Intake manifold gasket

[losh1971]

45 an hour, most mechanics start at 90 an hour. Some are 120 an hour. But yes I would pay the extra hour any day to have it cleaned properly.

 

[vc commodore]

45 an hour, most mechanics start at 90 an hour. Some are 120 an hour. But yes I would pay the extra hour any day to have it cleaned properly.

Mainland mechanics start at $120 P/H......K-mart mechanics charge $130 P/H on the mainland

 

[losh1971]

There you go. A few blokes are around 90 in Launceston. KTAS was 120 might be 130 now. My trans tech is 110 inc GST and he books out for three months min.

 

[Immortality]

And I bet most wouldn't be as anal about doing the job right as I do on my own cars...

Kinda shows you how long it's been since I paid someone to work on my cars!

 

[losh1971]

I think it depends on what you get done at the mech. I had two struts rebuilt and new arms fitted for 120 bucks and that was both sides. I supplied parts saving me a **** load. That job would have taken me 3-4hrs at a guess. No idea how long the mech took but man he must be well rehearsed, because 60 bucks a side not worth the hassle for me to do it myself.

 

[vc commodore]

And I bet most wouldn't be as anal about doing the job right as I do on my own cars...

Kinda shows you how long it's been since I paid someone to work on my cars!

Very hard finding a mechanic that is anal working on other peoples cars.....It's a case of searching.

That said, i prefer doing work on my own cars too....That way, if it turns to crap, I can only blame myself

 

[the_boozer]

Do you really like your car and how much cash you want to spend depends on how clean it gets I guess $80 is $80 I would have liked to degrease and clean it up but the owner doesn't look under the bonnet and $80 must be more important. I wouldn't let my car get that dirty to start with if the car is filthy and the owner don't care why should anyone that works on it for 2 hours care?

Can you make it any cheaper? Otherwise come time to pay and they say Ive only got $50 left till next fortnight can you let me off $50. Happens alot.

 

[Immortality]

That's why I'd be a **** mechanic as I like to do things properly to ensure the job is done right like giving the mating surfaces a really good clean and chasing the threads, cleaning the bolts etc but those things take time. I see poor quality work done regularly because the boss is bitching about deadlines but the problem is that mentality creeps into the day to day work ethic and then real **** ups occur that end up in re-work costing the company more money in the long run...

 

[vs-lover]

And I bet most wouldn't be as anal about doing the job right as I do on my own cars...

Kinda shows you how long it's been since I paid someone to work on my cars!

You're talking about me again aren't you !!!! and that's why so many cars end up at wrecking yards nowadays.

I like to do things properly to ensure the job is done right like giving the mating surfaces a really good clean and chasing the threads, cleaning the bolts etc but those things take time.

Thus if I was pedalling my services to others I'd go broke. Well that's what everyone keeps on telling me.

 

[Wozza]

95% of mechanics start off with a spring in their step and mountains of enthusiasm..after a number of years dealing with the same crap and moaning customers end up punching em through..Most place's will just do the flip the inlet to one side, with a quick clean, slap the gasket on with a slop of goo...
Honestly if your going to drive a +10yo car you need to be able to work on em yourself or drive em into the ground and move on...around ere if we cant fix it we go without