| Flat Rate Question |
Subject: Flat Rate Question by Danspeed1 on 2008/7/9 3:11:06 Hello, A friend of a friend is looking to have some service work done to his vehicle, but is not interested in paying dealer or local prices (which in some cases aren't any better than dealer pricing). So he came to me for help. The car to be fixed is a 01 Chevy Impala 3.4L. The car needs front and rear struts, front and rear brakes, a valve cover gasket, an oil change, PCV valve, and the A/C needs to be fix (problem not determined yet). I really could use the extra cash but I don't know what to charge this guy. I told him not to hold me to any figures but I would probably have him get the parts and charge him half the local dealer flat rate time (which is $100 an hour). Only problem is I am not sure what the flat rate time is for all this stuff, and I am not sure how to bill out the undetermined a/c work. I want to be fair but I don't want to take a beating either. I know what its like doing struts on this car and its NOT FUN! One place quoted him $1300 just to do the struts... nevermind the rest of the work. What do you guys think I should do? Dan |
