How much should your mechanic charge ?

According to the Canstar site : 

" With survey respondents spending an average of $650 on their latest car service, it’s no surprise that motorists are a bit wary when it comes to dropping the keys off "

Compare this to Shields Automotive with an Average of just $294. 

Ever since Mr Ford created the first Model T, there have been mechanics fixing and maintaining cars. 
At that time, cars were only for the wealthy, but it didnt take long before they became affordable for the average man.
As the popularity of the automobile expanded, diversification across makes and models continued untill present day where we have everything from cheap chinese cars to elite high performance machines.

While the humble car started off as just simple transport, it didnt take long before they were raced and used for enjoyment. The combination of all these things resulted in one of the most wide spread and diverse indistries on the planet.

For this reason it has become very difficult to truely assess and compare one mechanic to another let alone establish what they are worth per hour, but I think you will find our overall costs much lower than our competitors.

James has been working on race cars since he was 8 and started working professionally when he was 14. He was trained under some of the most talented mechanics and engineers in Australia. He has managed a very sucessful million dollar workshop in Sydney and has a reputation within the industry as being honest and straight talking.

At Shields automotive we are not only competitive, we will look after your car like it was our own.

Should you want to review more details about why you can expect to pay with other mechanics, why not try this article done by Sarsale
https://www.carsales.com.au/editorial/details/advice-what-should-my-mechanic-charge-117913/

Or Checkout the main independent site of canstar.

https://www.canstar.com.au/car-insurance/how-much-should-a-standard-car-service-cost/#tab3default/