Labor Hours???
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Labor Hours???
My 98 Expedition just had a lot of front end work completed. Can anyone comment on the price of the following?
Upper and lower Ball Joints,
Both front axles
Pittman Arm
Tie Rod ends
Labor for new spark plugs.
Alignment
$1150.
I feel is was a great deal.
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Titan
Upper and lower Ball Joints,
Both front axles
Pittman Arm
Tie Rod ends
Labor for new spark plugs.
Alignment
$1150.
I feel is was a great deal.
Thanks
Titan
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Good Point. I viewed it as $92 an hour labor and I was unsure of the labor hours for all the work. I thought the parts came to about $600. It is a 4x4. I thought the labor hours came to about 5.
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What you paid for parts might have been $600, but just a quick browse of your list tells me I could find them online for under $400. Mechanics almost always have a mark-up on parts. These days you can order them online for what the mechanic pays.
That is all quite easy work, one day in the driveway and a trip to the alignment shop and you are done.
I have paid a LOT more for simple service ($400 Porsche oil changes) but when your budget changes so do your priorities. To me that $800 is a couple more needed projects paid for and lots of extra $$ for riding the snowmobile.
If it is worth it to you not to have to mess with it, and you thought it was a bargain, that is all that really matters.
That is all quite easy work, one day in the driveway and a trip to the alignment shop and you are done.
I have paid a LOT more for simple service ($400 Porsche oil changes) but when your budget changes so do your priorities. To me that $800 is a couple more needed projects paid for and lots of extra $$ for riding the snowmobile.
If it is worth it to you not to have to mess with it, and you thought it was a bargain, that is all that really matters.
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Are you serious? Some people pay that much just to have the spark plugs changed. I think it was an awesome price for parts and labor, considering all that was changed.
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Alloro is right, when you take a truck to the garage they dont go online to get the parts, $1150. is a good deal.
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Upon further investigation, I checked Napa for the prices and then I found out there were some special tools needed, various pullers. ( The truck is rusty) The whole thing out the door was $1150. The Ford dealer would have charged me about $1900.
I don't have the tools nor the time so I am very happy.
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Titan
I don't have the tools nor the time so I am very happy.
Thanks for all the comments
Titan
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That is the point exactly. I can't imagine paying labor for simple projects. It must just be me, the rest of you guys must have $$$$.
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Most everyone here is trying to do things on their own to save a buck, but that's besides the point. The question was if it was a fair price for parts, labor, and the alignment, and it was.
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