I feel I got hosed !!!!
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From: Denton, TX
<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by STROKED_LT1_Z:
You've got to be kidding me. I changed the plugs all the time on my car. Yeah it was a pain in the *** but $500?? That's an ***-reaming if I've ever seen one. Any competent person should be able to change them in about 2.5 hours. Ridiculous.</font>
You've got to be kidding me. I changed the plugs all the time on my car. Yeah it was a pain in the *** but $500?? That's an ***-reaming if I've ever seen one. Any competent person should be able to change them in about 2.5 hours. Ridiculous.</font>
And when you multiply that time with the hourly labor rate, you come up with some pretty high $$$'s...
Later!
TS
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96 Suburban 4x4
95GRNZ
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From: San Antonio TX
Well duh it's my fault for taking it to them, my point is I think $700 bucks is a rape job!!!!
Anywho, I'm in the process of getting a full refund
I already got the manager thinking $700 bucks was too high, and he checked the labor work. He told me it took 4 hrs, and that it should not have. I'm gonna go talk with him on Thursday.
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96 Z28
Polo green
Leather
Chrome OEM rims
Hurst 6spd short shifter
SLP clutch
4:10 gears
Aluminum driveshaft
K&N cold induction
Flowmaster muffler
"700.00 state of the art tune up with built in R2D2!"
" WAAAAAAHO!! I LOST R2!!!"
Anywho, I'm in the process of getting a full refund
I already got the manager thinking $700 bucks was too high, and he checked the labor work. He told me it took 4 hrs, and that it should not have. I'm gonna go talk with him on Thursday.------------------
96 Z28
Polo green
Leather
Chrome OEM rims
Hurst 6spd short shifter
SLP clutch
4:10 gears
Aluminum driveshaft
K&N cold induction
Flowmaster muffler
"700.00 state of the art tune up with built in R2D2!"
" WAAAAAAHO!! I LOST R2!!!"
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Joined: Dec 1999
Posts: 2,779
From: Denton, TX
<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by K!D:
Well duh it's my fault for taking it to them, my point is I think $700 bucks is a rape job!!!!
Anywho, I'm in the process of getting a full refund I already got the manager thinking $700 bucks was too high, and he checked the labor work. He told me it took 4 hrs, and that it should not have. I'm gonna go talk with him on Thursday.
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Well duh it's my fault for taking it to them, my point is I think $700 bucks is a rape job!!!!
Anywho, I'm in the process of getting a full refund
I already got the manager thinking $700 bucks was too high, and he checked the labor work. He told me it took 4 hrs, and that it should not have. I'm gonna go talk with him on Thursday.</font>
TS
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95GRNZ
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All I can say is y'all must have some special LT1 cars, ... On my 97 TA (with dual cats) I could change plugs in less then 2 hours, from shutdown to startup... the first thing I learned is it takes all day fighting to get to the passenger side.. UNLESS you take the 10 minutes to drop the y-pipe... then everything is right there from underneath...
But I am a do it myselfer from waaaay back
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Texlurch - 68 Camaro (Just a little ol' LT1 with a Hot Cam, I SWEAR
" a little spray never hurt anyone, spank you very much!"
or the old standby:"I came here to race, not sell real estate. You ain't scared, is ya?"
But I am a do it myselfer from waaaay back
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Texlurch - 68 Camaro (Just a little ol' LT1 with a Hot Cam, I SWEAR
" a little spray never hurt anyone, spank you very much!"
or the old standby:"I came here to race, not sell real estate. You ain't scared, is ya?"
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From: San Antonio, TX
<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by texlurch:
All I can say is y'all must have some special LT1 cars, ... On my 97 TA (with dual cats) I could change plugs in less then 2 hours, from shutdown to startup... the first thing I learned is it takes all day fighting to get to the passenger side.. UNLESS you take the 10 minutes to drop the y-pipe... then everything is right there from underneath...
But I am a do it myselfer from waaaay back
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All I can say is y'all must have some special LT1 cars, ... On my 97 TA (with dual cats) I could change plugs in less then 2 hours, from shutdown to startup... the first thing I learned is it takes all day fighting to get to the passenger side.. UNLESS you take the 10 minutes to drop the y-pipe... then everything is right there from underneath...
But I am a do it myselfer from waaaay back
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Now, make the rain stop.
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by 95GRNZ:
Yeah, but what Jason is saying is that the book tells you how many hours the work is supposed to take according to GM. So, no matter how long it takes, they will charge you what ever it says in the book.
And when you multiply that time with the hourly labor rate, you come up with some pretty high $$$'s...
Later!
TS
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Yeah, but what Jason is saying is that the book tells you how many hours the work is supposed to take according to GM. So, no matter how long it takes, they will charge you what ever it says in the book.
And when you multiply that time with the hourly labor rate, you come up with some pretty high $$$'s...
Later!
TS
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When I changed them, I'd get all but #6 and #8 from the top, and I'd drop the starter to get those from the bottom. Made it easier.
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by K!D:
I'm gonna go talk with him on Thursday.
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I'm gonna go talk with him on Thursday.
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Sorry to keep this "SOAPOPREA" going I was busy with the Damn monsoon weather, anyways, After about 45 mins of talking, and watching some punk get yelled at by the manager,I ended up getting my money back, plus a crappy coupon booklet
I'm not going back there.
And thats "AS THE WORLD TURNS"
Now I need a new stearing cuplink
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96 Z28
Polo green
Leather
Chrome OEM rims
Hurst 6spd short shifter
SLP clutch
4:10 gears
Aluminum driveshaft
K&N cold induction
Flowmaster muffler
"700.00 state of the art tune up with built in R2D2!"
" WAAAAAAHO!! I LOST R2!!!"
I'm not going back there.And thats "AS THE WORLD TURNS"
Now I need a new stearing cuplink
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96 Z28
Polo green
Leather
Chrome OEM rims
Hurst 6spd short shifter
SLP clutch
4:10 gears
Aluminum driveshaft
K&N cold induction
Flowmaster muffler
"700.00 state of the art tune up with built in R2D2!"
" WAAAAAAHO!! I LOST R2!!!"
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Joined: Jan 2000
Posts: 332
From: Fort Worth, TX
<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by 95GRNZ:
Yeah, but what Jason is saying is that the book tells you how many hours the work is supposed to take according to GM. So, no matter how long it takes, they will charge you what ever it says in the book.
And when you multiply that time with the hourly labor rate, you come up with some pretty high $$$'s...
Later!
TS
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Yeah, but what Jason is saying is that the book tells you how many hours the work is supposed to take according to GM. So, no matter how long it takes, they will charge you what ever it says in the book.
And when you multiply that time with the hourly labor rate, you come up with some pretty high $$$'s...
Later!
TS
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Wires are a lot harder to change than plugs, since it's such a pain to route them.
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