I hate the "shop materials fee"......as a percent of the bill. On an engine rebuild everything is itemized so why the need for the 5% materials fee? Safe to say 5% (or whatever) more than covers the paper towels, grease, wd-40 about 500% over in the first few jobs, then it is just a gouge.

I had a fat pig realtor rip into me one day about parking 2 tires on here grass. Keep in mind it is in a narrow alley and she has about 15 inches of grass there so it isn't like I parked on her front lawn with the bumper against her front door! Technically it is an easement anyway, she doesn't own that piece of dirt. She is ranting, I explained I have done this for 10 years now with no bad effects, she just kept going so I laughed at her......She gets enraged, "what is so funny"......I told her the huge booger hanging off her nose is distracting! She then went into "rage overdrive" and I just drove off!

You wouldnt believe the stuff I see/hear as an RN in a hospital.......

Please tell us

And I've owned them all

That's insane! I charge $9.00. Guess I need to get with the times, I'll fix you up at 4.99%

It will quiet down once the Powdercoat wears off...

Ya, after the idler pulley starting walking of and chewed into my timing cover. I told him it was a bad idler... Needless to say they got me for 7k and only spent another 20k to fix that debacle.

A guy i use to work with had the crank seal leaking on a small gas engine because when he changed it before he put a big scratch on the crank and the base. So instead of fixing it the right way he said "I'll just put two seals on it that should fix it."

Hmm..

That's the funny part Artie, dad owned all three also......at the same time.

I feel his pain!