[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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