Robert Williams

Thanks for this great information!

We just raised our rate January 3rd. Our former rate was $129. As of December 12th, current US inflation rate is 6.8%. Just to maintain past profitability, we needed to raise our rate by a minimum of 6.8%. Add to that rising costs from suppliers, the need for new equipment for diagnosis and repair of new vehicle technologies, and the ever growing cost of hiring, training, and retaining techs. So $129.00 x 1.068= $137.77 to cover inflation. The additional cost increases are a little more difficult to quantify, so we rounded up to $141.00 for the moment. We'll revisit this in six months once we have some historical data on which to base our decision.

$85.00 base diagnostic charge, $124.00 mechanical, $54.00 collision in Buffalo, NY