Complete Estimates = Bigger Bucks Bismarck ND

It's not that shops write bad estimates. But by including common operations performed by technicians but often forgotten on the estimate, you can improve your shop's performance and profits - no matter what region of the country you're located in.

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Complete Estimates = Bigger Bucks

Writing more accurate estimates doesn't require extra man power or costly equipment. Just a little extra time on the part of your estimator will increase shop sales, improve efficiency and boost profits.

By Mike Pellett
9/1/2002

It's not that shops write bad estimates. But by including common operations performed by technicians but often forgotten on the estimate, you can improve your shop's performance and profits - no matter what region of the country you're located in.

Consider these examples from students who've attended my estimating class:

  • A shop owner in South Carolina reported improving his average repair order from about $2,000 to $2,400 after applying several of the techniques I taught. Based on his shop's volume, the additional sales generated enough extra profit to pay the salary of an additional office person.
  • Another shop I worked with had failed to charge for flexible additive. The shop owner thought his computerized estimating system automatically added it. Based on an average of 75 cars repaired per month - 70 percent of which required at least one bumper refinishing and a charge of $10 for flexible additive - that shop was giving away $6,300 per year. (That changed after the shop owner and I talked.) As these examples illustrate, writing a more accurate estimate makes it possible for you to get paid for everything you do to return a car to pre-accident condition - without the adding extra techs or costly equipment.

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