Yeah I totally get that. I raised my rates not too long ago. Kind of the same attitude. Im not 18 anymore I’m not working for free anymore. If that means I only get some insurance work here and there then so be it. I also do mechanical repairs and that seems to be good the past couple years. I also have a small dealership and buy insurance vehicles. So I can buy work if need be. I’d rather work on my own stuff than someone else’s for peanuts. And lord knows I have plenty of projects I should finish as well.I hear this a lot, BUT I also heard like one shop a year ago that said he was working for nothing anymore and raised his shop rate from 55 dollars an hour to 75 dollars an hour with the attitude they could take it or go elsewhere.
Six months later, he's booked up for over a year, and he is picking the jobs he wants, and he has eliminated the the rife-rafe and poor payers.
Oh hes in a small town.
Same I don’t have one either. And I’ve also seen garage jobs that were much better than jobs that came out of a booth. It’s all about the person doing the work.I dont have a booth and I charge a decent amount. Don't let that be a deciding factor.
Now you know you can keep working on it until you hit the magic number.The 4-Runner I took in is time and material and not quite sure what the final bill will be I threw out close to 10 K .Same here as Crash didn't expect the owner to go with the estimate.