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Originally Posted by Driven97 View Post
I like Matt Farah but goes to show you can charge whatever you want for work on these cars and some sucker will pay it.
It's not about sucker.
It's about rock and a hard place, and being exploited.

Bald guy just got quoted $20k and his engine is in pieces.
What would you advice the bald owner should do?

But how is this remedied?

Everyone says you can't get a quote until everything is apart. And only then they know what it needs.
Captive buyer over a barrel. At that point, he can say $20k for a top end. He knows your only recourse is to tell him to reassemble, pay him $5k in labor, and drive away and start over.
Just like when your car breaks down out of state and is towed to a local station. They've got you. Either pay $1000 for the $200 repair, or pay $500 for a tow, and still need the repair.
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