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Originally Posted by LIforrelaxin
The interesting thing about that is that it doesn't work out the way you think all the time. While at times the work is done quicker, and thus it is better for the garage... The are also time where the work takes longer and doesn't work out so well for the garage.....
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I suppose so but there is lots of slush built into those labor hours so they hardly end up on the loosing side of things. Plus don't forget the very healthy markup on parts that are used too. The techs are paid flat rate too so it's to their advantage to get things done fast and "bill out" more hours than they are working.
When I used to do that kind of work I would typically bill out 10-15 hours over 40 even though I was was only working 40. A lot depended on the jobs I was getting. Things like oil changes, brakes, exhausts, typical service interval "services" such as 30,60,90K, timing belts, tuneups, etc.. these are the holy grail very easy to blast out in short time, require no troubleshooting, and pay very good hours, that's the stuff which everyone loves to do as there is big money in it and it doesn't require a significant amount of mechanical know how to do.