Hourly Garage Labour Rates?
Rob
services/repairs etc? Does it depend on the vehicle involved? (mine's an '84
Rangie)
Many thanks
Rob
Dave Dixon
"Rob" <roc...@scara.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
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My dealer has a coffee area with a TV, and newspapers, and shiny metal
tables,
and chairs, and clean marble efffect tiled floors, and flowers set out
nicely around
the place, and a service manager, and a receptionist, and a partsman, and a
supervisor,
and some technicians, etc etc etc, and he charges £90 per hour.
A local mechanic (who was trained by the same dealer but who left to start
and
run his own business) has none of the above, but charges £18 per hour.
I know who I use . . .
Dave
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Nikki
>
> "Rob" <roc...@scara.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:bg0fhq$up0$1...@newsg4.svr.pol.co.uk...
>> Can anyone advise please is there an average, hourly labour rate for
> garage
>> services/repairs etc? Does it depend on the vehicle involved? (mine's an
> '84
>> Rangie)
>>
>> Many thanks
>>
>> Rob
>>
>>
> Hi Rob,
>
> My dealer has a coffee area with a TV, and newspapers, and shiny metal
> tables,
> and chairs, and clean marble efffect tiled floors, and flowers set out
> nicely around
> the place, and a service manager, and a receptionist, and a partsman, and a
> supervisor,
> and some technicians, etc etc etc, and he charges £90 per hour.
>
> A local mechanic (who was trained by the same dealer but who left to start
> and
> run his own business) has none of the above, but charges £18 per hour.
>
> I know who I use . . .
>
> Dave
Similar to above - Land Rover Franchise charge about £90 for their
technicians knowledge and the local garage who specialise in Land Rovers
charge £30-£35 per hour. Not tried the guy who recently left the main
dealer, but we have his number!
>
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1990 Discovery V8i
1985 Range Rover V8
1975 88" Series 3, 2.25 petrol
Paul Everett
My local independent specialist charges 29.50+VAT per hour.
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Austin Shackles
<use...@spam.repton.org> enlightened us thusly:
>Rob wrote:
>
>> Can anyone advise please is there an average, hourly labour rate for garage
>> services/repairs etc? Does it depend on the vehicle involved? (mine's an '84
>> Rangie)
>
>My local independent specialist charges 29.50+VAT per hour.
decent local garage here charges about 20+vat per hour, less-decent one pay
peanuts, employs monkeys and is cheaper.
yer pays yer money and takes yer choice, innit. Go with local
recommendations about quality of work, if you can, rather than any other
criteria.
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of magnets and miracles / Our thoughts strayed constantly and without
boundary / The ringing of the Division bell had begun. Pink Floyd (1994)
Tim Hobbs
<aus...@ddol-las.fsnet.co.uk> wrote:
>On or around Sun, 27 Jul 2003 15:55:02 +0100, Paul Everett
><use...@spam.repton.org> enlightened us thusly:
>
>>Rob wrote:
>>
>>> Can anyone advise please is there an average, hourly labour rate for garage
>>> services/repairs etc? Does it depend on the vehicle involved? (mine's an '84
>>> Rangie)
>>
>>My local independent specialist charges 29.50+VAT per hour.
>
>decent local garage here charges about 20+vat per hour, less-decent one pay
>peanuts, employs monkeys and is cheaper.
>
>yer pays yer money and takes yer choice, innit. Go with local
>recommendations about quality of work, if you can, rather than any other
>criteria.
It is also worth considering that a £30 an hour geezer who knows what
he is doing will do an hour's work in an hour. A £20 an hour monkey
will take an hour to botch an hour's work and then another hour
rebotching it.
Tim Hobbs
'58 Series 2
'77 101FC Ambulance
'95 Discovery V8i
Austin Shackles
<t...@101ambulance-urine.net> enlightened us thusly:
>On Sun, 27 Jul 2003 16:55:39 +0100, Austin Shackles
><aus...@ddol-las.fsnet.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>yer pays yer money and takes yer choice, innit. Go with local
>>recommendations about quality of work, if you can, rather than any other
>>criteria.
>
>It is also worth considering that a Ł30 an hour geezer who knows what
>he is doing will do an hour's work in an hour. A Ł20 an hour monkey
>will take an hour to botch an hour's work and then another hour
>rebotching it.
very true. Sadly, you often get monkeys working on yer motor at the
90-quid-an-hour dealership. Hence trying to locate garages by
recommendation, where possible.
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Bill Scarab
<aus...@ddol-las.fsnet.co.uk> wrote:
>On or around Sun, 27 Jul 2003 17:28:29 +0100, Tim Hobbs
><t...@101ambulance-urine.net> enlightened us thusly:
>
>>On Sun, 27 Jul 2003 16:55:39 +0100, Austin Shackles
>><aus...@ddol-las.fsnet.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>>>yer pays yer money and takes yer choice, innit. Go with local
>>>recommendations about quality of work, if you can, rather than any other
>>>criteria.
>>
>>It is also worth considering that a Ł30 an hour geezer who knows what
>>he is doing will do an hour's work in an hour. A Ł20 an hour monkey
>>will take an hour to botch an hour's work and then another hour
>>rebotching it.
>
>very true. Sadly, you often get monkeys working on yer motor at the
>90-quid-an-hour dealership. Hence trying to locate garages by
>recommendation, where possible.
>
Tell us where you are Rob and I'm sure someone will be able to
recommend a reasonable, reliable mechanic near you.
Cheers
Bill
Prof Rollerball
of that £90 per hour!
jOn........
"Prof Rollerball" <rol...@miller-williams.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message news:bg1hh2$nab$1...@newsg1.svr.pol.co.uk...
> Just wondering how much a mechanic working for a main dealer gets paid out
> of that £90 per hour!
>
>
Austin Shackles
<rol...@miller-williams.freeserve.co.uk> enlightened us thusly:
>Just wondering how much a mechanic working for a main dealer gets paid out
>of that £90 per hour!
>
about a tenner, I expect, if he's lucky...
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