Originally posted by 3LPOWER:
Originally posted by fingas:
it sounds like some of those "mechanics" are making quite a bit more than that,


Let me correct you. I've worked for bother Ford and Firestone/bridgestone(currently) they charge $70 for labor per hour. To get new rear drums and pads it pays a MECHANIC .8 hrs. To me at $12.50 an hour that is $9.00. Therefore the MECHANICS aren't the ones leaving with all the dough in their pockets. ok..poor mechanic's rant off.. ok and that is way too much unless you're doing wheel cylinders, lines, shoes, drums, hardware, and a brake flush.



I'm sorry to have offended as i do understand that the actual mechanic doesn't get the majority of the money, the actual shop gets the money and the mechanic busts his a$$ to make sure that the shop gets paid. Before you shop owners out ther attack me, i do understand you have to pay taxes, insurance, rent, disposal fees, wages, and building maintenance but i think that at $70 dollars an hour labor there isn't a need to mark up the cost of parts.

1996 Zetec MTX NO Mods it's only a matter of money now though.