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Imagine · 06-21-2007, 02:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cali yaris

2 hours per strut... umm.... I would walk that quote right into the garage and show it to the actual mechanics -- I'm sure they'd be offended, maybe you could start a strike.

2 hours per strut.. I did all of the suspension in my honda in 2 hours, and that was trying to remember how to do it. Those techs can probably do that stuff with their eyes closed in under an hour for all of it.

marcus · 06-21-2007, 02:36 PM

toyota will take 7-8 hours to replace my celica transmission..vs shop 2 - 2.5 tops....imagine that..total rip off ,, ur paying a dealer including them standing around , breaks, washroom time, conversing, taking there time, as well..i think they also charge you for the air they breathe!!!

joey1320 · 06-21-2007, 03:25 PM

ok guys the techs at the dealership do not make the quotes on repairs. theres a formula used when dealing with customer pay work, usually multiply warranty time, times 1.5 and thats what your customer pay is.

so if a repair pays 1hour under warranty, you would charge the customer 1.5 hours. thats just the way it is.

i get paid 4 hours to do front and rear brakes on a MINI(pads/rotors) and it takes me less then 1 if i move quickly. thats 4 hours at $95 per hour, just on labor.

sometimes i feel bad about it but then i go to the doctor and get charged $120 for less then 10 minutes and i don't feel that bad after all....

blacksan · 06-21-2007, 03:31 PM

two wrongs make a right?

slvryaris · 06-21-2007, 05:53 PM

Ya it took me less then 2hrs to do all the lowering on my Yaris. Wow 2 hrs per strut. We know it is a business but come on now. This dealership also has a bad reputation for layin to to some people I work with also, and if they get too pricey then I will go somewhere else. They charge $40 for an oil change too.

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06-21-2007, 02:36 PM	#20
marcus toyota View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris RS Blazed Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: toronto, canada Posts: 3,637	toyota will take 7-8 hours to replace my celica transmission..vs shop 2 - 2.5 tops....imagine that..total rip off ,, ur paying a dealer including them standing around , breaks, washroom time, conversing, taking there time, as well..i think they also charge you for the air they breathe!!!

06-21-2007, 03:25 PM	#21
joey1320 View User's Garage Drives: Yaris LB Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Lakewood, Ohio Posts: 538	ok guys the techs at the dealership do not make the quotes on repairs. theres a formula used when dealing with customer pay work, usually multiply warranty time, times 1.5 and thats what your customer pay is. so if a repair pays 1hour under warranty, you would charge the customer 1.5 hours. thats just the way it is. i get paid 4 hours to do front and rear brakes on a MINI(pads/rotors) and it takes me less then 1 if i move quickly. thats 4 hours at $95 per hour, just on labor. sometimes i feel bad about it but then i go to the doctor and get charged $120 for less then 10 minutes and i don't feel that bad after all....

06-21-2007, 03:31 PM	#22
blacksan Drives: 07 Bayou Blue Liftback Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Virginia Posts: 1,121	two wrongs make a right?

06-21-2007, 05:53 PM	#23
slvryaris View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris Sedan S Join Date: May 2006 Location: Indiana Posts: 885	Ya it took me less then 2hrs to do all the lowering on my Yaris. Wow 2 hrs per strut. We know it is a business but come on now. This dealership also has a bad reputation for layin to to some people I work with also, and if they get too pricey then I will go somewhere else. They charge $40 for an oil change too.