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| cpavlenko |
 Nov 17 2014, 05:03 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 489 Joined: 19-April 12 From: North Arizona Member No.: 14,400 Region Association: Southwest Region  |
soooooooooooo, the mechanic I've been going to for 5 yrs. wants to charge $180.00 for oil change and valve adjustment. Does this seem reasonable. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) Oh, 71 stock 914 1.7...
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| 76-914 |
Nov 17 2014, 05:09 PM
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Repeat Offender & Resident Subaru Antagonist Group: Members Posts: 13,507 Joined: 23-January 09 From: Temecula, CA Member No.: 9,964 Region Association: Southern California 
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Not for a man running a business.
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| boxsterfan |
Nov 17 2014, 05:14 PM
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914's are kewl Group: Members Posts: 1,776 Joined: 6-June 03 From: San Ramon, CA Member No.: 791 Region Association: Northern California |
Sound reasonable to me. ~$30 for 20-50W oil (Brad Penn) + his hourly time to do the valves.
There are some days I would give someone $250 to get this all done. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/drunk.gif) |
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| Cap'n Krusty |
Nov 17 2014, 05:17 PM
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Cap'n Krusty Group: Members Posts: 10,794 Joined: 24-June 04 From: Santa Maria, CA Member No.: 2,246 Region Association: Central California |
QUOTE(cpavlenko @ Nov 17 2014, 03:03 PM)  soooooooooooo, the mechanic I've been going to for 5 yrs. wants to charge $180.00 for oil change and valve adjustment. Does this seem reasonable. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) Oh, 71 stock 914 1.7... At the end of my shop ownership, I charged an hour for a 3K service ($120/hr). Oil, drop and clean the screen, valves and gaskets if needed, look the car over, check the dwell, lube the doors and other latches, check the CV joint boots and bolts, inspect the brakes, what have you. Add the parts and you're pretty close to $180. The Cap'n |
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| Woody |
Nov 17 2014, 05:22 PM
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Sandbox Rabblerouser and head toilet scrubber Group: Members Posts: 3,858 Joined: 28-December 10 From: San Antonio Texas Member No.: 12,530 Region Association: Southwest Region |
QUOTE(Cap'n Krusty @ Nov 17 2014, 05:17 PM) QUOTE(cpavlenko @ Nov 17 2014, 03:03 PM) soooooooooooo, the mechanic I've been going to for 5 yrs. wants to charge $180.00 for oil change and valve adjustment. Does this seem reasonable. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) Oh, 71 stock 914 1.7... At the end of my shop ownership, I charged an hour for a 3K service ($120/hr). Oil, drop and clean the screen, valves and gaskets if needed, look the car over, check the dwell, lube the doors and other latches, check the CV joint boots and bolts, inspect the brakes, what have you. Add the parts and you're pretty close to $180. The Cap'n You can do all that in an hour? |
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| Cairo94507 |
Nov 17 2014, 05:36 PM
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Michael Group: Members Posts: 9,811 Joined: 1-November 08 From: Auburn, CA Member No.: 9,712 Region Association: Northern California
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Seems fair to me.
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| ThePaintedMan |
Nov 17 2014, 05:43 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,886 Joined: 6-September 11 From: St. Petersburg, FL Member No.: 13,527 Region Association: South East States
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I hadn't adjusted the valves on a car with actual heat exchangers and the rest of the heating stuff in place until I worked on T.C.'s car. I'd say with an oil change rolled in as well that's easily an $180 job at a competent shop (read: it does take some skill to get in there and do everything accurately with all the stuff in the way). I work for beer and comradery with T.C. but if I had a shop that would seem a reasonable rate with parts added in, as others mentioned.
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| cpavlenko |
Nov 17 2014, 08:00 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 489 Joined: 19-April 12 From: North Arizona Member No.: 14,400 Region Association: Southwest Region |
I thought it was reasonable. I'm just getting to old going under the 914 on jack stands. Air cooleds only, in Prescott, has been doing my oil change and valve adjustment since I bought the teener. They take pride in their work.
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