05-06-2022, 09:13 PM
dealership has no doubt priced this in.
No doubt. Along with $300 an hour dealer labor cost and "book price" which is their inflated method of checking their book for the cost of a repair and if it says 4 hours but only takes 30 minutes, you get charged for 4 hours labor. At $300 per hour.
A private mechanic will charge a reasonable hourly rate and actual time required for the repair. And hopefully price in proper battery disposal too.
I once called a dealer for an engine belt replacement. They said it would take and be billed at 4 hours. I had never done it before, it took 15 minutes. When you drop off a car for repair in the morning and you're told it will be ready by 2 PM it's not that it takes that long. It's so you don't pick up the car an hour later and then ask "why did you bill me for 4 hours labor?"
No doubt. Along with $300 an hour dealer labor cost and "book price" which is their inflated method of checking their book for the cost of a repair and if it says 4 hours but only takes 30 minutes, you get charged for 4 hours labor. At $300 per hour.
A private mechanic will charge a reasonable hourly rate and actual time required for the repair. And hopefully price in proper battery disposal too.
I once called a dealer for an engine belt replacement. They said it would take and be billed at 4 hours. I had never done it before, it took 15 minutes. When you drop off a car for repair in the morning and you're told it will be ready by 2 PM it's not that it takes that long. It's so you don't pick up the car an hour later and then ask "why did you bill me for 4 hours labor?"