F#*%ing Stealerships

[rmarti]

$196.00 to hook up the "book" and give me a diagnosis on why the
"Un-Holy Three", ABS-TC-HDC lights, are on !

I know its only going to either the ABS Mod or the ABS Sensor. The parts guy said that there are only 2 sensors. 1 for the front and 1 for the rear, is this correct? I thought that there would be four. If I remember right, each sensor was about $60. If I just go ahead and replace the both of them, the whole job is going to be $120. Far more cheaper to hook up the freaking book!

Sorry guys, I just had to vent. How can they justify a cost like that? I've seen the mech's at the shop and it doesn't look like they are pulling 60K a year, and how hard is it to hook a couple of wires to my truck and get a read? Crap I tell ya!

 

[Sears]

Do they not apply that $196 towards the actual repair costs? That is how the dealerships I have worked with operate at least.

 

[ptschram]

And I feel guilty charging $65 to read codes...

 

[rmarti]

I would gladly pay $65. Keep on Keeping it Honest

 

[syoung]

I got the dealership here to hook to mine and enable the front fogs etc for $25. I approached the shop foreman and said "if you'll do 5 minutes on my truck with the testbook, I'll buy the whole shop pizza" and since I made sure everyone could hear me, the peer pressure was amazing. 5 pizzas for $25 and I got my stuff done. Think outside the box...

 

[rmarti]

Nice idea. I'll see what I can do. I have to get passed the two gold chain wearing, gold rings on each finger with fresh pressed poly-suit counter guys first. The garage, with the hidden garage foreman, is behind the service counter and the garage door is semi-protected by a gated fence.

I have to see if my Super Mario Bros. skills still work.

 

[MUSKYMAN]

I got the dealership here to hook to mine and enable the front fogs etc for $25. I approached the shop foreman and said "if you'll do 5 minutes on my truck with the testbook, I'll buy the whole shop pizza" and since I made sure everyone could hear me, the peer pressure was amazing. 5 pizzas for $25 and I got my stuff done. Think outside the box...

5 pizzas for $25 ...LOL...what are you serving chef boy-ardee pizza


my wall mart special code reader diagnosed the big three ...even told me what wheel sensor...a=fl b=fr c=rl d=rr

Thom

 

[rmarti]

r u serious! What is the make and model of the reader? I used a friend of mine's code reader and nothing popped. I would like to know which one you used so I can run out and buy one, beacause I would like to know which one is throwing the code?

 

[JacIntyre]

Sensors

There are four sensors on your vehicle, one at each wheel. There may only be two different part numbers though, 1 rear and 1 front.

 

[syoung]

Dominos has 5 for $25... I hate their pizza, but it's typically good enough for bribery work. It's Ledo's or Vocelli's for me...

 

[JBailey]

Don't forget that testbook is about $10k right. Plus the labor rate here is $75 PER HOUR I'm sure it's more out West. Still is hard to swallow a major bill just to find out what is wrong.

 

[campbell]

I think Testbook is up around $20K! The local dealership charges about $100 to read codes. Not sure if they take it off the repair bill, I doubt it here...

 

[agro1]

Actually the per hr labor rate here in San Diego just broke the 3 figure mark. Fucking joke. Didn't you ask these idiots how much it was going to be BEFORE you told them to read the codes ??

 

[jymmiejamz]

little ceasar's has hot-n-ready $5 pizzas

 

[Chris-St Louis]

I deal with shops across the country. The most expensive I have seen is a Ford Dealer in San Fran for $145 a hour! That 2.33 dollars a MINUTE! Phone Sex money.

 

[emnat]

I paid $225 a couple of years ago

 

[Chris-St Louis]

$225 in Phone sex?

 

[rovercanus]

I paid $225 a couple of years ago

Damn! You must have been pretty horny!
You can get a prostitute a lot cheaper then that (I know 'cuz I watch Cops).

 

[agro1]

Damn! You must have been pretty horny!
You can get a prostitute a lot cheaper then that (I know 'cuz I watch Cops).

A prostitute for $225, shit, for that you better warp your entire body on a Hefty trash bag. Must be an east coast thing...

 

[rmarti]

5 pizzas for $25 ...LOL...what are you serving chef boy-ardee pizza


my wall mart special code reader diagnosed the big three ...even told me what wheel sensor...a=fl b=fr c=rl d=rr

Thom

Do you still have the make and price of your code reader, 'cause if you bought it at Wal-Mart, we've got the 24hr Walmart around the corner. I ready to go right now.

And No Agro, no I didn't pay them to test my Disco. They can use somebody else's money for their gold chains.