[KingNo155]

Its nothing new in the Auto Mechanic world if the books says it takes 4 hrs to repair you only get paid 4 hrs for the job. I've been working this way for years and I've never lost any money I can get most jobs done in half the time the book says it should be done, The worst case is it takes me 4 hrs to do the 4 hr job. The guys who aren't up to par are the one who suffer. Fortunate for me Dad put me to work on the family cars as soon as I was able to hold a wrench. I've never had any formal school training in auto mechanics only my Dads training(he was a part time auto mechanic, and a full time car nut). The ones who seem to do the worse are those who spent time going to a Tech school

[Willie Green]

I can get most jobs done in half the time the book says it should be done

I've always heard that "the book" was based strictly on using manual tools -- no pneumatic wrenches or other power tools that make the job go faster. Not sure if it's true or not, but I was told that's why the customer gets charged for 4 hours labor even though it only takes the mechanic 2 or 3 hours.

[Xenalyte]

I have three things to do before my life ends, and one is to rebuild a car that's older than me from just about the ground up. Will your father take on a quick-to-learn 35-year-old wanna-be grease monkey babe?

[oceanview]

but it didn't use to work that way, at least at car dealerships. the mechanics at the dealers were employees, making a salary. If alot of cars came in that day, they were doing jobs all day long. On a slow day, maybe not. But their salary wasn't adjusted on a daily basis.