How much does your local Mercedes-Benz dealership charge per hour?
Let's find out how steep the differences are state-by-state!

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[GONE] - 1995 Mercedes E300 Diesel - 130k miles - Smoke Silver (702) over Mushroom leather (265) - Bladder blasting, coast-to-coast work machine.

$130/hr

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'89 260e (212K Mi.), '92 400e (208K Mi.), '92 400e (not a misprint) (146K Mi.), '95 C220, '81 240D--Sold

Wichita is $170. Monopoly as the next closest dealer is 2.5 hours away.

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1985 500SL Euro w/ AMG bits 130k
1984 300SD Turbodiesel 192k
1980 240D Stick China 188k
2001 CLK55 AMG 101k
2007 S600 Biturbo 149k Overheated Project, IT'S ALIVE!!!

I don't know the hourly rate at ours here but the alignment on my car was cheaper at one vs the other.

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1984 300SD Orient Red/ Palomino
1989 560SEC
2016 Mazda 6 6 speed manual
1995 Ford F-150 reg cab 4.9 5speed manual

Guess this shows how many members have been to a dealership service department for service.

There are three MB dealerships in PHX, one of whom has two stores. All of them honor a 10% discount for MBCA members. The one closest to me had an hourly shop rate of $125.

I don't know what they charge. Only time I have taken one in was when the SBC unit was timed out on the 05 E wagon. Resetting its clock was covered under warranty.

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Jim

Is there an MBUSA card? The Mercedes Benz Club of America (MBCA) gets a discount at many, but not all dealerships in the country, as participation is optional. All the PHX dealers honor it, but it varies by city and state.

How are you all getting these labor rates? Is there a way to see them on line?

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-Evan


Benz Fleet:
1968 UNIMOG 404.114
1998 E300
2008 E63


Non-Benz Fleet:
1992 Aerostar
1993 MR2
2000 F250

It's on the service invoice.

My dealership in Wichita is the highest I know of at $170. They only have a few senior techs left getting paid in the low $20s an hour level. The rest are new people getting paid under $15 an hour.

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1985 500SL Euro w/ AMG bits 130k
1984 300SD Turbodiesel 192k
1980 240D Stick China 188k
2001 CLK55 AMG 101k
2007 S600 Biturbo 149k Overheated Project, IT'S ALIVE!!!

Some MB dealerships will give a 10% discount on labor when you show them your MBUSA Membership card. ALL of them will give a parts discount of 10% or so with the card for to-go parts sales only.

My Mercedes-Benz dealer just emailed me a brake job discount of up to $150.00 per axle set, good 'til the end of March on brakes and rotors.



The 10% discount on parts was/is a little low, but would cover you. My B2B discount was a lot higher in years past.

$140.00/$145.00 hr. is what one of my MB dealers were charging recently. I doubt it would be any less today.

And some want to raise the minimum wage to $15 for completely unskilled labor. No wonder those with the intelligence to be a modern tech are fleeing the field.

Wow, my time travel experiment worked!

Seems reasonable to me. I'd imagine the cost of the mandatory healthcare expense to the dealer per employee is astronomical these days.

Is healthcare in Wichita particularly high compared to the rest of the U.S.?