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Old 12-17-2009, 02:22 PM
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They wanted $109 for a whole hour of labor just to turn the TPMS light on my wife's Liberty off (about 10 min worth of work, tops).
 
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Old 12-17-2009, 02:40 PM
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they wanted to charge me $50 to turn mine one but i got lucky and they worked after i put them in
 
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Old 12-17-2009, 03:14 PM
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the way shops charge is based on their labor rate and book time. if a job calls for 1 hour in the books but the tech takes 15 mins youre getting charged for the hour....****ed up? maybe but thats the way it works. if you dont like it get a manual, buy the tools and diy and see if its cheaper and faster.
 
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Old 12-17-2009, 03:32 PM
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well put hemipwrd
 
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Old 12-17-2009, 06:13 PM
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Trust me, if I could actually afford the StarScan I would.
 
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Old 12-17-2009, 07:45 PM
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That's about 1/2 labor to hook up their $3000 star tool to reprogram your PCM for fog lights. That's a 1/2hr that a mechanic could be working on a higher paying job. Not a bad deal if you ask me. They could charge a min 1hr rate!!
 
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Old 12-17-2009, 08:06 PM
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Originally Posted by 05hemipwrd
the way shops charge is based on their labor rate and book time. if a job calls for 1 hour in the books but the tech takes 15 mins youre getting charged for the hour....****ed up? maybe but thats the way it works. if you dont like it get a manual, buy the tools and diy and see if its cheaper and faster.
Nah, Not ****ed up. Because at the same time if the book says 1 hour and it takes them 2, You only get charged 1 hour. You think book time labor rates are bad, You should see what tech's at dealership's get paid for warranty repairs.
 
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Old 12-17-2009, 08:25 PM
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Originally Posted by 05hemipwrd
the way shops charge is based on their labor rate and book time. if a job calls for 1 hour in the books but the tech takes 15 mins youre getting charged for the hour....****ed up? maybe but thats the way it works. if you dont like it get a manual, buy the tools and diy and see if its cheaper and faster.
Kinda like when it takes me an hr to cut a tree down and clean it up, but I get paid $300? Like I told you before, I get it.........

Now Im getting it done for $15 tomorrow, using the same machine the other guy had. I guess someone's time is worth more than others, or maybe I found out I know the right people....
 
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Old 12-17-2009, 11:22 PM
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Yep thats what you get.. Sorry man.. Start calling around all the shops in your area, even the small ones.. Its a long shot but you never know.. My brother found this one really small diesel shop up here that can flash his computer on his 05 F350 with all the new updates cause they accuired the "illegal in canada" (so you are stuck going to the dealership) program from the states somewhere illegally.. So its possible to find that ****, its a computer program they use, look at the crap you can find on the internet that ppl pirate! Not every dodge employee is a straight arrow!!
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Old 12-18-2009, 03:26 AM
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Originally Posted by 05RamMan
You should see what tech's at dealership's get paid for warranty repairs.
thats why i love working in a fleet shop....get paid hourly no matter what the job is or how long it takes, even warrenty
 
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