are all labor prices the same?

me agin..i forgot to say i have the 2001 ll bean 6 cyl. sorry bout that!

I guess it depends on your point of view.

Since I do my brakes myself and I do them before I damage the rotors, it costs me about $50 for 2 wheels, including brake juice to bleed them. So yes, it does seem quite high for me. But then, I have to get my hands really dirty.

OTOH, $475 seems maybe a tad high for a dealer, but not outragious enough to bitch about.

I haven't needed my dealer yet but most dealer shops around here are $75-$80 an hour I think. I sometimes use an indie mech who only charges $52.50/hr and he will sometimes 'round down' on bigger projects for good customers. fyi

Carl

butch wrote:

Why don't you call around to some other dealers?

Dealers typically charge "Flat Rate" - look up the time required to do a procedure up in a book. If a dealer mechanic can do a 3 hour (flat rate) job in 1 hour you get charged 3 hours and the dealer wins big time.

Not sure how the independents charge.