Meineke rant (long)

[stevo]

i think that since you don't have the talent or skill to do something it automatically gives you the right to price other's work...........

You don't need to be a weatherman to know which way the wind blows.

Stevo

[Grape]

It was an example. So you're saying you have never bitched about the price of ANYTHING?

no, i just go somewhere else, i don't try to run others business and justify why they should charge less, i've got enough shit to worry about.

[Pro88LX]

I don't bitch about gas prices, I know nothing about the business, I adjust accordingly.

It was an example. So you're saying you have never bitched about the price of ANYTHING?

[samuel642000]

oh and for the record i'm not defending meineke by any means, i'm pretty sure that within a half hour i could have this kid welding better than those goons lol

Whenever you start needing an intern, you let me know. lol but seriously.

[Cobraman]

FUCK MEINEKE IN THEIR GOAT ASS, i went into the place by my house for a brake job on my cummins. I had just drove 23 hours from my old rig in PA. the day before, so i really didnt want to turn any wrenches.
They quoted me 900 for brakes and a Caliper( they said it was sticking and needed to be replaced) i said No way in hell!!!!
They say they have my truck apart and are starting to work on it . i tell the manager to put my shit back together and he argues with me about how they have to fix it bc it is the law, or some stupid shit.
in the end i went to "vatozone" and bought the parts and did it for 175ish.
The kicker was that i was talking to the cashier at autozone, and he says "huh, how ironic... the guys next door at meineke just called and asked the price for all these exact same parts"!!!!!!!! wtd?

Did you go back and kick the managers ass? Lol. Why the fuck are they still in business ? Everyone that goes there is getting robbed and they don't have a clue.

[Ruffneck1320]

fuck meineke

i can't tell you how many times people tried to rip me off when i was teenager! now that i'm older i've gotten wiser to these shops and know to stay away.

FUCK MEINEKE IN THEIR GOAT ASS, i went into the place by my house for a brake job on my cummins. I had just drove 23 hours from my old rig in PA. the day before, so i really didnt want to turn any wrenches.
They quoted me 900 for brakes and a Caliper( they said it was sticking and needed to be replaced) i said No way in hell!!!!
They say they have my truck apart and are starting to work on it . i tell the manager to put my shit back together and he argues with me about how they have to fix it bc it is the law, or some stupid shit.
in the end i went to "vatozone" and bought the parts and did it for 175ish.
The kicker was that i was talking to the cashier at autozone, and he says "huh, how ironic... the guys next door at meineke just called and asked the price for all these exact same parts"!!!!!!!! wtd?

[OrangeChevyII]

That's high, you could have bought two brand new mufflers for $89 a piece installed.

Here's the bad part, although you were smart enough to pull away, other people just agree to it and let them do the work.

[SVT Lurch]

most business's that have rent, employees, taxes, electricity, running water, insurance and such, find it hard to operate for very long on less than $50/hr lol

True, but as has been stated a few times in this thread there are places that will do it for cheaper. Just because they have lower overhead or would rather make $40 than $0 one hour doesn't mean this guy is an idiot. A little of something is better than a lot of nothing in most cases.

[Coupe81]

most business's that have rent, employees, taxes, electricity, running water, insurance and such, find it hard to operate for very long on less than $50/hr lol

That's actually the average price for a cheap welder. I've seen some as high as $75 an hour.

[Grape]

oh and for the record i'm not defending meineke by any means, i'm pretty sure that within a half hour i could have this kid welding better than those goons lol

[Grape]

I had also seen B&B install my tailpipes ( custom fitted because they were for another car) and bend custom flow tubes for straight pipes all for under $100. It took over two hours to do as well. So when I get quoted $300 for something simple as installing two mufflers, I'm obviously going to catch that something is wrong.

most business's that have rent, employees, taxes, electricity, running water, insurance and such, find it hard to operate for very long on less than $50/hr lol

[Grape]

So because he has never pulled the trigger on a welder (which by some of the work i've seen done by some of these chains, he may be better off doing it himself LOL) he is not qualified to think that someones price is too high? I hope you don't EVER bitch about gas prices unless you're out in the oil field where they're pumping it, on the tanker ships transporting it, at the refineries refining it, driving the truck delivering it to the gas station, AND owning a gas station and selling it. Sorry for the run on sentence lol

I don't bitch about gas prices, I know nothing about the business, I adjust accordingly.

[Cobraman]

You don't have an opinion on anything you haven't actually done yourself, such as economics, foreign policy, taxes, the price of gas, etc? What a silly blanket statement.

I had also seen B&B install my tailpipes ( custom fitted because they were for another car) and bend custom flow tubes for straight pipes all for under $100. It took over two hours to do as well. So when I get quoted $300 for something simple as installing two mufflers, I'm obviously going to catch that something is wrong.

[Pro88LX]

You don't have an opinion on anything you haven't actually done yourself, such as economics, foreign policy, taxes, the price of gas, etc? What a silly blanket statement.

Right?

[Pro88LX]

so this kid that has never pulled the trigger on a welder is allowed to actually have an opinion on pricing fabrication work? I have a fool proof business plan, you two should go into business together, you could be in the back fabricating, and he could run the office and price the work. Tell me how long you guys can pay your bills.........

I deal with broke dicks all the time that think just because i can put a front clip on a race car in 4 hours that it shouldn't cost much.........WRONG

So because he has never pulled the trigger on a welder (which by some of the work i've seen done by some of these chains, he may be better off doing it himself LOL) he is not qualified to think that someones price is too high? I hope you don't EVER bitch about gas prices unless you're out in the oil field where they're pumping it, on the tanker ships transporting it, at the refineries refining it, driving the truck delivering it to the gas station, AND owning a gas station and selling it. Sorry for the run on sentence lol