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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Just because a shop is busy does not necessarily mean their good. It could mean they are slow or working on a number of recalls from prior service gone bad.
They have to recoup their costs; specialty tools, overhead, non-producing employees(counter personnel, parts clerks, etc.)service data(priced a subscription to all-data recently?)
They are doing the work and should be allowed a reasonable profit but I will say when a shop uses the parts from the local corner parts house(autozone, o"reilys, etc.)and charges the price from the OEM dealership then that becomes a different story.
They have to recoup their costs; specialty tools, overhead, non-producing employees(counter personnel, parts clerks, etc.)service data(priced a subscription to all-data recently?)
They are doing the work and should be allowed a reasonable profit but I will say when a shop uses the parts from the local corner parts house(autozone, o"reilys, etc.)and charges the price from the OEM dealership then that becomes a different story.
