Quote Originally Posted by stevedmc View Post
Did you factor into the price your tools? It probably cost you over a thousand to do the job. You could have gotten the whole thing done for $875 and it would have been much cheaper than buying tools. You forgot to count the expense of breakfast and lunch. I'm guessing you had to feed yourself and that must have cost money too. Don't forget that you also had to provide housing for yourself the night before you did the job. What did that cost? Did you take a shower after doing the work? Surely you used soap and water. Everyone knows it isn't free to take a shower. You really did get ripped off. Next time you need something done save yourself a bundle of money and just pay a mechanic $100 an hour.
I hate to be Captain obvious, but even if you pay a mechanic $100 an hour you will still eat your lunch that day and sleep in your own home with all its expenses. You can only classify these as savings if you starve yourself and rent your house out for the duration the mechanic is working on your car.