03/21/2023
Good evening everybody, it's been brought to my attention that I haven't made too many posts on here lately by a few of my good customers, so, here I am with a quick update on how things have been, upcoming changes, and finally getting around to kickin off a few of them Auto Classes I wanted to offer previously.
So, we are still steamrollin' right along over here, lined out the door and taking in roadcalls at levels I've never quite had to deal with. GREAT problem to have, but it is a problem sometimes too.
We are back to being just a 2 man operation here, and workflow in the shop comes second to getting stranded motorists back rollin or back to a shop for repair. Doing that puts us behind sometimes, and often, so if you call or reach out to us for a shop repair, and we tell you we're a week and a half to 2 weeks out, don't think we're trying to push you away, we just simply have others in front of you, that have waited already, that we're working hard to get to as well.
Trust me, we just LOVE hearing how much people need their vehicles fixed yesterday, before anyone else's, but please understand, so does everyone else. Please don't take offense to me asking for patience, it's just the only fair way to get to you.
Hours here are 24 hours, with NORMAL business hrs between Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., anything outside of those hrs are AFTER HOURS and for EMERGENCY assistance only. (I.E. spare tire installs, jumpstarts, lockouts simple fixes to limp you home, etc.) Sundays is a premium charge, if the repair can wait till Monday, it WILL be cheaper to you. List of shop rates are as follows:
Shop Hrs (normal business hrs 8am to 6pm)
$105/hr, 1 hr minimum
Road service (during business hrs 8am to 6pm)
$115/hr. 1 hr minimum, plus mileage to location.
After hrs- Road service only- (6pm to 8 am)
$125/hr, 1 hr minimum, plus mileage to location.
Sunday premium- (road service only) 12 am to 12 am Monday
$135/hr. 1 hr minimum, mileage to location as well.
Tows- $125, 24 hrs, plus mileage port to port. No hourly charged.
I haven't had a full day off since November, I'm trying to force myself to take Sundays off, if you need me, I have no problem running to help, but just know, it's gonna cost more. I hate that it's gotta be that way, but we are not machines here, and my body is reminding me of it daily.
I'm far certain, and aware, that there is cheaper out there, and I will always suggest that you explore your options, I'll still provide the best of service to anyone who chooses to call on my name for help.
Now, if I haven't lost y'all yet, I've been reminded by a few mom's and dad's, and a few followers even, that they are still intrigued and very interested in the little crash courses I've wanted to offer for the past year, I think it's time I finally made time for it. Didn't realize how much workflow we'd have stacked up after I said it initially, but now that I'm putting "HOURS IN STONE", I feel I can carve out a few hrs a week to start it finally.
So, I will set it for Thursdays, with the first one being the 30th of this month. Does that work for most who are interested? Leave some feedback in the comments. All of the "courses" will be here at the shop, there's only a few chairs so any who come just bring a fold up or sports/camping chair and we may sing Kumbaya together to close out the night, I dunno, maybe, ain't thought that part through yet, we'll figure it out.
But until I hear differently from y'all, we'll plan to see yall Thursday, March 30th, 2023.... 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
And sorry for the long windedness of this post, I swear I'll do better on more frequent updates 😬🤪
Thanks y'all, and appreciate all of y'all who still pull for me.
~+Ron
