Are my business assumptions correct?

On 4/2/2021 5:14 PM, Tekkie� wrote:
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> On Fri, 02 Apr 2021 14:25:42 -0400, micky posted for all of us to digest...
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>> Are my business assumptions correct?
>>
>> I'm trying to get rid of some engine trouble codes, and I need to
>> install 2 or 4 oxygen sensors. I know I can install one of them, and
>> if I find a place where I can jack up the car and work underneath, I can
>> probably do the remaining 2 or 3. I'd prefer to do it myself mostly for
>> the satisfaction and bragging rights, but also to save money.
>>
>> However if I fail with 2 or 3 of them, I would take them to a shop to be
>> installed.
>>
>> For no special reason except that I think I know how the world works,
>> I've always felt that if I buy parts and bring them to a shop to be
>> installed, the owner will make up the loss in profits on selling the
>> parts with an increased charge for labor, or something, on the theory
>> that the job takes the same amount of time minus 10 minutes to order the
>> parts, and he shouldn't be deprived of the normal income.
>>
>> Is this true?
>>
>> Is there a difference if the shop's owner has a reputation for being
>> honest?
>>
>> Or do honest shops just charge the flat rate for the job and skip the
>> profit they would have made on the parts?
>>
>> If I were in their shoes and I felt obliged to do that, I would be irked
>> by a customer like I might turn out to be, and I might even, I would be
>> tempted to rush the job, potentially making a mistake. Or to skip
>> almost optional things like cleaning up great afterwards, or putting the
>> paper floor mat in front of the driver's seat.
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> Depends on the shop. They make a small profit on parts. I am just giving the
> other side of the story... What happens if the parts you supply are incorrect,
> broken, poor quality, out of specs, what happens then? Are you sure the sensors
> are bad? Just asking. Maybe a bad cat or broken wires, misinterpretation of
> data. Use OEM or OEM supplier sensors or you may have another set of problems.
>
> They can be in REAL inaccessible places and tough to remove. It depends.
>
> Just like a lawyer would say: It depends.
>

The shop I use for stuff I don't do myself doesn't care. But then I buy
my tires and have other work done there.

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