$200 sounds fair.

I thought I was a good judge too. A guy I went to high school with and his father and my father were like best buds took me for $2500 on a job he begged me to do. I didn't want to do it in the first place. He works at the Legion I belong to now and has the nerve to ask how I'm doing whenever I see him.
Thats why I have my rule #1. Don't work for friends, family or casual acquaintances. All my work now is from referrals from current and past customers.

But as always your milage may vary. I hope it works out fantastic for you and your new neighbour and you get along like a house on fire. Good Luck!

 

$2500..........that's knee breaking money to me! Hell this chick I know owes me $340 and after a few months of not seeing or hearing from her I got fed up. So I ambushed her at work with a debt acknowledgment letter and video camera. She signed it and I have her on video doing so so I'm pretty sure I'll get my money one way or another.

 

150.00 and then ask him to sell it to you.

 

Seriously though.......after working on it I'm going to buy one for myself.

 

Labor-What we would give as an estimate at my shop.

front shocks-110
plugs, wires, cap, rotor-40
oil change-20
front brakes-130
fuel filter-140
stabilizer end links-40
adjust headlights-15
rotated tires-45
charged battery-10

Total-550 labor

 

Pretty darn close wasn't I?

 

We have some laws here know as Leins acts.
If you don't pay a mechanic or a renovator they can put a "Lein" on the property that was worked on.
Problem with numnuts was he was the general contractor and I was the sub.
I lein the house and the unsuspecting home owner would be responsible.
I know she already paid him so I thought it unfair to her.
It's OK I'm not on the street. Everyone knows about him now. Thats why he can only get part time work as a bartender. What comes around goes around.

 

Listen to this...........so I just got an email from the Jeep owner, and he says he got the Cherokee for FREE!!! Said some people he knew were gonna junk it so he took it. Who the hell junks a perfectly good XJ?!?

 

Tell him you'll take it off his hands for the money he now owes you.

 

Fuel filter is a 2 hour job? I haven't done mine yet, but where is it located?

 

Yeah that won't happen! Besides dude just went through a divorce so he's in need of some good luck like getting a vehicle for free and a good deal on repairs.

 

2 hours?!?!...............Maybe if you were wearing boxing gloves. It's about the easiest thing you can do. Rubber hose and clamps on both ends.

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It's on the drivers side above the rear axle.

 

140 is initial charge, if it exceeds an hour than we charge labor on top of it. Considering its in tank.

 

That's what I was thinking, but with the $140 labor quote, I'm wondering if some are in the tank.

 

And that's my answer. Thanks!