Tinkerer said:he will gross much less than half of that $80/hr, because he will usually log less than 40 flat rate hours per 40 hour week - despite working 40 or more actual hours.
Assuming on average a 2000 hour year, that's still like $80k. That's not super-big $, but that sure as hell ain't that bad a living! Maybe I'm dated in thinking that's a decent wage?
required huge personal monetary outlay for personal tools
With that I totally agree. Do all mechanics even in high-end stealerships bring their own tools?