I started by working on lawn mowers when i was about 8 years old. From there i worked with my dad fixing equipment and vehicles for a construction company; got tired of that and went on to manage the equipment maintenance needs for a landscaping company. I have been working mobile for over a year. All together i have about 14 years here and there working on just about everything; Cars, Trucks, Vans, SUVs, landscaping and construction equipment both large and small.
I now have a mobile repair service focusing on convenience. No one wants to have to arrange a ride home from the repair shop, arrange a ride to work and back and then still have to pick up their car the next day just to come back to the shop and find out that what started as a leaky radiator hose ended up as a whole radiator replacement with a bill of 500$. This seems to be the case most of the time. The shops have such large costs of operation they are forced to make their employees lie, cheat and steal. Such things as "We must do at least 25 radiator flushes this month" or "we have to change brakes on at least 25 cars this month" Now you know why when you got your wiper blades changed they recommended such a service in complete disregard to whether it was needed.
With minimal costs of operation and very little overhead i can cut almost any shop bill in half. Average brake job now days with rotor replacement can be around 300$ per axel, Then you have to remember the guy who changed your brakes probably was only getting paid 8$ an hour and just wanted to get the job done and go home. Can’t tell you how many horror stories i have heard. The worst part is they charge you for the screw ups. The 8$ an hour "Technician" doesn’t care about your finacial situation, he has a quota to meet. When it comes to the shops the fastest "Tech" is best so when he runs a screw driver into your caliper seal from being in a hurry who do you think pays for the new caliper?
