LogFAQs > #882299515

My dad's a mechanic, and yeah, they upsell often because most don't get paid salary. Mechanics don't really make all that much, considering they get paid by book hours based on the job they're doing, and those book hours frequently pay less than the actual time spent working. Like getting paid .2 hours for an oil change that takes half an hour.

As for the flak they get for upselling, it's ultimately up to you whether or not you want the work done. Just don't get mad when a mechanic suggests something, you turn it down, and then all hell breaks loose later on.

It's a shitty job. I challenge you to find a mechanic over the age of 35 that loves what they do.