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+1 on what Micky Bill said - the usage here is important. Do they -really- just need grab shots you can get by doing "drive by shootings" (for a private record of what they've done for a scrapbook that sits in the office/on their phone or something), or are they expecting to use these location shots for ads - which means you're going to be wanting to shoot them at certain times of day and/or only on days with flattering weather, contact the owners about moving junk/cars, possibly having to bring along a lackey to help prep each location, getting the appropriate releases signed, etc.
While it seems like the trend these days is for small businesses to use images of their products/work that are either manufacturer provided stock images or look like they were shot randomly by somebody with no clue what a good image looks like with a bad cellphone camera, I'd be worried that you wouldn't get any repeat work anyway if they were planning to use drive by shooting images in an ad campaign and weren't happy with their work not being shown in its best light...
That said, I'd be tempted to bill your location shooting on a day rate + mileage + other expenses basis as well as the travel here is not easily quantified, with maybe some per image fee for the post (in this case, just because of the "cramming" issue). And do a per image fee (maybe plus expenses if you're shooting at their location) for the product shots since you can control/get a handle on the costs in that situation. I'd actually be leery of using their vehicle (there are indemnification issues - I can see their insurance, your personal liability insurance, and your business insurance companies all pointing fingers at each other if something happens. But hey, if one of their guys wants to drive you around...).
From your questions about what to charge, it sounds like maybe you haven't figured out your cost of doing business - you might want to go through that exercise sooner than later - its really helpful in determining what you need to charge to not make this a charity gig, and its usually a lot more than you think.
That said, you can do a sanity check of that vs. the local market by seeing what other guys charge for a day rate and maybe what the lower end realtor photographers charge (for the location shots anyway).
Good Luck,
rkg
(Richard George)
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