I don't blame car professionals who won't take on restorations vs. insurance
work. If I was going to do restoration work, I would only do it first
class. Because that's what people expect (in spite of what they tell you up
front) and I would charge whatever it cost to do.
Actually, I'm glad there is no money to be made in restoring old Triumphs.
It would price us regular car nuts out of the market.
Terry
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> From: Laura.G@141.com[SMTP:Laura.G@141.com]
> Reply To: Laura.G@141.com
> Sent: Friday, March 17, 2000 2:06 PM
> To: Fred Thomas; spitfires@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: prejudice
>
>
> I know that costs are a big reason that Dave's shop is taking on less and
> less restoration jobs-they barely break even! If some guy comes along who
> does want a restoration on one of the cars on the lot, they'll do it-but
> it
> will *cost*. (I think he's doing an old Mercedes now for some ball
> player.)
> People think there's a lot of money to be made in restorations, but it's
> just not so.
>
> Laura
>
> Vita brevis est: rapide agite, vigore strigate!
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Fred Thomas <vafred@erols.com>
> To: <spitfires@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Friday, March 17, 2000 9:12 AM
> Subject: prejudice
>
>
> >
> > The main reason for shops not wanting to touch a older car, is the
> out-come
> > of what was charged and what is expected. When a owner of any older car
> > wants any paint/body work done, no matter what is said, the owner wants
> show
> > car results, and they are going to be more criticle of what ever work
> was
> > performed. The normal going rate for labor at a shop is 35.00 per hour,
> no
> > shop can make ends meet on this labor rate, so if it will take 4 hours
> to
> > fix a fender, the estimate says 8 hours, estimates are always double
> what
> > time is involved to complete the task. If you want a concours paint job,
> > tell them up front, if you want a very good presentable paint job, same
> > thing, tell him, you get what you pay for (sometimes) "FT"
> >
> >
>
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