Have you ever wondered why your car repair bill is so high? The reason is, automobile repair mechanics make a lot of money with commissions. Free brake inspections and oil changes are the money makers for these car shops. Every auto mechanic who performs a free brake inspection has money symbols in his eyes thinking about the huge commissions from the up sells. Oil change mechanics often feel the same way about up selling for commissions. Let me explain what I mean and what you need to watch out for. Although I worked as a ASE certified auto mechanic for over 25 years I was appalled some times of what auto repair shop owners expected from their technicians.
Free brake inspections will make a automobile repair mechanic make a lot of money with commissions. First of all the word advertised here is, “Free Brake Inspection.” This would even attract someone like me to have this service performed for free. Actually I had a brake noise once and rather than jacking my car up and pulling wheels off to look for it I had a automobile repair shop mechanic do it for me. Of course I did not tell him I was also a ASE certified brake technician. To make a long story short the auto mechanic wrote me up a brake estimate which totaled around $400. I just wanted to peak at my brakes to see what the noise was not to have a auto mechanic try to make some money from commissions from me! As I suspected, a front pad shim had wiggled loose and needed to be put back in place by me.
Oil changes are a big time money maker for the automobile mechanics who also offer a “FREE” maintenance inspection. When they call you outside to show you the supposed bad and dirty part they have you! Your $19.95 oil change has turned into a lot of money for the auto mechanic wanting to bump up his commissions. He or she is thinking about a big steak dinner for not only him but for his entire family on his next payday. I don’t want to slam automobile repair mechanics for trying to make a lot of money with commissions but where do they draw the line? Like I said before auto repair shop owners play a major role in getting to your hard earned money with commission promises to his automobile repair mechanics.
I hope this article informing you of how auto repair shops operate has educated you just a little bit on how automobile repair mechanics make a lot of money with commissions. For more car care tips please visit my blog at, “Auto Repair Savings and my Special Links”
