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Old Jun 27, 2014 | 11:29 PM
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Yuck. Guess it would be even worse if you didnt have that warranty.
 
Old Jun 27, 2014 | 11:35 PM
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yep.. add another $1500 to that... when i had it in 3 weeks ago it woulda been $3200 they paid $1500 and change.. when i took it in for the lack of power due to the turbo not working... they wanted $480 just for the part (not including labor) that actually costs $189... for what they wanted to change the part that didnt solve the problem im rebuilding the entire thing...
 
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Dealers love their markup. I bet most make more in service and repairs than in the sell of the vehicles themselves.
 
Old Jun 27, 2014 | 11:45 PM
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ones around here are even...
 
Old Jun 28, 2014 | 12:14 AM
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Yeah, nothing like having to pay triple what you can find it for somewhere else. Then add in the $80 an hour for labor.
 
Old Jun 28, 2014 | 12:23 AM
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yeup... pay $500 sum bucks for them to replace wrong part.. or pay 100 bucks more to completely rebuild it myself.. i choose rebuild it myself option...
 
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What do you mean wrong part?
 
Old Jun 28, 2014 | 11:04 AM
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What do you mean wrong part?
they claimed my sole problem with the turbo was the electronic actuator..
 
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Old Jun 28, 2014 | 02:09 PM
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Dealers love their markup. I bet most make more in service and repairs than in the sell of the vehicles themselves.
A properly run dealership should be paying all their bills with profit from the parts and service departments. The profit from car sales should make their margins.

Auto repair is really a horrible business. Margins more than about 8% are miraculous.
 
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sure as hell hope so... between the repairs 3 weeks ago and this ive spent $2600
This woulda been cheaper
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