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Written by: Weasel Terrahawk
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Sadly, we've all been a victim of something going wrong, and it costing us an arm and a leg; or if you so choose, a kidney on the black market. However you've had to pay for it, you've had to pay for it, and in a big way. Afterwards though, you look at the bill and wonder really if it should have cost that much. Or if charging that much is even a fair price, depending on what the service is that you had to have accomplished. Unfortunately, unless you've worked in the industry personally, we as consumers may never really know how much the hardware involved in these tasks cost, but most of us can give a ballpark estimate and assume that it's just too much for what is being done. Anyone who owns a car can attest to car repairs being a huge cash suck. And it also just so happens that something will go wrong at the most inopportune times, creating even more of a hassle. But have you ever stopped and read the bill afterwards? The first thing that always stands out is usually the diagnostics. Most of the time, especially when they have to use their computer diagnostic tools, it will cost upwards of $115, even though all they do is hook your car up to the machine and let it do it's work. The main point though is that that entire cost is in the "labor" category. Usually when a computer does the work, doesn't one just have to sit back and let it do it's job? Sure, they have to watch it to see where the issue lies, but the inspection alone costs about half of the price of a fuel pump.
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