"I'm Right" <ImRight@URwrong.net> wrote in
news:746q7pF11da1qU1@mid.individual.net:

> Parts plus labor and the resetting of the toe-in, a complete alignment
> is not needed.



Next time why don't you try asking the alignment tech for toe adjust only
and see what kind of discount (or laughter) you get.



> Price it out and check the labor, I bet labor rates are in the $100
> range, which the mechanic will get $20 + benefits of that $100, and
> beat the time allowence by 20-30%.



Or encounter a severely rusted bolt, or break something, and run over the
time allowance by 20-30%, which he can't bill for. It works both ways.



> Dealer makes $70/hr on each mechanic....



And out of that $70 he has to pay all the invoices, payroll and taxes that
the mechanic doesn't have to worry about.



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