I think this deserves another thread. I think a Porsche/exotic mechanic shop and any general purpose mechanic shop are two very different businesses/beasts, so specify which you're talking about in your post. In my comments, I am talking about an all-purpose indy mechanic.
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Originally Posted by asphaltgambler
There are always exceptions but largely if the owner is making any real profit these days you can bet the customer and the technicians both are being 'stoked'
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You really think it's fair to say any mechanic making a decent living these days is a crook? A lot of failed businesses are simply badly managed by incompetence. Shop hours are $100+/hr. And you can have multiple bays. If you're good, and live in a dense area, you are always full. Billing hundreds of dollars per hour, and easily covering expenses. And you know about book hours vs. clock hours. My local mechanic lives in a good town and kids that go to "good" schools. He's 100% honest. He is so busy that he doesn't need to churn up fake repairs.
Maybe a successful mechanic is a crook.
But, it also could be a combination of skill, socioeconomic location, population density, and the way you run your business.