot and she complained to the Police that he touch me.
This was enough for me as till today I will never ever go to anyone house where a woman is in there by herself. By the way the Police dropped the Charges the day before his trial. Dont worry woman can rip men off big time

 

[RevNev]

Dont worry woman can rip men off big time

Indeed they can, but I'm referring to the assumption that women are likely to be mechanically naive to purposely overcharge them for repairs.

About 7 or 8 years ago, we had an engine management issue with an Iveco truck towing our race car transporter and took it an Iveco dealer in rural NSW. I spoke to a bloke at the service counter who told me they'd have a look at our truck straight away. A few minutes later, a woman came out and re-affirmed they'd look at our truck first up assuming she normally worked the service counter. About 10 minutes later, the same woman came out wearing overalls carrying their diagnostic scanner and discovered that she was a mechanic and their electronics guru!

 

[OldBomb]

I know men that keep going to Thailand to meet women. After bringing them to Australia they wonder why their bank account is tens of thousands of dollars lighter.
I think the old Latin term is caveat emptor? (Let the buyer beware)

 

[RevNev]

I know men that keep going to Thailand to meet women. After bringing them to Australia they wonder why their bank account is tens of thousands of dollars lighter.
I think the old Latin term is caveat emptor? (Let the buyer beware)

A bit off topic, but a mate of mine married a Thai woman with the idea she'd be easy going deeply appreciating the much better life he gave her. She ended up the most high maintenance, money hungry, controlling pain in the butt person imaginable!