Cost of Belts??
07-12-2002 | 11:55 AM
#16
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From: Katy, TX - Texas Greaseslingers West
[quote]Originally posted by Operator:
<strong>seriously
give him a break people
anything under $500 at the dealership is a deal
he got a belt change for ~500 at the dealer, i bet he could get a belt/waterbump/rollers/seals change at the dealer for 1500..sounds amazingly reasonable</strong><hr></blockquote>
I don't think anyone's prouncing on Jeff - he's the good guy!
In Houston, the dealers "got together" and decided to increase prices AND no longer give a discount to PCA members. That didn't fly with the local region and we complained - now they have reinstated the discount. If we don't call the dealers on prices when they go to far, then we'll all be singing the blues soon.
One other comment, I prefer to let the shop who does the work supply the parts. Labor on our cars usually exceeds the price of the part - sometimes by a great margin. If the part fails I want the shop to have to cover the labor - not me.
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<strong>seriously
give him a break people
anything under $500 at the dealership is a deal
he got a belt change for ~500 at the dealer, i bet he could get a belt/waterbump/rollers/seals change at the dealer for 1500..sounds amazingly reasonable</strong><hr></blockquote>
I don't think anyone's prouncing on Jeff - he's the good guy!
In Houston, the dealers "got together" and decided to increase prices AND no longer give a discount to PCA members. That didn't fly with the local region and we complained - now they have reinstated the discount. If we don't call the dealers on prices when they go to far, then we'll all be singing the blues soon.
One other comment, I prefer to let the shop who does the work supply the parts. Labor on our cars usually exceeds the price of the part - sometimes by a great margin. If the part fails I want the shop to have to cover the labor - not me.
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07-12-2002 | 02:00 PM
#17
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Joined: Apr 2002
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From: Deerfield Beach, FL
[quote]Originally posted by ecpunk:
<strong>SORRY, DID NO ONE ELSE CATCH THAT!!!!!!!!
He charged you for 3 hrs of labor. Was he an amateur or something. It takes maybe a very slow hour to take the belts off and put new ones on. I've never used the outrageous Porsche tensioning tool, but I couldn't imagine that adding 2 more hours.
THAT IS INSANE!!!!! I would ask him if he calculated his lunch in with that. <img src="graemlins/cussing.gif" border="0" alt="[grrrrrrr]" />
One more thing, $90 an hour, was that at the dealership?</strong><hr></blockquote>
<strong>SORRY, DID NO ONE ELSE CATCH THAT!!!!!!!!
He charged you for 3 hrs of labor. Was he an amateur or something. It takes maybe a very slow hour to take the belts off and put new ones on. I've never used the outrageous Porsche tensioning tool, but I couldn't imagine that adding 2 more hours.
THAT IS INSANE!!!!! I would ask him if he calculated his lunch in with that. <img src="graemlins/cussing.gif" border="0" alt="[grrrrrrr]" />
One more thing, $90 an hour, was that at the dealership?</strong><hr></blockquote>
07-12-2002 | 02:03 PM
#18
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Joined: Apr 2002
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From: Deerfield Beach, FL
[quote]Originally posted by ecpunk:
<strong>SORRY, DID NO ONE ELSE CATCH THAT!!!!!!!!
He charged you for 3 hrs of labor. Was he an amateur or something. It takes maybe a very slow hour to take the belts off and put new ones on. I've never used the outrageous Porsche tensioning tool, but I couldn't imagine that adding 2 more hours.
THAT IS INSANE!!!!! I would ask him if he calculated his lunch in with that. <img src="graemlins/cussing.gif" border="0" alt="[grrrrrrr]" />
One more thing, $90 an hour, was that at the dealership?</strong><hr></blockquote>
ecpunk,
The hours are based on what a labor book dictates. Probably Chilton's or equal. According to what Logan5 said he was at a dealer. While you are correct at the assumption that it doesn't take 3.5 hours do to a job like that, the amount of hours are inline with a t-belt job in most marques (Honda, Toyota, etc...) I know this because I was a service advisor for a good part of my life.
<strong>SORRY, DID NO ONE ELSE CATCH THAT!!!!!!!!
He charged you for 3 hrs of labor. Was he an amateur or something. It takes maybe a very slow hour to take the belts off and put new ones on. I've never used the outrageous Porsche tensioning tool, but I couldn't imagine that adding 2 more hours.
THAT IS INSANE!!!!! I would ask him if he calculated his lunch in with that. <img src="graemlins/cussing.gif" border="0" alt="[grrrrrrr]" />
One more thing, $90 an hour, was that at the dealership?</strong><hr></blockquote>
ecpunk,
The hours are based on what a labor book dictates. Probably Chilton's or equal. According to what Logan5 said he was at a dealer. While you are correct at the assumption that it doesn't take 3.5 hours do to a job like that, the amount of hours are inline with a t-belt job in most marques (Honda, Toyota, etc...) I know this because I was a service advisor for a good part of my life.