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Originally Posted by Zulfiqar
. . and shape like the one they are removing because of the flat rate system and also the supermarket help hiring syndrome where quantity beats quality.
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This is driven by car owners that don't want to pay for quality work and want to know the exact cost up front before any work begins.
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Originally Posted by Zulfiqar
If a shop did that - it would take about half a day I think if the tech knew how to make the lines.
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$ 80 Hr * 4 hr = $ 360 and parts markup that barely pays for printing the invoice makes for a money losing job and an irate customer that feels ripped off. " you changed me XX !! I can buy brake lines at Auto Zoo for $ 5 . "
This leads to zip tied lines and S bends to take up the slack of a pre made line. Customer does not see it and , at least initially , works the same as a proper job.