j3ff

Haha. This got a real laugh out of me.

I8ABMR

bro !! You just made my day !

I think you are in the right place man . Especially for a repaint . I told him how rare these cars are so he better do an amazing job
Thank you sir

semnosNSX

I totally get what you are saying.... and I agree. However, if his time bills at $400 an hour, thats over $830k per year working full time! If someone is doing that well, I would be curious as to why they are using an ISF for track duty and daily use.

Definitely not trying to start crap but your statement had me scratching my head.

jspecvtec

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Maybe he works part time 1 hr per day

semnosNSX

Good point! Damn, where do I sign up for a gig like that? lol.

FNSSESPORT

I hate to break it to you, but what people drive is rarely a reflection of their income.

Medical school.
-R

semnosNSX

I agree.... except for the "rarely" part. Not in this day and age.

SoulFreak

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Congrats Tammer! I been following everything from your social media account. I'm glad despite the long wait, you got it all together before Christmas. It almost makes the wait truly worth it. The kit looks really stunning against your MRM! I say with the Joe Z and aggressive look of the car. It looks the way it goes! And a head turner for sure! Enjoy it! And I look forward towards your next mod or modifications.

I8ABMR

I dont make $400/hr. LOL I wish.

more like 7 hours a day lol.

Thanks so much brother. Means a lot

Rickna

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Looks beautiful! Worth the wait and hassle?...

DaveGS4

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Looks great Tammer! Here's to hoping it stands up to the "occasional off" !

lobuxracer

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No, but you are very likely billing $400 an hour (maybe more). To make $400 an hour you need to bill at least $1600...

My time bills well into the $400's hourly, but I don't get paid that amount. Ask any contractor how much of their hourly rate gets swallowed by fees, taxes, costs, and gaps in employment between contracts. Billing rate and getting paid are two different animals completely.

jspecvtec

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But bill rate doesn't matter. It's your money that you spent so it's what you make is what matters lol

flowrider

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Bill rate, spill rate or whatever. This factor never entered into my mind over the years I've been DIYing my vehicles. While I certainly am no mechanic or even close to Lance's level of expertise. I do as much work on my vehicles as I can. Sometimes even more If something looks to be within my level of expertise, I'll try it.

But, it's also something I enjoy, even when I'm muttering obscenities because something doesn't go right or I screwed something up. But, when I DIY, I KNOW when I screw up, and if I don't screw up up, I know the job is done right. Nobody, but nobody cares as much about my car, or my truck, as I do. It gets the best, and for routine tasks and even some mods - The BEST is ME!

Now I've learned a lot from this forum, and I hope I've helped some others as much as I've been helped here. This forum contains a mountain of knowledge that's free for the picking. And, I want to say thanks that it exists.

Lou

lobuxracer

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If you are billing $400 an hour, you're making $100. If you are not confident of your mechanical skills and are more concerned about continuing to bill at $400, then spending money becomes a balance between the two. It's not always easy, and I face the question should I work more at what makes me big money or do things myself and know the input/outcome so when it is time to deal with whatever issues arise, I know precisely what the history is, or do I let someone else do the work and I always wonder if it was done the way I would have liked?

And this is why I have a very hard time letting anyone else work on my car, even for what is considered simple stuff like oil changes. I would lay awake at night wondering if something was done "the right way" (my way) or flat rate (which I have done) and needs inspection/examination/correction because it wasn't done "right" in my book. This is at the root of why I subscribe to TIS, why I am currently evaluating raising my subscription level to Professional, and why I continue to be concerned about techs who are more concerned about logging 80 hours in a 40 hour week than they are about doing quality work on my cars.

My Supra is 23 years old. I bought it in 1997 from the original owner with 32k miles on it. It now has over 155k miles on it. It has never seen dealer service except 3 times I trusted my good friend to let Toyota change the oil. The third time they changed the oil I noticed brown death in the oil fill cap at 5k miles. I was quite certain they did not use the 6 quarts of Red Line I gave them for the fill, and was very certain they put in their Pennzoil standard fill and kept my 6 quarts of Red Line for their own vehicles. Never again. The only possible way to know what has happened with my car is if I am the one pouring in the fluids. Trust me, you have no idea how pissed off I was about this, knowing full well they could not be held directly accountable for their misdeed. Never again.