[Toymeister]

Mechanics are a special case. Recall that mechanics are the subject of this thread.

Mechanics, the good ones, want to be paid based upon the 'book' labor rates as they can beat the average times, making an effective higher hourly wage. Indeed dealers charge based upon these rates. However, they pay mechanics a simple hourly wage while expecting production that beats the book time.

Couple this with the higher skill requirements for mechanics and tens of thousands of dollars required for tools and you demotivate anyone from being a mechanic.