whoa!!!!!
07-16-2003 | 08:16 AM
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whoa!!!!!
so i called FLEMINGTON subaru(yes i will put them on blast) this morning and asked them if they could replace my spark plugs if i gave them copper ones to put in. i'm a poor college student and i dont' have any tools. the lady said they could and put me on hold to get me an estimate. while i was on hold i was thinking, oh this should cost $10 tops. she comes back on the phone and told me $85. i actually started laughing on the phone and asked her if she was serious. she said yeah,spark plugs are hard to change and it will take an hour. I didnt know what to say because from what I have heard, its fairly easy to change plugs, although you do have to remove the windshield washer container. so to all you subaru drivers,....how long does it take to change your plugs?
07-16-2003 | 09:25 AM
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You do realize that dealers have a little book that tells them how long a job should take to perform, and that just about every service place you go to will charge a minimum time to do a job. This is usually a one hour charge, and $85 seems about right for that time charge. Regardless of how long it ACTUALLY takes, you're still charged that minimum.
Sorry...
Finn
Sorry...
Finn
07-16-2003 | 02:24 PM
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It's called Flat Rate pay scale. As finn said there's a book or chart saying how much time a certain job will take (including for f-ups and unforseen problems) and they will charge you for that minimum time. It's how the mechanics get paid, They finish a hour job in 10 min, they get paid for the whole hour. If they f-up a job and take 2hours, then they still only get paid for one hour.
07-17-2003 | 02:01 AM
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My local subaru service dept usually is nice about it and charges less than the minimum hourly fee with small stuff, but thats just this one service department 
Its probably cheaper to just buy the tools, you only need like a screwdriver, a socket wrench with a joint, the socket for the spark plugs, and an extensionsion for the socket to get the job done.
Its probably cheaper to just buy the tools, you only need like a screwdriver, a socket wrench with a joint, the socket for the spark plugs, and an extensionsion for the socket to get the job done.
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