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That would be tricky. Not least because the full extent of a repair (and thus how much it will cost) often isn't clear at least until the vehicle's been stripped. Then there are frequent fluctuations in parts and consumables prices (like, you will get different prices from factors on consecutive days if it's a high-turnover part). All of which means it is very difficult to fully determine the cost of a job until it's part done and the bodyshop has committed to purchasing the parts. There are a few places (mostly branded dealerships that don't have or choose not to access the kind of credit facilities that full bodyshops use) that will refuse to release a completed vehicle until such time as a job is paid, but they are by far the exception in the industry (the only reason they tend to get accident repair work at all is people who erroneously think "a dealership" will do a better job of a body repair than a proper bodyshop, and they love to illegally make threats about suspension of warranties and such). In general we will refuse to deal with them because they also tend to be disproportionately expensive, take forever over jobs, and often lack certification or specialist technicians.
We'd also have to have a facility to pay them immediately, as opposed to using the usual bank transfer or bordereaux systems which have a few days delay (faster systems exist but they're more expensive). There's also a bit of a regulatory issue around precisely how tightly integrated the two businesses (though they are ultimately part of the same group of companies) are permitted to be.
We have an authorised cost, which is agreed and then modified as the job proceeds. So it's probably a similar system, just that we pay after everything is done. It's a bit of an odd situation, because we're the ones paying, and yet we're doing the chasing. The fact that at some level we're "the same company" probably has something to do with it, because I don't think the bodyshops are dependent on a credit line or similar with strict terms to meet their day-to-day running costs the way other bodyshops are.
All these chicks, man. All these drunk weeaboo chicks.
I love drunk weeaboo chicks.
I don't get it.
godspeed, master winky
best of luck in your endeavors...
My costume is pretty thoroughly destroyed by now. Pics incoming when I get home tonight.
what happened
lost pieces, props get crumpled, etc etc
weeaboos try to tear you apart etc etc
argentina - declining unemployment, high inflation, having problems restricting capital flight
something in this tells me "accelerating inflation"
if they do the next likely thing and start imposing across-the-board price controls instead of subsidies, then trouble will really start
heh. Bonus points if you can identify how the nationalization and inflation are linked.
it's a great photo! what can I say
also I'd love to see a cat react like that dog. with love and affection.
I don't like cats, it's nothing personal.
I'd show you a cat full of love and affection, but I'm afraid my cat passed away a couple of years ago.
It should be damn sexy.
People will die.
I want it.
Saltines, chicken noodle soup, breathe in lots of steam.
it looks sexy as hell. it's one of the only MMOs i am even remotely interested in
if there's a cat that would greet it's owner like that dog did, awesome. but I've known a fair number of cats and none have behaved that way. Every dog I've known has.
I don't hate cats by any means I just don't like them as much as dogs at all. I don't have either, though.
Nose is fine, but I'm developing a cough. This does not bode well.