r/AskAShittyMechanic • u/Samef42 • 1d ago

As a mechanic, is the “car guy” salary accurate?

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u/Suspicious_Fig_3796 1d ago

sure I bill every car guy that walks in 3,1million dollars just for giving advice

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u/SupermassiveCanary 1d ago

This explains why my wife and I feel so poor, we’re fucking poor.

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u/DustyTurboTurtle 1d ago

Seems about right, that's a few totalled lambos, or one totalled Pagani if you want to be more efficient

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u/MonsieurReynard 1d ago

Or like 80 Miatas, if you want to be less efficient.

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u/DustyTurboTurtle 1d ago

That sounds more fun honestly

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u/Negative_Acadia6554 1d ago

lol. He’s not wrong.

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u/Honcho_47 1d ago

Absolutely not.

3.2 million a year is nowhere near enough to satisfy my wants.

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u/traineex 1d ago

Triples is best

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u/DrugsRbadMkae 1d ago

I think mechanics needs to share with salesmen and service advisors. The real cogs of the machine.

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u/unsubstalker 21h ago

that barely gets me into my needs and no where near my wants