My Yamaha shop doing business in a tiny little town in the backwoods (Armidale, NSW, Australia) charges the outrageous amount of $28.05 USD per hour! No wonder we feel like paupers when we travel to USA...however, when and if you come to Oz, you will feel rich!! Regards, Rob Chapman ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2002 6:45 AM Subject: Re: Dealer doldrums & valve clearances (longish)
> Kevin Kevin Kevin > Just because in your little corner of the world they do not charge $75 an hour does not make it outrageous. Labor rates are very much driven by shop location. A shop doing business in a tiny little town in the backwoods somewhere does not command the same labor rate as a shop in San Francisco, which seem to have about the highest labor rates in the country. Labor rates are driven by overhead too. Ultra modern shops have higher operating costs, be it the building or the latest and greatest equipment. It all costs. Like most things, outrageous is subjective and relative. > RSRBOB
