At 05:52 AM 11/18/2009, Chris S wrote: >$400 labor to r&r? I can swap it in my driveway in less than two hours! I myself cannot. And I'm pretty sure if I tried, I wouldn't do as good a job as GoWesty. I admire you for acquiring that skill, and I enjoy learning how to work on my vehicles, but learning this task at this time wasn't practical. If your point is that GoWesty charges too much ($95 per hour) or takes too long (4 hours), I'm not qualified to say you're wrong. I can only say that I've been satisfied with their work. I don't enjoy spending money like this. But the money is far less important to me than the freedom to enjoy my Westy without worrying about getting stuck somewhere. I drove 800 miles through some very remote terrain right after GoWesty finished turning wrenches on my van, and that's worth a lot. |
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