I recently had a mechanic quote to replace welsh plugs and 4 tie rod ends in a 6 cylinder ford sedan (Australian 1992 Falcon). He said it would take 48 hours! Does this sounds excessive to anyone?
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18 years ago
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18 years ago
Maybe he just meant he's do the job over the weekend?
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18 years ago
Nope, that's how long he reckons it will take and is to charge 48 hours time!
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18 years ago
Checked with Ford dealer. Whole job no longer than 5½ hours!!!! No more back yard mechanics for us!
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18 years ago
Hey!
That's alright, I didnt want to do it anyway.
------ Well, maybe I will ... in fact I'll do it for nothing; you buy parts...
Just pay for my transportation there and back
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18 years ago
No worries, Geezer.. Where do you live? When can you come to Queensland Australia?
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18 years ago
I'll give you a break and do it for 46 hours labor, but you need to tell me what a "welsh plug" is first. :) Oh wait, if a welsh plug is the same as a feeze plug and you want them ALL replaced I'll have to think it over. You probably have to pull the engine and strip it down to replace them all. Why not replace the one that is leaking only?
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18 years ago
well at what shop rate say here mine is 75 an hour x 48 =3600 dollars for labor plus parts taxes maybe what 4500 dollars ...beat him up for say 10 dollars ! hahah