Proactive member path
$1,710–$1,780
- Elite annual fee
- $1,250
- Included eligible labor
- 10 hours · $0
- 2 additional hours × $55
- $110
- Parts · 30% lower
- $140–$210
- Supplies · 30% lower
- $210
- Travel · member benefit
- $0
A full year in one view
See proactive membership beside reactive pay-as-you-go care.
I built this comparison because I do not want anyone joining from a headline alone. I want you to see the full year, compare the same workload and visits under each pricing path, and decide with honest numbers.
Quick & Easy serves members and nonmembers. Membership adds plan-level priority, planning, access, and a published member labor rate. Nonmember service remains available at standard pricing and availability.
Theodore Keith Griffin Jr. · Founder & President
Your annual comparison
Same 12-hour, 4-visit year. Two service relationships.
I charge the membership once in month one. Elite's first 10 eligible labor hours are included; additional hours use the Elite rate in the month the work occurs. Every member tier receives 30% lower parts and supply costs and pays no travel in this comparison.
Reactive pay-as-you-go path
$2,948–$3,048
- Annual membership fee
- $0
- 12 hours × $179
- $2,148
- Parts · 4 occurrences
- $200–$300
- 4 × $75 supplies
- $300
- 4 × $75 travel
- $300
My plain-language result
For the year you entered, the Elite path is $1,238–$1,268 lower in this annual illustration.
The labor-only break-even point for Elite is about 7.0 eligible labor hours, including Elite’s 10 included hours. The full result also counts a 30% member reduction on parts and supplies plus $0 member travel at every occurrence.
Rolling 12-month timeline
Watch each path accumulate.
The planner places your selected service occurrences across the year, charges the membership once in month one, uses Elite's included hours before billing additional labor, and applies the parts, supplies, and travel policy at every visit. Timing is illustrative; moving the start month does not change the annual totals.
Sep
Peak hurricane readiness
1 planned visit · 2 hrs
Member: parts $35–$52.50 · supplies $52.50 · travel $0 · 2 labor hrs included
Nonmember: parts $50–$75 · supplies $75 · travel $75
This month: member $1,337.50–$1,355 · nonmember $558–$583
Member$1,337.50–$1,355Pay as you go$558–$583Oct
Late-season reliability
Planning month
This month: member $0 · nonmember $0
Member$1,337.50–$1,355Pay as you go$558–$583Nov
Holiday travel planning
Planning month
This month: member $0 · nonmember $0
Member$1,337.50–$1,355Pay as you go$558–$583Dec
Year-end vehicle review
1 planned visit · 2 hrs
Member: parts $35–$52.50 · supplies $52.50 · travel $0 · 2 labor hrs included
Nonmember: parts $50–$75 · supplies $75 · travel $75
This month: member $87.50–$105 · nonmember $558–$583
Member$1,425–$1,460Pay as you go$1,116–$1,166Jan
Baseline and annual planning
1 repair visit · 4 hrs
Member: parts $35–$52.50 · supplies $52.50 · travel $0 · 4 labor hrs included
Nonmember: parts $50–$75 · supplies $75 · travel $75
This month: member $87.50–$105 · nonmember $916–$941
Member$1,512.50–$1,565Pay as you go$2,032–$2,107Feb
Battery and tire readiness
Planning month
This month: member $0 · nonmember $0
Member$1,512.50–$1,565Pay as you go$2,032–$2,107Mar
Spring travel check
Planning month
This month: member $0 · nonmember $0
Member$1,512.50–$1,565Pay as you go$2,032–$2,107Apr
Cooling and A/C readiness
1 repair visit · 4 hrs
Member: parts $35–$52.50 · supplies $52.50 · travel $0 · 2 labor hrs included
Nonmember: parts $50–$75 · supplies $75 · travel $75
This month: member $197.50–$215 · nonmember $916–$941
Member$1,710–$1,780Pay as you go$2,948–$3,048May
Hurricane preseason
Planning month
This month: member $0 · nonmember $0
Member$1,710–$1,780Pay as you go$2,948–$3,048Jun
Rain and visibility
Planning month
This month: member $0 · nonmember $0
Member$1,710–$1,780Pay as you go$2,948–$3,048Jul
Peak-heat protection
Planning month
This month: member $0 · nonmember $0
Member$1,710–$1,780Pay as you go$2,948–$3,048Aug
Midseason condition review
Planning month
This month: member $0 · nonmember $0
Member$1,710–$1,780Pay as you go$2,948–$3,048
Members receive priority and access
Priority intake and planning under the selected plan, without the new nonmember hold. Elite includes: 10 eligible labor hours included per membership year; everything in core; highest priority and concierge communication.
Nonmembers are still served
Every request is acknowledged immediately. New nonmember requests enter the disclosed 48-hour planning hold. A released appointment may be reserved now when it begins at or after the hold boundary; service and dispatch wait until the hold ends and remain subject to capacity, parts, safety, and eligibility.
Both paths stay documented
Both receive immediate safety screening, written estimates, authorization controls, secure payment, and a service record. Members receive the modeled service-cost benefits, but parts and repair work are not unlimited or free.
What this comparison includes—and what it does not
This is an educational illustration using current standard annual membership prices, published hourly labor rates, Elite's 10 included eligible labor hours, one selected parts range, $75 supplies per occurrence, and $75 nonmember travel per occurrence. It applies 30% lower parts and supply costs for members and $0 member travel. It excludes promotions, fixed-price diagnostics, bundles, minimum-charge effects, taxes, towing, outside vendors, third-party charges, downtime, and any repair a proactive visit may or may not prevent.
The model starts with all 10 Elite hours available. Actual Elite estimates must use the remaining included-hour balance in the client's current membership year. Actual parts prices may fall outside these three planning ranges; the inspected vehicle, verified supplier pricing, written membership terms, and signed estimate control the final amount.
It is not a diagnosis, written estimate, invoice, warranty, insurance product, prediction, or promise of savings. Vehicle intake, inspection findings, current parts availability, and the written estimate control actual service price. Read the service access terms.