[V8] The $6000 sunroof rock on a Mercedes and other thoughts

[Ingo Rautenberg]

Well, well, Roger!

First off, I believe it was Cobram who first posted about the $6500
(Canadian- now almost as valuable as the insipidly low-valued US
Dollar -- but I won't go into that now).  Entertaining: Yes.  However,
if he thinks that the techs get $110/hr he needs to rethink that
logic.  In truth, while the shop may charge that much, the service
techs typically get paid anywhere from $20-60/hr based on their
experience and expertise.  Also, usually the quote is based on
worse-case scenario.  When I worked at the dealership, we would
routinely estimate what a repair would be. I think we would have
charged one hour diagnostic time to check the problem.  Of course, no
Audi or Porsche ever had a sunroof repair that would run that much
$$$. Lol.

Anyhow, the last part of your e-mail is absolutely correct.  If I
wasn't mechanically-inclined or halfway-decent with my electrical
skills, I'd likely not own all of my cars.  But I drive too much to
lease, so I have to.  Lol.

Ingo

On 7/15/07, Roger M. Woodbury <rmwoodbury at adelphia.net> wrote:
>... Now there is nothing that infuriates me more than finding out later on
> that service was performed and something wasn't put back where it was
> supposed to be.  The belly pan is important:  it helps the airflow
> underneath the car, as well as helps to keep the engine clean.  It is
> supposed to be there.  I didn't take the car back to get the belly pan
> replaced until the car needed service again.  The former mechanic had moved
> on to greener pastures and the new guy "found" the belly pan out in back of
> the building along with a few others that had been forgotten.
>
> What I have learned through the years is that in order to own and enjoy high
> level automobiles one had better know what is going on with the car and
> basically what makes it work, or be prepared to spend a LOT of money while
> other people fiddle around with it, and learn by doing.
>
> Roger
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