Am I getting hosed?

[Robbmt]

At 70,xxx is he going to replace all belts. Labor on timing belts is fairly extensive?

 

[vin#]

At 70,xxx is he going to replace all belts. Labor on timing belts is fairly extensive?

A timing belt job is $500 by itself, so he's probably not messing with that.

He could be changing the igniter in the distributor. That could cost a bit for the part. If he's an honest mechanic, he can provide receipts for the parts.

He could get a distributor at a junkyard for $50 and you'll never know.

Around here a 2 mile tow is $50, if you know the right guys. :thumbs:

 

[fenian'98]

Here's the update:

tow: $75
labor: 3hrs $195
air filter: $14.65
fuel filter: $55.10
plugs: $17.32
ignition rotor: $5.34
distibutor cap: $64.87
wire set: $94.02

with almost $45 in tax it came to $563.66
The price breakdown put things in a little bit of perspective... like how much a mechanic can make in three hours.
Thanks for everyone's input.

 

[JHolmes763]

I'm sure the book says 3hrs for a tune-up, but I bet he'll do it in under an hour. That's not hosing you, though. If he messes up and it takes him four, then he's still only going to get 3 hours worth of work. It's all in the book.

---John Holmes...

 

[CoventryCat86]

Here's the update:

tow: $75
labor: 3hrs $195
air filter: $14.65
fuel filter: $55.10
plugs: $17.32
ignition rotor: $5.34
distibutor cap: $64.87
wire set: $94.02

with almost $45 in tax it came to $563.66
The price breakdown put things in a little bit of perspective... like how much a mechanic can make in three hours.
Thanks for everyone's input.

I hate this shit when they fucking DOUBLE the cost of the parts. :angry: As I mentioned earlier, I can get the cap (without a shop discount) for $35.00 and the wires for $65.00 and the spark plugs for less than $10.00. For some reason, he forgot to double the cost of the rotor. While I didn't price the air and fuel filters, it looks like he porked you on those too. :angry:

Three hours for labor is pure, unadulterated bullshit as well, even if that prick took his sweet-assed time, that work can be done in less than an hour.

 

[TBaGZ]

Like I said.... OUCH!

 

[fenian'98]

Here's the update:

tow: $75
labor: 3hrs $195
air filter: $14.65
fuel filter: $55.10
plugs: $17.32
ignition rotor: $5.34
distibutor cap: $64.87
wire set: $94.02

with almost $45 in tax it came to $563.66
The price breakdown put things in a little bit of perspective... like how much a mechanic can make in three hours.
Thanks for everyone's input.

I hate this shit when they fucking DOUBLE the cost of the parts. :angry: As I mentioned earlier, I can get the cap (without a shop discount) for $35.00 and the wires for $65.00 and the spark plugs for less than $10.00. For some reason, he forgot to double the cost of the rotor. While I didn't price the air and fuel filters, it looks like he porked you on those too. :angry:

Three hours for labor is pure, unadulterated bullshit as well, even if that prick took his sweet-assed time, that work can be done in less than an hour.

I figured as much. Those prices seemed steep for parts. What burns my ass the most is I was getting a nice bonus check this friday and was going to buy a few boxes of smokes, and now it looks like I might not be able to treat myself as richly as I would have liked.