| Re: Flat Rate Question |
Subject: Re: Flat Rate Question by CentralCoaster on 2008/7/9 20:01:09 Couldn't be any worse than the motorcycle dealerships that don't do test rides and instead tell you to go test ride something off craigslist and then come back when you're ready to buy. Actually I bought mine from the local race supply shop and paid extra for it. They're the only one in town so I prefer to give them business. If the dealers weren't doing shoddy or overpriced work in the first place, then people wouldn't be paying me to fix their cars. Last week I fixed a nissan, dealer charged $75 to pull codes and wanted $700 more to change two sensors. I pulled the codes with a screwdriver, spent an hour doing research, verified the bad knock sensor and tps with a multimeter, got new OEM parts for $150, and replaced them in about 2 hours. Two weeks ago I fixed a Subaru, repair shop wanted $500 for a new column harness to fix a shifter lockout problem. Problem was a sticky solenoid that took an hour to check and 10 seconds to lube. I did that one for free. |
