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my friend and 1 have been going to the same mechanic for a while he seems to do great work but i think he is ripping us off now.

when i take my car to get a service im charged 1 1/2hrs labour when it takes him 45mins and within that time has about 3 smoke breaks.

i bought an oil cooler off him and installed it within 2 1/2hrs with no mechanical background.

my friend asked him how much for an oil cooler installed we both have gtts

he said parts and labour 5-6hrs at $110 n hr, not sure y it would take him that long just for an oil cooler.

my friend got a power fc installed asked him if that the best ecu you can get he said yes so he went ahead with it at a quoted price for 1550 then he called and said he cant do it at that price after he already quoted it but my friend said thats the price u quoted so he excepted it, when he was tuning it told my friend he needed a new fuel pump as it was broken but was working fine when he dropped it off and made the price 2000 and didnt give back the stock ecu.

my friend asked for a quote on a bigger turbo and he told him that he will need a nistune ecu because its better for the upgrade turbo then the power fc.

so the quote was $6000 for parts and labour was depending on how long it takes them.

i trusted the mechanic at the start now i think he just wants to rip us off because times are bad for him atm.

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