My car dealer charges more per hour for labor than I do
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Anonymous
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…and I’m a doctor.
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Anonymous
| Crazy, but also that labor charge covers more than one person, plus the associated overhead. |
Anonymous
OP. So does mine. |
Anonymous
| You can go to an independent mechanic. |
Anonymous
| The kicker is that they go by "the book". Your car may need work that "the book" says takes 1.5 hours but it really only takes them 1 hour. You get charged the 1.5 hour. |
Anonymous
| and... |
Anonymous
| When you and everyone else keep telling their kids that college is the only way they can get ahead in life, auto mechanics become scarcer and their labor more expensive. |
Anonymous
Better question is whether the employee sees a return on that labor or whether the owner takes most of the pie. Granted there is a lot of overhead with tools, etc. and probably more downtime than a doctor typically has because if someone cancels a doctor appointment you can get someone else to fill it easier than a mechanic. |
Anonymous
Do they charge more per hour than is billed for you or more per hour per hour than you make? |
Anonymous
Exactly! Mr. doctor, wait until you see what your practice/hospital charges US! |
Anonymous
My late husband was a doctor. If you divided his pay, which was great, by the hours he worked, he probably made less hourly than a certified mechanic. But he loved his job. |
Anonymous
So? Only a physician would be this arrogant. |
Anonymous
+1. Most of my doctor visits are over $100 per visit including my copay and what insurance pays for about a 10 minute visit so figure $600 per hour. I know there is overhead but I doubt what OP is saying about a dealer mechanic having a higher hourly billing rate are true. |
Anonymous
| What kind of doctor? That's not surprising |
Anonymous
Sometimes stuff breaks and it takes them 3 hours, you only pay for 1.5, would you rather pay for 3? |