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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It's how shops make money. It's hard to keep raising shop rates. But for decades or more, auto parts have "list" price and discount prices and jobber prices.
List is what the repair shop charges YOU when they do repairs. If you go the shop or often a dealer, and certainly Amazon, you'll find a price near 1/2 off for the same part even OEM parts. And the repair shop gets the prices for even less.
That's part of their profit and thats how the system has worked since at least the 1960's.
It's the same for appliance parts. Recently had the fan motor replaced in my furnace at home. Labor rate was $85, took him travel time, plus time to R&R the motor determine it was a motor failure, then get the motor and install it. Total time about 4 hours, Labor was still only $85, but again, the motor was billed at list price. about double what I could get it for online at amazon.
Still worth it since it would have taken me longer to do the R&R and determine if it was the motor or motor controller that was bad. Then order and get the parts.
List is what the repair shop charges YOU when they do repairs. If you go the shop or often a dealer, and certainly Amazon, you'll find a price near 1/2 off for the same part even OEM parts. And the repair shop gets the prices for even less.
That's part of their profit and thats how the system has worked since at least the 1960's.
It's the same for appliance parts. Recently had the fan motor replaced in my furnace at home. Labor rate was $85, took him travel time, plus time to R&R the motor determine it was a motor failure, then get the motor and install it. Total time about 4 hours, Labor was still only $85, but again, the motor was billed at list price. about double what I could get it for online at amazon.
Still worth it since it would have taken me longer to do the R&R and determine if it was the motor or motor controller that was bad. Then order and get the parts.
