# i hate crooked mechanics.

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**Created:** [April 17, 2007, 10:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-hate-crooked-mechanics/27806 "2007-04-17T22:01:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![BigRon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/58956e/32.png) [@BigRon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BigRon)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2007, 4:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-hate-crooked-mechanics/27806/16 "2007-04-18T04:57:47Z")

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was it a franchise shop?  
a $200 dollar autozone could easily be $400 oem and most franchise shops are close to $100 an hour

Now if its just a small shop a $200 dollar autozone part with a 30% mark up is $260 plus 2 or 3 hours of labor at $80 + or -. So my math is $500.

Also an oem pad and rotor job on my Saab was over $500.  
That’s why I bought a service contract on it (granted maintenance items like brakes are not included).

Crooked may be a touch strong, maybe “trying to make a living”

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