chainy Posted October 30, 2007 Share Posted October 30, 2007 Just being nosey as to what sort of rates per hour people pay the garage that they trust out their. My local garage charge £24 per hour and also charge half hour rates as well. I only use the garage for general work servicing, brakes and shocks etc, any major mechanical work i would take her to a more specialist garage. Just want to see what difference their is at different parts of the country...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted October 30, 2007 Share Posted October 30, 2007 £30-£50. Depending on what needs doing dictates who gets the car. I think too many 'specialists' think that because a car has a pointy nose means they can charge stupid money or that becuase it's a 'specialist' market their knowledge can be found nowhere else. Any muppet with spanners can fit a single, swap suspension etc. It's the fine-tuning that should be charged the most for. The mappers and geo experts, for example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chainy Posted October 30, 2007 Author Share Posted October 30, 2007 £30-£50. Depending on what needs doing dictates who gets the car. I think too many 'specialists' think that because a car has a pointy nose means they can charge stupid money or that becuase it's a 'specialist' market their knowledge can be found nowhere else. Any muppet with spanners can fit a single, swap suspension etc. It's the fine-tuning that should be charged the most for. The mappers and geo experts, for example. I agree with what u are saying the local garage that i use my supra is the first they have had their hands on so to speak i am happy for them to do general repairs but i would hate the idea of them learning on my car should their ever be a serious mech problem. I would feel more comfortable putting the car with some one who has spent a good few hours under the bonnet of the sup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGav Posted October 30, 2007 Share Posted October 30, 2007 Any muppet with spanners can fit a single, swap suspension etc. And this is the problem in a nutshell... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopite Posted October 30, 2007 Share Posted October 30, 2007 It's the fine-tuning that should be charged the most for. The mappers and geo experts, for example. Along with the people who try new R&D ideas, e.g. that air box by that ToyotaGT place whatever it's called Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmx1lew Posted October 30, 2007 Share Posted October 30, 2007 im not sure what the hourly rate is, but a radiator swap cost £30, a cambelt and pully belt swap was £60 getting my brakes done tomorrow so i will let you know of the cost for new pads fitted with braided lines and 5.1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juanchan Posted October 30, 2007 Share Posted October 30, 2007 im not sure what the hourly rate is, but a radiator swap cost £30, a cambelt and pully belt swap was £60 getting my brakes done tomorrow so i will let you know of the cost for new pads fitted with braided lines and 5.1. £60 for two belts and the labour? The genuine belts I got put on my car cost over £100, then labour on top! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted October 30, 2007 Share Posted October 30, 2007 No idea. I just hand my money over to CW happy in the knowledge it's a good job done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesmark Posted October 30, 2007 Share Posted October 30, 2007 No idea. I just hand my money over to CW happy in the knowledge it's a good job done. What is his hourly rate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted October 30, 2007 Share Posted October 30, 2007 What is his hourly rate? As above. I've no idea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daston Posted October 30, 2007 Share Posted October 30, 2007 £30odd plus they have motor sport experience as well as big car nuts so trust them 100% plus as they are friends of the old man they go out of their way to help me out and I can always ask for a hand when working on the car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted October 30, 2007 Share Posted October 30, 2007 £42.50 - but they usually charge a lot less time than they actually take. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmx1lew Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 £60 for two belts and the labour? The genuine belts I got put on my car cost over £100, then labour on top! in reply to the above £60 labor belts are £15 and £35 so £110 in total, as for the other bit got my braided lines, system flushed and 5.1 put in and new calipers fitted today £40 that was for labor of the lines, pads and 5.1 i had already bought the lines and pads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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