sandman2234
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- Joined
- Dec 4, 2005
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- Location
- Jacksonville, Florida
- Tractor
- JD2555 and a few Allis Chalmers and now one Kubota
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
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
