Quote: Your car looks great so far, sorry to hear it's not done. I'm not sure American Muscle Car Revolution knew how difficult correct restorations would be! With the amount of real time involved in doing these, the 25k labor charge is un-realistic to me. I'm not here to criticize their work, only to point out some lessons for others.
Everyone seems to say the top shops in the country charge to much, but going by this thread it doesn't seem to be so. Why? EXPERIENCE
At this point you have invested all this money, and time, in a car that is still far from done & driving. You have gotten hosed some horribly inflated prices, like the Frank Badalson trans job! A pro shop could have done this in house for $500.00. You have had to do a lot of research, and a lot of things have had to be redone on this car that should have been done correctly in the first place. A top shop could have had this done already, correct in the details, running & driving delivered to you and for $50-75k, parts & labor. If that sounds like a lot of money, how much is your time & sanity worth??
I hope your car gets done soon, it's very nice! Good luck
I try to tell every potential customer those exact words, but the initial dollar figure of $50-75k sometimes scares people to death. When the expense is drawn over a 2-3 year period that helps a lot. Plus, sometimes people just want to drop off a car, knowing when they get it back, it's correct and has over 200 road miles on it, ready to go-with no headaches to them!
