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Kellen...Out of curiosity, how long did it take him to replace the water pump?
I'm floored by the dealer and indy pricing for frankly anything. The pump is 400 from the dealer. Much cheaper if you shop around. If he knows what he is doing its a 2 hr job.. so $300 an hour? Even if he is a ****ty indy and it took him 6 hrs that price is maybe fair at best.
I get not everyone is DIY but I don't understand the need to pay outrageous costs for routine work.
Originally Posted by Kellen
He had it all day. Wasn't watching him and don't know what the book rate for hours are. He was also chasing an odd noise that ended up being the water pump as well so I am sure there are some diagnostics in the bill. Plus gasket, coolant.
From reading on here I thought it was anywhere from $1000-1400 from my research. While I like wrenching on my own cars and have swapped water pumps before, I live downtown and its just not possible. The HOA fine would be insane. Plus as I get older I realize my favorite tool is becoming my Amex.....
Originally Posted by platinum997
Thanks for the quick response. Didn't mean to pick on your post. Glad your back up and running.
Your right on the going rate. Seems the p-tax is just ludicrous and everyone is ok with it.
Unless its engine internals or electrical, I'll continue to debate the value of the tax. Routine maintenance, bolt ons, suspension, brakes, etc.. is no different on this car than any other... you shouldn't pay more for labor. The same cheap shop mechanic can do all of it.
Guys, I did the water pump in 4 hours on my 997.1 C2S without having done one before. I do side work on cars out of my home garage (primarily BMWs), so I have a nice set of tools available, but it was not that difficult. If I did it again, it would be ~3 hours. I would charge a customer $250 labor for it.
Guys, I did the water pump in 4 hours on my 997.1 C2S without having done one before. I do side work on cars out of my home garage (primarily BMWs), so I have a nice set of tools available, but it was not that difficult. If I did it again, it would be ~3 hours. I would charge a customer $250 labor for it.
Took my .2 for a 100 mile drive in the foothills before Yosemite Valley.
20 mile twisty section of deserted off HWY roads kept the RPM's between 4-6k the whole time, not really speeding just working the motor hard in manual PDK. I averaged 11mi/gal! dam gas goes quick when you take over shifting.
02-08-2017, 11:05 AM
