>repair shop called>800 bucks to fix leaky exhaust pipe>look online>the parts are only 20 bucksfuckin' daylight robbery, I swear.
>>85710080You did shop around for quotes and will go with the best value for you money right anon?
>>85710090I did indeed shop around for quotes and went with the cheapest and most reputable option. but I can't exactly call out their bluff, because I'm not a mechanic myself. it's just fucking bullshit.
>>85710080Okay then spend $20 and do it yourself?
Find local off the book garage repair shops or some mexicans who will do it for 100 bucks and a case of modello.
>>85710080I just take the private bus to work. Costs me nothing because employer pays for it. Walk 5mins to the station and get in a comfy seat with my headphones on.
>>85710115I don't have the tools or the expertise. I'm just destined to get fleeced like a retard.
>>85710080it's just a pipe for hot air. weld it yourself
>>85710139This. And the bus WiFi is fast, so you can even do your daily standup meeting while pulling the latest repo changes.
>>85710145Sounds like you're not only paying for someone else's labor, but also their tools and experience.
yes you are being jewed hard
>>85710159it's a dumbass cocksucking piece of pipe that needs replacing. the job should not be 800 bucks under any fucking circumstance.
>>85710153Eh, no wifi on my bus. And I never have to work outside the fixed 40h/week schedule, so I usually put music on and close my eyes for a bit more time until I have to spend all day in front of screens.Would fucking hate to have to deal with idiots in traffic at 7:30am and then when I'm hungry in the afternoon. I wouldn't accept a job I can't walk to or take the bus to.
One of my coworkers knows shit about cars so my boss uses him for simple mechanic work like that and pays him his normal 25 an hour rate. Big savings over 100+ per hour for a real auto mechanic
what tools do you even knead, just a welder and some brackets nigga?
>>85710080charls clip is kek af
If you can't fix simple mechanical things on your own car then you are just a NIGGER. Complicated piston and injector-related matters are a different matter. Just jack your car up and weld that issue for free, exhaust is easy but a little dirty and messy. Just take a shower nigga.
>>85710320where do you think you are, at some mechanic Chad webportal for DIY gods with present and handy fathers?
>>85710320>If you can't fix simple mechanical things on your own car then you are just a NIGGER. >t. doesn't know how to do any manual labor and sits at home all day
>>85710080and now, realistically - i replaced the exhaust pipe recently- bought it myself for $70 (a quality one)- guy replaced it for $50
>>85710178You know what, you're right. You should buy all the equipment, rent a shop, and undercut all the competition since they obviously have no idea how much they should be charging for a job like that.
>>85710963>You should buy all the equipment, rent a shop, and undercut all the competition since they obviously have no idea how much they should be charging for a job like that.and so I will. fuck these moneygrubbing dickwads.
>>85710080If it needs welding, I know a guy who can get it fixed for a few beers.Hopefully you live near south Texas
>>85710080I needed to see this thread. A repair shop that's not even a dealership gave me a 900 dollar estimate to install a 150 dollar part and I thought none the wiser until I read your thread. I asked them if I need to pay for it then bring it in and they were like nah don't worry we'll pay for it once you pay us like they were doing me a favor.
>>85710080>>85711002>waaaaahhhh the part is only 50 bucks though waaaaahhhhhYou're paying for labor, dipshits. Don't like it? Buy the part, buy a haynes manual, buy some tools, and do it yourself.
>>85711002it's such a scam. even if you had some simple thing to fix like a burnt out turn signal, these hyenas would drool at the chops just knowing they'll be getting a nice 500 dollar markup for replacing a 5 dollar bulb. fuck them.
>>85711043>don't complain about overly priced labor, goy! just fix it yourself!god forbid we live in a service-based society and dare to dream of fair pricing.
>>85710178It's called labor, dumb dumb. Average rates for auto labor right now is $150 per hour. Jobs are charged and calculated with standard labor hours, even if the mechanic is extremely experienced and gets it done in one hour compared to a different guy who might take the full 5. If you have an issue with that then start learning how to do it all yourself and spend your time instead of someone else's.
>>85711072>don't like tipping? well, you better make your own meals forever and never think of eating in a restaurant again, dumb dumb!
>>85711063>whiny neet thinks he knows what other people's time is worth better than they doSo when are you planning on opening up your shop?
>>85710178Then buy a cheapo welder and diy. Simple. Or buy the part yourself and find another shop to install it. Remember, brown people in pakistan do this in sandals on a dirt floor.>>85710963>>85711072Don't listen to these unwise redditors. Get value for your money.
>>85711091>>whiny neet thinks he knows what other people's time is worth better than they doyeah, never ever ever complain about extravagant price markups.>just make your own videogame, if you don't like it!lmao
>>85711112You're just turning a wrench, anon, it's not that bad. Are you worried you'll start getting into it and realize why mechanics charge faggots like you $800?
>>85711126how about you suck my cock for 8 dollars? that's all your labor is worth, ya fucking bum.
>>85711090Literally yes. What kind of nigger goes to a restaurant knowing full well beforehand that they're not going to tip regardless of service quality?
>>85710102>I'm not a mechanic myselfYour hands broken?
>>85711174>Your hands broken?yes. I'm also geriatric. and I've got scoliosis. and my knees are blown out.
>>85711222Pics or none of that happened
>>85711229oh also forgot that I have osteoporosis, gout, cataracts, missing toes and I was a harlequin baby upon birth. pics are on my tiktok, twin.
>>85710080fucking feel you man charls i fucking feel you fuck that scam hyde
>>85711164>too lazy and incompetent to do his own wrenching>bitches when better people want to get paid for their timeThere's only one bum here and it's (you)
>>85711661hey buddy, less talking and more blowing. you're not gonna get a tip with that attitude.
>>85710080There are a ton of independent mechanics on Craigslist or Facebook marketplace that will install it for a fraction of the cost. I've always done this. I buy the parts myself and then find a guy. Don't pay some corporate chain that will rip you off pay an actual person directly who will give a shit.
>>85710178if that's true then you should be able to find someone to do it for 700 bucks or less
>>85710080depends on where the leak isif it's the rear muffler or the resonator you should be able to just hit up a junkyard and get that replaced yourself, it's just taking 3 or 4 bolts off and taking it off of the rubber hangerif it's somewhere near the oxygen sensors of the exhaust manifold just let someone else do itby the way just ask a welding shop to weld whatever hole there is in the exhaust, you'll probably get a better quote
>>85711891good suggestion, gonna be doing that next time some nonsense arises with this shitbox car>>85711922from what I could gather it was somewhere around the exhaust manifold, since it was giving a warning of the post catalyst fuel trim system being too lean, the shop already ordered the new parts, so it's all in their hands now. I'll keep that info about the rear muffler/resonator in mind for the future though, if something else goes wrong
>>85710080Yeah but do you trust yourself to repair it correctly after watching a youtube video and buying a few wrenches? You could argue that hey man a steak shouldnt be 40 bucks because the spices and ingredients would only be 20 but do you have the knowledge to make it taste good?
