are all labor prices the same?

[Butch]

i have had to pay some heavy duty labor prices here in rhode island. one would think that if a person has bought a number of new cars from the same dealer,wouldnt they get a break? my real question is simple though. id like to hear from states in other parts of the country and know examples of labor prices. i had back breaks put on today..with rotors and it came to 475! WITH the labor. is this alot or normal?
any comments are welcome!

 

[Butch]

i have had to pay some heavy duty labor prices here in rhode island. one would think that if a person has bought a number of new cars from the same dealer,wouldnt they get a break? my real question is simple though. id like to hear from states in other parts of the country and know examples of labor prices. i had back breaks put on today..with rotors and it came to 475! WITH the labor. is this alot or normal?
any comments are welcome!

me agin..i forgot to say i have the 2001 ll bean 6 cyl.
sorry bout that!

 

[Jim Stewart]

i have had to pay some heavy duty labor prices here in rhode island. one would think that if a person has bought a number of new cars from the same dealer,wouldnt they get a break? my real question is simple though. id like to hear from states in other parts of the country and know examples of labor prices. i had back breaks put on today..with rotors and it came to 475! WITH the labor. is this alot or normal?
any comments are welcome!

I guess it depends on your point of view.

Since I do my brakes myself and I do them
before I damage the rotors, it costs me
about $50 for 2 wheels, including brake
juice to bleed them. So yes, it does
seem quite high for me. But then, I have
to get my hands really dirty.

OTOH, $475 seems maybe a tad high for a
dealer, but not outragious enough to
bitch about.

 

[Carl 1 Lucky Texan]

I haven't needed my dealer yet but most dealer shops around here are $75-$80 an hour I think. I sometimes use an indie mech who only charges $52.50/hr and he will sometimes 'round down' on bigger projects for good customers.
fyi

Carl
1 Lucky Texan

 

[Alan (archive)]

Why don't you call around to some other dealers?

 

[Ed Fortmiller]

I haven't needed my dealer yet but most dealer shops around here are $75-$80 an hour I think. I sometimes use an indie mech who only charges $52.50/hr and he will sometimes 'round down' on bigger projects for good customers

Dealers typically charge "Flat Rate" - look up the time required to do a procedure up in a book. If a dealer mechanic can do a 3 hour (flat rate) job in 1 hour you get charged 3 hours and the dealer wins big time.

Not sure how the independents charge.