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Originally Posted by '10Anamoly (Post 891425)

Who is comparing shops? I dont see another comparison, we are talking about a single shop and their prices here.

Just saying in general.

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Originally Posted by rh_334 (Post 891412)

Are you saying that 12/21/10 is Before 12/7/10:confused::confused::confused:

NO! I see what your saying now. It got confused in the pricing and the dates. Sorry. Took me a minute to see what you where stating.

Nope they should charge to make a REASONABLE, ETHICAL profit and call it a day for their efforts. Or they should overcharge and invite you to come and pay, lol.

I don't want to get to evolved in this one because I do agree, seems like some people are more out for personal attacks then actually talking about the issue at hand but I will say this;

I know a guy down the street from me who doesn't know anything about cars. I'm sure he would put an exhaust in for the price of a sandwich… Would I? No… Not everyone will be willing to pay the labor cost of Forged, ok I understand that, however no one is forcing anyone do get it done there…

Dealers charge more because well, they are the dealer but also because their staff are trained on those specific vehicles…

You could have but a Kia, did you?

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Originally Posted by '10Anamoly (Post 891434)

Nope they should charge to make a REASONABLE, ETHICAL profit and call it a day for their efforts. Or they should overcharge and invite you to come and pay, lol.

wtf we're talkinga bout a couple hundred bucks here..... yea, you want to get the best price, but if you want quality work done, you have to pay for it.

you get what you pay for. if a shop charges a lot, and you are to cheap or can't afford it, go somewhere else. don't drag their name through the mud.

IF you have a mutually agreed upon RATE/Price, and one person is too misinformed, lazy, or stupid to do their own research then they deserve to pay for.

Time= money. if you spend your own time researching to get the best price, you can save money. if you walk in and say 'ok i'll pay whatever' then you pay a premium, but you didn't spend hours scouring the internet for the best price.

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Originally Posted by Jeffblue (Post 891426)

OMFG doesn't anyone here actually work?

I paid full MSRP for all the stuff on my alarm because i ordered it through the installer because i needed it done the NEXT day. yea i could have saved a some money, but he provided a SERVICE and i paid him for it. The service forged is doing is not only just labor, they are spending time calling and sourcing all the parts. They aren't going to spend extra time shopping around to get you the absolute best price on a part. if you want a good deal on parts, don't buy parts from an installer.

Here's what forged should do right? They should charge just enough to pay their employees and overhead with 0 profit. they should charge customers their cost for everything, and then not make any money. after all, they aren't a business, they are just a shop that is there to lose money and install parts just for you as cheap as possible.

Peopel seem to confuse making a profit with taking advantage of someone. this is america. we are a capitalist country. if your business doesn't make money, you don't have a business. shops that make money are good shops. shops that can get away with charging a higher rate usually means that they are experienced enough and stand by their work enough to warrant the rate.

Go to some cheapo ghetto shop with an install issue and see what kind of customer service you get. i'm sure if there was an issue with anything they did at forged, they would stand behind their work and make it right.

Having competitive prices is alot different that making no profit, theyre is a profit margin with every product. Being competitive means matching or atleast being close to other shops prices, like you said all shop have to make profit, so this means that being competitive would still yield profit. But SOME SHOPS cough cough, like to charge EVEN MORE than the MSRP or competitive price because they feel that they can get away with it since they have so many :nutswinger: and they have to buy race gas for that GTR every weekend:eek:

For those of us who have other things to pay for, I'll gladly drag a QUOTE through the mud. The shop can do as they wish but again, forums are for knowledge, if you cant hack it, head on out. Stop being a fanboy and defending somewhere you go for your work and accept the facts.

IBTL

Shops are all different. some are big some are small. The bigger shops have higher overhead to cover...hence the higher prices

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Originally Posted by '10Anamoly (Post 891434)

Nope they should charge to make a REASONABLE, ETHICAL profit and call it a day for their efforts. Or they should overcharge and invite you to come and pay, lol.

I don't know about that. America was founded on charging what you want. Don't like it don't pay.

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Originally Posted by SPOHN (Post 891441)

I don't know about that. America was founded on charging what you want. Don't like it don't pay.

Thank You.

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Originally Posted by '10Anamoly (Post 891439)

caught me. i drive on out to Georgia from NY every time i have work done on my car.

Some shops are cheaper because they haven't updated their equipment in 20 yrs and don't send their mechanics to get certifications. That gets expensive and the cost is passed to the customer. If you don't want to pay their rates shop around and get new estimates.

This shop is tiny, their overhead is elsewhere...

Wow. Listen, Forged Performance is a business and they have every right to charge whatever they want to for their products and services. If you don't agree with their pricing, then go to another shop. It's obvious that Forged is doing something right because people continue to use their shop and you better believe the customers that go there shop around before settling on a shop to do business with.

Ethical profit? You've got to be kidding me. This is a capitalist society where we aim to make as high a profit as market conditions allow. There is absolutely no need whatsoever to drag a shop's name through the mud simply because you don't agree with their pricing... just choose another shop and get on with your life.