[6pack] Floorpan replacement and Rust repair quote...

[dave n]

I think "the car held hostage" pretty much sums it up.  remember:  don't 
negotiate with terrorists!

-----Original Message----- 
From: James_ via 6pack
Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2015 11:28 AM
To: Larry Young
Cc: 6pack at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [6pack] Floorpan replacement and Rust repair quote...

Hi Larry.
If I could get everything done that you had done for 10k I'd totally do it!
For JUST two areas (small areas) that need steel welded in and all flat 
panels he said it'd be two weeks of work at $80. Which is $6,400!
We are even at the floor pans yet.
Which he refused to do w/o the body removed. Then he goes on to say about 
powder coating the engine bay and sand blasting and then goes on to fixing 
other rust.

Now that I am stepping back and thinking...
I know when I lived back east, in the country there was a guy that I used 
for body work and paint. He does mostly restorations. He would have done an 
amazing job and probably charged $1,500 for the rust repair.
At the most.
What really ticked me off was this guy said he wanted to look at the car and 
would be able to give a more accurate cost. But then when he got there and 
is telling me how long it would take him he follows up with 'well it is $80 
an hour but I don't dealing with billing. My parents do that'. What?
The whole reason was to get a damn close idea of what I could expect before 
taking to them and having the car held hostage.

Very annoying.