You're preaching to the choir here. I've owned or been materially involved in automotive repair shops since I was 16 yrs old. Grew up in the business. Even when I was at university I was running an after-hours repair shop to make ends meet. And $4K is still way too high... Cheers, Jeff www.vanagonparts.com
-----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf Of Daniel Stevens Sent: Monday, August 22, 2005 7:21 AM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: costs of syncro tranny R&R
I'm pretty sure that with adding in Labor for the removal, transport and pallet for freight to AA transaxle for a full rebuild (say $2600) then freight back, transport back to shop, install and some extra mark-up because mechanics just love to work on VWs and have plenty of time for all the shipping hassel to a rebuilder the customer specifies or just likes.. I can see it reaching a $4k bill quickly.. too many of us do our own work, and assume everyone does thier own work.. mechanics have to make a living.. and garages a profit.. costs of fuel,electric, and insurances, trained mechanics can and are quite pricey... _________________________________________ From: Jeffrey Schwaia <jeff@VANAGONPARTS.COM> Subject: Re: Vanagon mentioned on Car Talk today $4K for a syncro tranny??? Smoke dope. Good used ones go for $1,200 - $1,500 and I can get rebuilt units outright (i.e., no core) for $2,600. And it's not like I have the monopoly on syncro trannies. Happy, happy, joy, joy, Jeff |
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