[W126 Coupe] Did I get my $'s worth?

Shayegan, Richard rishayegan at davidson.edu
Sat Sep 24 09:05:11 EDT 2005


Did you get your money's worth? I don't think so. Did you pay a rate similar to what you would have paid at other shops? I think so. Mechanics everywhere are expensive these days (even down here in moderately rural NC the local European car shop charges $76/hour and they charge book hours, not actual hours worked). So while I don't think this work was worth that much money, it is fair market value to charge that much money.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Ken Cribbs 
To: mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com 
Sent: Friday, September 23, 2005 11:19 PM 
Subject: [W126 Coupe] Did I get my $'s worth?
I just had the following work done on my 1988 560 SEC, at 54,400 miles: 
remove/replace coolant expansion tank, replace coolant level sensor 
remove/replace leaking power steering low pressure hoses, power steering filter and container cover gasket 
change air and fuel filters, replace fuel accumulator and fuel pump check valves 
remove/replace front and rear drive shaft flex coupling 
change brake fluid, blow out drain hoses 
lube door seals, lube linkages 
The itemized parts were: 
coolant expansion tank                    $61.25 
coolant level sensor                        38.75 
1 gallon coolant                                     10.00 
power steering low pressure hose                   25.00 
power steering filter                       11.00 
1 cover gasket                                  4.95 
5 hose clamps @ $1.95                          9.75 
air filter                                            38.00 
smog ___ filter                              12.20 
fuel filter kit                              39.00 
44K injection filter cleaner               19.50 
fuel accumulator                                   197.00 
2 fuel pump check valves @ $22.50           45.00 
2 drive shaft flex couplings @ $112.00  224.00 
brake fluid                                   10.50 
[illegible]                                      4.15 
radiator cap                                     7.95 
shop supply charge                             25.00 
        TOTAL PARTS/SUPPLIES:   $758.00 
The total labor charge was $595.00, for a grand total of $1,378.00.
Is this MB-only shop charging fairly for the parts and services provided?  
--Ken 
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