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Discussion Title:  your thoughts on waiting at the shop

wizdum

2005-06-10 08:54:00

your thoughts on waiting at the shop

while the mechanoc does his job some fell very strongly about this and think they must wait and watch tec others just like to leave the mechanic be to do his job n/e thoughts on this?

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drdisque

2005-06-10 21:12:00

Re: your thoughts on waiting at the shop

if its something that's fast enough that I can wait I usually do. I usually stand outside the garage instead of in the waiting room too. I've caught several things and corrected them while there (wrong grade oil, mounting directional tire backwards on rim)

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Steel

2005-06-10 21:14:00

Re: your thoughts on waiting at the shop

Though I can understand peoples need to watch us so that we don't screw up, its really quite annoying when we can feel a hole being burned through us from your eyes.

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beef_bourito

2005-06-10 21:51:00

Re: your thoughts on waiting at the shop

I have a very good mechanic, he doesn't try to do anything undesireable so if it's a quick fix i stay but if it takes long (like 1/2 a day or so) i go with someone else and get a ride home with him



AlmostStock

2005-06-11 23:26:00

Re: your thoughts on waiting at the shop

This is exactly why some shops have this sign:

Labor $85 hr.

If you watch $120 hr.

If you help $160 hr.

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drdisque

2005-06-12 18:21:00

Re: your thoughts on waiting at the shop

I don't pay them $85 an hour to screw up and waste my time, he wasn't putting in the wrong oil or mounting the tire backwards for a reason.

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MagicRat

2005-06-12 18:30:00

Re: Re: your thoughts on waiting at the shop

Quote:
Originally Posted by Steel
Though I can understand peoples need to watch us so that we don't screw up, its really quite annoying when we can feel a hole being burned through us from your eyes.
I completely agree. A good mechanic wouldn't mind a good firend or a good, repeat customer watching, (well, not too closely) but usually watching a mechanic is a sure-fire way to piss him off and/or distract him.
Let the mechanic do his job in peace.

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