Thanks Larry for bringing up that question,

… We have a large amount of communication gaps in our whole service sector that need to be resolved by people like you and me.

I love to help people understand and respect dealerships.I also believe that there is plenty of work for both of us. The Labor rate question has been ongoing for decades and is very unfortunate. We need to be asking questions like what does it cost to replace my timing belt and the normal accessories that go with that job if we have a price concern.… The dealership price and the independent shop repair price is usually not much difference. The procedure is what needs to be focused on rather than the dollars per hour. The dollars per hour is only invented by somebody that was trying "marketing competition" and not thinking the horrible side effects this has become.The next factor is if it were not for the dealerships and what they represent in providing cars that need service all independence would be out of business before many years. Thank you dealerships/manufactures for providing all the needed service that this world has!

respect fully submitted by another independent repair shop owner who has high respect for all the manufacturers

Leon martin