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Repair cost question
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So....how long have you owned this car?
Seriously, you should ask these questions before you send it out for repairs. And being that you live in "Nowhere" WV it's kind of hard to recommend repair shops. But I did find this: West Virginia So is "Nowhere" near Parkersburg or Pittsburg? Danny
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I would never take my car anywhere I didnt get a written estimate.Johnny
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1500-6500.00
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![]() Really, I have heard quotes of 7000.00 to replace head gasket! ![]() John |
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The dealership is in Charleston, WV.
Hasn't anyone heard of a base charging rate for certain jobs? I would have to consider the car totaled if it was $7K. (Heck, even 4) I figured that if they would charge even $75/hour and it took up to 10 hours, I would be paying $750 at the most!
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1982 300CD Petrol/Black Leather Last edited by 1983/300CD; 08-08-2006 at 06:00 PM. |
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I actually brought my own parts (head gasket and LCA bushings) becasue they said they didn't stock those parts.
It's a real nice BIG dealership. They look like they have a lot of money, but of course there is only one way they could have gotten a lot of money... Now I'm a bit nervous. BTW, while sitting there in the waiting room, I saw a booklet advertising the new AMG V8... wow... crazy fast, crazy powerful...
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1982 300CD Petrol/Black Leather Last edited by 1983/300CD; 08-08-2006 at 06:55 PM. |
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If I was to guess, $1000 - $1500 range assuming they don't do anything else to the head. In my area dealer rates are closer to $100 than $75 per hour.
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Has anyone ever done this before? Is it particularly hard? Anybody give the basic rundown of the procedure so I know what they are doing? I really don't want to be taken to the cleaners because they BS'd me because I don't know what they're doing.
Seems it would be removing the turbo, manifolds, valve cover, tower, cam, chain... what else?
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1982 300CD Petrol/Black Leather Last edited by 1983/300CD; 08-08-2006 at 08:47 PM. |
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I have heard of what you are talking about. Some of the dealerships have time-studied procedures common to their cars or are using standard time values developed by an engineering firm. Industrial engineers have been doing this since the days of Frederick Taylor. It's not surprising that standardized times are being applied to automotive repair work. The system should estimate an average technician working at an ordinary pace at a certain rate/hour. Any deviation from the standard procedure must be taken into consideration along with additional parts. The advantage is that they should have been able to tell you up front the estimate...which evidentally the didn't do.
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