Quote Originally Posted by bennjamin View Post
the dealership gotta pay rent , pay advertising , pay fees pay insurance pay super etc....and pay YOUR wages too.....then try and make a cut ontop. With you your only overhead is you. This is why they charge double of what your backyard work costs lol.
One other point is that the smaller mechanics... No offense but in my experience when i've had my car serviced and found a problem after there always seems to be an issue of the blame game....
Oh i never touched that blah blah blah

Well with my experience at Honda, they repaired a oil leak on my car which was coming from an aftermarket gauge, sensor was replaced... On the way home, noticed the sensor was the wrong one and was playing up... Immediately called them up, they came and PICKED UP my car as i couldn't get it back there, repaired the error they made free of charge and got me a lift to the dealership to pick my car up.... To me thats quality service...

Thats my experience though.

Quote Originally Posted by HONTUNE View Post
So the labor rate is 112 per hour the mechanic get 20-25 an hour and the rest is all insurance and rent? There cut would still be pretty good. I know what you mean tho.
Just saying that's why dealer ships cost so much more that private mechanics.
They make most there money on cars dude, servicing is just icing on the cake to them =)