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Is My Mechanic expensive?
MVP
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I am having 6 spark plugs replaced, a pwer window motor replaced, an ignition something, valve cover gaskets, and a hose and sensor replaced. 2,000.00[:(!]
Seems like about a 400.00 dollar job.
Seems like about a 400.00 dollar job.
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Year make and model of your car would be helpfull
Lincoln LS-2005
Finally found it in the trunk under the spare tire compartment.
quote:Originally posted by edgecam
Year make and model of your car would be helpfull
Lincoln LS-2005
WAY to high. The window motors are available on e-bay cheap and they are easy to put in. The spark plugs are a no brainer as the rest of the repairs are. Is this a dealership as with that pricing it must be. Total in an outside shop would be less than 750.00 so shop around
A good gear-head like yourself would "do it yourself." Hows the leg?
Legs actually healing up very well. Thanks for asking. I am feeling like it will be normal again. Something that I wondered about for a few months.
There was a day I would tackle all these problems, and enjoy it, but these new cars are heartburn when it comes to diagnosing them. I could spend hours and days researching and running down parts, all of which might fix the problem, or maybe not.
I miss pre 1980 vehicles and and bikes.
A little over $4000.00 plus the cost of shipping the car to and from a dealer in FL where it was bought. Love those lottery winners who thinks they are rich and end up on welfare in three or four years.
Hell, what are the symptoms that brought you into the shop in the first place?
If it's like the Crown Victorias they have to remove the exhaust manifold or drop/lift the engine to get the the spark plugs.
I had some freeze plugs replaced on a Ford Taurus several years ago and it cost $900.
They had to separate the transaxle from the engine and lift it out to replace the $2 parts.
if you engine looks like this i could see a thousand or a little more in just labor.
most shops/dealers charge $85.-$95 per hour labor plus parts
Im not sure what it takes to change the plugs. It is the wifes car and I have never even drove it. It had a dead battery once and needed a jump, I couldn't find the battery.
Finally found it in the trunk under the spare tire compartment.
Volvo or BMW ???
quote:Originally posted by MVP
Im not sure what it takes to change the plugs. It is the wifes car and I have never even drove it. It had a dead battery once and needed a jump, I couldn't find the battery.
Finally found it in the trunk under the spare tire compartment.
Volvo or BMW ???
It is a lincoln LS
A misunderstanding
If Charlie Sheen is your mechanic [:o)]
even if the complete job calls for some of the same items being removed and replaced only once, you might be paying as if they needed to be done for each part.
Labor varies widely, I've seen 65 to 100 per hr., dealers are usually among the highest .
A neighbor of mine was quoted $400. for replacement of a rear door power window motor by a dealer on his 12 year old Buick, a friend did it in about an hour ..only cost $75.
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a lot of labor on that thing. the newer cars have no space to work. but, it still seems pretty high.