Auto Dealers

[sandman2234]

Motor went out in my Wife's car at 155k and Hyundai agreed to replace the motor. Dealership wanted us to pay almost $7,000 for stuff that would be easier done "while the motor was out".
I found out that the dealerships current hourly rate is $335 an hour, based flat rate hours. I made some calls and got the prices on al the parts I wanted to replace while the motor was out and made them a counter offer to pay for the parts and a little bit for stuff that required "extra work" to swap. Some of the stuff made it easier for them (like installing new fuel injectors) because they didn't have to remove the old ones, just open a box. Hoses and stuff had to be removed anyway, so that was a no brainer.
David from jax

 

[Fuddyduddy1952]

Motor went out in my Wife's car at 155k and Hyundai agreed to replace the motor. Dealership wanted us to pay almost $7,000 for stuff that would be easier done "while the motor was out".
I found out that the dealerships current hourly rate is $335 an hour, based flat rate hours. I made some calls and got the prices on al the parts I wanted to replace while the motor was out and made them a counter offer to pay for the parts and a little bit for stuff that required "extra work" to swap. Some of the stuff made it easier for them (like installing new fuel injectors) because they didn't have to remove the old ones, just open a box. Hoses and stuff had to be removed anyway, so that was a no brainer.
David from jax

Our Hyundai & Kia we sell or trade in before the 100K/10yr warranty is out.

I'm sure it's just me but $7,000 for 155,000 miles doesn't seem bad. That's 4.5 cents/mile or the equivalent of $1.80/gallon of gas IF it averaged 40 m.p.g.

 

[scootr]

Went into the Kubota dealer for their super hydraulic oil last year. I saw 0% and 2% financing signs all over and found the oil, a 2 liter jug was $95 (prolly more now). So I slapped the jug of oil on the counter and asked the clerk 'What kind of financing are you offering on this item?' We had a good laugh but, I still had to shell out $110 with tax

 

[sandman2234]

Our Hyundai & Kia we sell or trade in before the 100K/10yr warranty is out.

I'm sure it's just me but $7,000 for 155,000 miles doesn't seem bad. That's 4.5 cents/mile or the equivalent of $1.80/gallon of gas IF it averaged 40 m.p.g.

The motor replacement was free, paid for by Hyundai. The 2.0t motor came with 100k but they had some issues with chips from machining getting into bad places so they upgraded the warranty to 120k and then just went "lifetime". My Bride really, really, really likes her car and as long as I can, I am going to keep it running. I was concerned when the motor went, but She had kept her oil changes up to date, done the inspection where Hyudai went in and inspected a couple of things. Hyundai graciously put a long block in it, the $7k was to the dealership to change things like injectors, water hoses, heater hoses, spark plugs and a few other things. Things that would be easy to change while the motor was out, but not under Hyundai's warranty. Taking the injectors out of the old block and putting them into the new block would be a lot more work (but paid for by Hyundai) so for me to pay them to buy new injectors and pay flatrate to install them was making it easier on them, because all they had to do was open the box, leave the old ones in the old block. I immediately disputed the labor cost on that one. The radiator hoses and heater hoses were being billed flatrate like the motor was still in the car. With one end of the hose already disconnected, changing those hoses was a single accessible hose clamp away. Plus installing new hoses is always easier than changing out old hardened hoses.
I basically negotiated them to do the work that they were being paid to do by Hyundai and paid them retail for the new parts that I figured was a good idea to put in while the motor was out. I did pay a little for the labor on a couple of parts that made it more work than what they were paid for under warranty. I wasn't trying to beat them out of getting paid, but I also didn't want to get overcharged and them paid twice for the work. They first just gave me the $7k estimate which is straight Flat Rate for those parts, but once I started having a discussion with the service advisor, he realized I wasn't just going to roll over for that. At $2700, it was a fair deal for both of us, and the tech who changed the motor made a few dollars more than just a motor change.
David from jax

 

[D&D]

It’s kind of like hospitals here… merge with a titan or turn out the lights…


Between regulation and market share the little guys simply fade away…

Hospitals, urgent care, pharmacies, insurance carriers, car dealers, restaurants, auto parts, home centers, retirement communities, tractor dealers……Corporate has taken over and we will suffer those consequences for awhile.