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Originally Posted by jathur02
Do you think it's possible to chart out the work and have an agreed upon price before dropping the truck off? I wanted to stay within a certain budget, so I was hoping that someone that does quality work, such as this guy, would be able to do something like this. I think with all of the work I plan on doing that it will be worth it, if I can get them down some on some of the costs. Thanks
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No matter how good somebody is, there are always unexpected costs. I work in the service world on yachts and I consider myself pretty darn good at estimation, but sometimes you just don't know until you get it apart. The trick is to manage customer expectations in the beginning before any work begins and be totally honest up front. I tend to scare customers in the beginning with my estimates because I estimate worst case scenario. But they usually always leave smiling as I come in at or under budget. I'd rather a customer left smiling than upset.