L18_B110 I am not going to sit here and say you are wrong. In all honestly I wouldnt want it to happen to me.
My point is I would happily do this, although not as blatantly as its been made to seem. From day one I have maintained on this forum - I dont need anyones blessing or approval.
The point is, the customer is none the wiser (their own fault) and they are happy with the repair of their vehicleand the quality.
My hope is that members like Tommy will see for the future, how easily I could earn an extra $20 by doing and alternator ( yeah $20 is all the profit from a $120 rebuilt Alt )
If I can do this so easily, what are other blatantly crook workshops pulling off?
Talking to Oldmate at work today, we both agreed that out of all the automotive workshops we have knowledge of, Niether he nor I would happily recommend a workshop for alround work.
Thats the state of the industry today. Anyone believeing its just confined to the auto industry is fooling themselves.
Make note, Oldmate a fellow electrician feels I am in the wrong.
Customers need to ask questions. Its that easy. Most guys pretend to know about cars. Honestly your better off acting like you know nothing. If you have a rough idea what an Alternator is and I said " We charge XXX amount for a rebuilt alt" Most guys heads go click - Alternators charge the battery, OK Reco my alternator.
Girls on the otherhand usually know the least about cars and therefore ask questions like, what needs to be done to fix the problem, how much will it cost to fix the problem, What do you think is the best long term fix of the problem. All of these will receive straight up honest answers from me. I am not a conman and I am also not your life coach.
People are mostly victims of their own stupidity.

As for the way a customer speaks to me or any other tradesman. They dont need to speak to me like I am superior. They need to speak like they wish to be spoken to.
Any tradesman that has had to deal with customers will know how rude customers can be. The fact that when they visit an Auto elec its because their car is busted, doesnt help.
I used to get taxi drivers drive in and tell me to fix their car now.
I used to get customer come in and tell me, its just a broken wire, shouldnt take long to fix.
That is disrespectful and I wont ever drop what I am doing and put someone elses car on hold just for a rude prick. You tell me how to fix it and seeya later you can fix it yourself, or you can choose to pay the exagerated price that Iwill quote you for being rude. Dont like it, go elsewhere.
Many customers think they can get you to check for a problem, tell them the cause, quote it and they will say they will return next week, but actually fix the now know problem themselves.. Thats straight out rude. Thats conman material.

I am in no mafia, I do take medication like I have said before. I dont think I am better than anyone. I do think.
I am no Angel like you L18_B110. I live in the real world.
May all salesman go to hell for making you beileve you need something you dont.
May every member of this forum Understand my posts and realise if you make sure you know what you are getting, You should be happy. Its your hard earned money after all. Use your brain.
Oldmate you are a top bloke