are all labor prices the same?

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butch - 12 May 2004 22:47 GMT

i have had to pay some heavy duty labor prices here in rhode island.
one would think that if a person has bought a number of new cars from
the same dealer,wouldnt they get a break?
my real question is simple though.
id like to hear from states in other parts of the country and know
examples of labor prices.
i had back breaks put on today..with rotors and it came to 475! WITH
the labor.
is this alot or normal?
any comments are welcome!

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butch - 12 May 2004 22:49 GMT

>i have had to pay some heavy duty labor prices here in rhode island.
>one would think that if a person has bought a number of new cars from
[quoted text clipped - 6 lines]
>is this alot or normal?
>any comments are welcome!

me agin..i forgot to say i have the 2001 ll bean 6 cyl.
sorry bout that!

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Jim Stewart - 13 May 2004 05:25 GMT

> i have had to pay some heavy duty labor prices here in rhode island.
> one would think that if a person has bought a number of new cars from
[quoted text clipped - 6 lines]
> is this alot or normal?
> any comments are welcome!

I guess it depends on your point of view.

Since I do my brakes myself and I do them
before I damage the rotors, it costs me
about $50 for 2 wheels, including brake
juice to bleed them. So yes, it does
seem quite high for me. But then, I have
to get my hands really dirty.

OTOH, $475 seems maybe a tad high for a
dealer, but not outragious enough to
bitch about.

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Carl 1 Lucky Texan - 13 May 2004 12:34 GMT

I haven't needed my dealer yet but most dealer shops around here are
$75-$80 an hour I think. I sometimes use an indie mech who only charges
$52.50/hr and he will sometimes 'round down' on bigger projects for good
customers.
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Carl
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> i have had to pay some heavy duty labor prices here in rhode island.
> one would think that if a person has bought a number of new cars from
[quoted text clipped - 6 lines]
> is this alot or normal?
> any comments are welcome!

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Ed Fortmiller - 13 May 2004 17:54 GMT

> I haven't needed my dealer yet but most dealer shops around here are
> $75-$80 an hour I think. I sometimes use an indie mech who only charges
> $52.50/hr and he will sometimes 'round down' on bigger projects for good
> customers

Dealers typically charge "Flat Rate" - look up the time required to do a
procedure up in a book. If a dealer mechanic can do a 3 hour (flat rate)
job in 1 hour you get charged 3 hours and the dealer wins big time.

Not sure how the independents charge.

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Alan - 13 May 2004 14:39 GMT

Why don't you call around to some other dealers?

> i have had to pay some heavy duty labor prices here in rhode island.
> one would think that if a person has bought a number of new cars from
[quoted text clipped - 6 lines]
> is this alot or normal?
> any comments are welcome!

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