Video Response to ETCG1's "Flat Rate Video"

Just my thoughts and opinions on flat rate pay scale for mechanics. This is just my video response to anETCG1 video on flat rate.

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Autos & Vehicles

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• tinydx95t2
• flat
• rate
• video
• response
• ETCG1
• opinion

[N1ghthawk75]

continued from last comment.... with flat rate the consumer wins and if you are doing it with straight time the mechanic wins... and back to the bad mechanics if we went to straight time pay they would still give sloppy work but will take longer to do it and the consumer loses.. I really believe flat rate even with its flaws helps the consumer from having to pay for lazy bad mechanics...

[tinydx95t2]

@N1ghthawk75 I can see your point and would have to agree with you.I just think that the flat rate system really needs an overhaul is all.

[castigo617]

the flat rate system was design to keep techs killing themselves over jobs

[tinydx95t2]

@castigo617 I don't know how they ever it came up with the system but I personally think it's a little out dated. Just how I feel on the subject.

[rick1475]

Great you made good points on the flat rate system, how about you make some new points in possible a new system and stop "dogging out the flat rate". Maybe talk about jobs that get paid on Private hours that private shop charge, and also you and Eric talk about this system like its a linear function. give out some better examples of why it works that way, and maybe suggestion to revise the system. Like private owners like myself.

[tinydx95t2]

@rick1475 I could make all the suggestions I want on how to fix the flat rate system and like Eric said in his video its not going to change any time soon.The automotive industry has adopted it as the holy bible on how to get paid for doing your job any more that the church is going to adopt new ways of thinking about God.The system is flawed and unless a lot of people like yourself a business owner and guys who do this for a living get together and say it needs revised it will not be changed!

[2stage90]

The flat rate system does suck. Even the basic bread and butter things. An example is from 4 tenths for a oil change plus the checklist and inspection to 2 tenths to do the same thing.....Why the change? Does the oil come out that much faster nowadays?......Nope just cut the throats of the guy trying to do it with quality. Its a turn in burn industry and I worked at a dealer.

[N1ghthawk75]

to start off with on this comment flat rate does need some improvement but also needs to be there to protect the consumer. by just eliminating flat rate will not get rid of the bad mechanics they are here to stay unfortunately.. in the example of the cabin filter the mechanic wins but if you went to a straight time pay the consumer wins. but on the opposite coin if you have a repair the books says takes 3 hours and the mechanic has to take 8 to get it done........ cont...

[tinydx95t2]

@ncrdisabled Thank you for the comment.I loved doing mechanics but at the time I just couldn't make end meet doing what I loved.I was very young and I just couldn't make it.I really wish I would have stuck with it but at the time I did what I thought was right for my growing family.

[ncrdisabled]

I am a NAVY vet 7 years on subs and so my dad thought me the ins and out of car repair from the age of 12 then I went to vo tech in the late 70s went to work for a car repair company the paid only flat rate I was treated very poorly then come the big layoffs everywhere in KY I tried to find a good job no such luck not enough training or on the job training so I went in the NAVY lucky I went in NUCK power on subs and it is a lot different then working for a car dealer . Good video !