"Shop fees"

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  1. Jun 28, 2022 #21
    Last Call

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    If it was posted or if they did tell tell you ?. Would you walked out ? or would you still agreed to have the work done ?
     
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  3. Jun 28, 2022 #22
    rollin coal

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    I never saw a shop bill without that fee but you're right, nobody ever posts it on their shop rates either. Best way to avoid it is to DIY but it seems like I never have enough of them $30 for a bag of 50 red shop rags and $4.50 (on sale!) cans of brake parts cleaner. All that BS adds up quick but I bet shops don't pay retail like I do and they get much better pricing on parts too.
     
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  4. Jun 28, 2022 #23
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    I would !!
     
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  5. Jun 28, 2022 #24
    Kenworth6969

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    I would have still said $35 in shop fees is ridiculous for a 5 minute job but I wouldn't have been upset because at least it was disclosed to me prior to agreeing to do the job.

    I had to get it done regardless.
    The hiding of big fees until after the job is done is the part that I feel is messed up.
     
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  7. Jun 28, 2022 #25
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    Not to mention Thousands invested in software and electronics just to diagnose engines and transmissions in this day and age. The shop I worked for was an independent shop , so Detroit, Cat , Navistar , Allison , Cummins , Wabco , Bendix , and the list goes on and on.
     
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  8. Jun 28, 2022 #26
    Midwest Trucker

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    Not arguing but I’ve saw technology fees as well! It’s all good, trucking industry no matter what area is one big hustle. That’s business and life I guess.
     
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  9. Jun 28, 2022 #27
    lester

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    #1. 35$ is not a "large" fee
    B. The reason they can do they job in 5 minutes is because they have the part, the tools, the location and the people to do it.
    #3 don't like the big fees? Buy all the tools and do it yourself.
    F. Every 5 minute job is one stripped part away from being an all day affair
     
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  10. Jun 28, 2022 #28
    Kenworth6969

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    Dude they replaced an airline with one that I purchased.
    What $35 in shop supplies did they use up in 5 minutes? I saw nothing.

    If you read I said it's not so much the $35 but rather they hid this fee from me until the very end.
    Even when I asked then how much will it cost to get this done, they withheld telling me the shop fee.

    So which shop are you a mechanic at? :rolleyes:
     
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  11. Jun 28, 2022 #29
    Czar_Zero

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    Why didn't you replace the air line yourself?

    Don't carry the tools with you to do simple tasks like that?

    More fun to post another whinge thread on TTR?
     
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  12. Jun 28, 2022 #30
    Star Rider

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    Just consider it the Fuel Surcharge of the shop world and go on and enjoy life.
     
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