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Old 08-02-2009, 06:41 PM
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Re: Engine fans won't come on, charging system repaired.

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Originally Posted by kwren View Post
here they are 100.00 and charge by the "book" labor rate. Translation... a job that could be completed in an hour goes for 3 hours labor- $300.00.

I am able to avoid that totally because I can do everything myself.

Keith
At my old shop in Tahoe, we ran $85 hour.... to do stuff a caveman could do in most cases. Thats why im glad my first car was a POS, it sucked then... but its saved me many times more in labor costs since.
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