MAPerformance Labor Rate Increase Effective 4/15/08

[DSM_421]

Good thing to hear about the AWD dyno, what kind is it? That is something your shop needs very BAD.

[4Las90]

Good thing to hear about the AWD dyno, what kind is it? That is something your shop needs very BAD.

We will be adding another roller to the Dynojet we have.

[scheides]

I gotta be honest man, I think the price hike is too high. Be ready to drop it if the work dries up.

[DSM_421]

Damn I was hoping a DD so you could have compairable numbers to DB.

Anyways I wish the best of luck to MAP! Can't wait to see the RX-7 in action!

[vr-4lif3]

No offense but a price change like that is too drastic IMO. That will keep me from putting my car in the shop. However this maybe what you guys are shooting for? No matter what good luck to you guys, and do what you need to do.

[v8klla]

I gotta be honest man, I think the price hike is too high. Be ready to drop it if the work dries up.

To be completely honest we are expecting a significant decrease in labor based on this change, however it will free up time for us to pursue other sources of revenue that are far less stressful on our staff lol. Also, for those that do choose to utilize our services we will be able to schedule and complete jobs at a much faster rate than our competition while still offering the absolute highest level of quality.

Chris

[sleepydsm]

Makes my over-priced shop look cheap @ $96/hr ;)

[turbotalon1g]

WOw, i am surprised a little by the reaction, but that is a huge increase, but a justified increase.

Hopefully this takes you where you want to be guys. Good luck and maybe you will find out who your loyal customer base is and not just the people looking for cheap labor.

[niterydr]

I pay $110/hr shop labor rates all of the country. People need to realize that they should pay MORE for skilled labor, not less because it is a nitch. If you don't charge enough to make it worth while and profitable, might as well close the doors.

[Shane@DBPerformance]

If you don't charge enough to make it worth while and profitable, might as well close the doors.

Exactly, you can go broke sitting at home doing nothing, instead of going broke working 16 hours a day on someones basketcase. Rents aren't going down, property tax keeps pushing them up, electricity and heating costs were insane this last winter, gas prices make driving to work hurt for us and our employees, the cost of metal is going out of control, the profit margin on parts is down to next to nothing, blah blah blah, etc. Just think of the little problems everyone has to deal with on your cars when you do performance work on them, you can end up with 2-6 hour of actual employee time spent on every billed hour because of problems, ordering parts that need to be replaced that weren't originally expected, researching something or just hammering some damn axle.