Bobby,
All automotive shops mark up the prices for parts, in addition to charging
labor. It is a rarity for a shop owner to tell you this. This should say
something about this man's integrity. He sounds like someone you could trust.
As long as his surcharge isn't outrageous, I don't see how you could get hurt.
Chad Stretz
73 TR6
CF7511U
Bobby Whitaker wrote:
> I called the person I have chosen to do the floors and door sills on my TR-6
> yesterday to tell him I would be ready to bring the car to him soon. I told
> him that I had decided to take advantage of the TRF winter parts sales and
> already bought the parts. He said that he would have to charge me a
> surcharge because in addition to making his $35/hour for labor he makes a
> small profit on the parts he sells to his customers at a good price (he does
> have good prices when he is doing the labor, he just can't beat 30% off TRF
> prices).
>
> Is this standard practice and acceptable, and should I not be so bothered by
> it.
> He has worked on Triumphs for 20 years, is highly recommended and respected
> by all the members of my local Triumph club and has worked on my car once
> before and did a great job at a reasonable price. This is my first
> restoration and I don't have any experience farming out work like this and I
> just wondered if there were any opinions out there.
>
> Bobby Whitaker
> '72 TR6 CC78127
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