Truck repair -- parts markup seems high...
The water pump in my F250 died. The garage I took it to (came recommended by a local and good reviews) wanted to charge me $235 for water pump I was able to buy at the auto supply place (with lifetim...
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Tvov wrote:austingta wrote:
It is normal. They are doing it for a living.
This. It is how they make a living.
Find a good repair shop, frequent them, and DO NOT "nickel and dime" them to death! Be a good customer, and it will pay off when you are really in a jam and need help.
X3, plus to add that a repair shop has expenses that a nationwide auto parts store can spread across 1000's of stores.
You'll probably crab, "Well they should be charging a labor rate that covers all that!" The problem is you complain about the labor rate too! A well-managed repair shop will split their expenses between parts AND labor so as to keep them both at "ridiculous" instead of losing money on parts and charging a "ludicrous" labor rate.
You get too high on one or the other, and you lose customers.
