Gentlemen, I live in Brazil and my son is in San Diego, CA. He bought a car recently and now had some mechanical problem. The mechanic sent the following message to him:
Hi Ricardo, Here is the estimate for repairs that need to be done on your car.
Head gasket replacement- $800 parts and labor Battery Replacement- $60 parts and labor
AC compressor replacement- $300 parts and labor Water pump, timing belt and timing belt tensioner replacement- $122.29 only charging for parts, labor is free!!!
New serpentine belt- $15, only charging for parts, labor is free!!!
Total cost for you is $1297.29
You will get 12 months/12,000 miles warranty for the parts and labor.
My question is just about the first item, the gasket replacement. I agree with the $120 per hour labor cost, but not with the time estimative for changing the gasket, that seems to me to be too high, some like 7 hours. I would like very much to have your oppinion about that. Thank you very much and please excuse my English, Alcibiades
Hi Ricardo, Here is the estimate for repairs that need to be done on your car.
Head gasket replacement- $800 parts and labor Battery Replacement- $60 parts and labor
AC compressor replacement- $300 parts and labor Water pump, timing belt and timing belt tensioner replacement- $122.29 only charging for parts, labor is free!!!
New serpentine belt- $15, only charging for parts, labor is free!!!
Total cost for you is $1297.29
You will get 12 months/12,000 miles warranty for the parts and labor.
My question is just about the first item, the gasket replacement. I agree with the $120 per hour labor cost, but not with the time estimative for changing the gasket, that seems to me to be too high, some like 7 hours. I would like very much to have your oppinion about that. Thank you very much and please excuse my English, Alcibiades
Nov 5, 2010 at 9:16 PM