The company I work for owns a multitude of car dealerships including an Acura store here in my home town.
I'm looking at having some work done on the car so I called them today and asked if they had a master NSX tech on staff because I didn't want just any tech working on it. At first it sounded as if they were a bit offended that I demanded to have a qualified NSX tech working on my car. Then they come back and tell me they have two of them employed there. Quite honestly, I'm a bit skeptical of that but I took them at their word.
I then asked what the employee labor rate was and got quoted $125 hr. After hearing that I really wonder what the non employee rate is.
The dealership I work at (FMC) charges ~$100 hr. I guess they figure if you can afford an Acura brand product they can squeeze a few more $$ out of you at the checkout stand.
So, that leads me to my question. I realize that different parts of the country and markets will probably have different rates but I was curious what others had paid to work done either at the dealership or independent location.
At this point I might just have decide whether it is more cost effective to have the work done locally or drive 2hrs South to a trusted friend to do the work. It is just a bit of a hassle to get the car down there but it might come to that.
I'm looking at having some work done on the car so I called them today and asked if they had a master NSX tech on staff because I didn't want just any tech working on it. At first it sounded as if they were a bit offended that I demanded to have a qualified NSX tech working on my car. Then they come back and tell me they have two of them employed there. Quite honestly, I'm a bit skeptical of that but I took them at their word.
I then asked what the employee labor rate was and got quoted $125 hr. After hearing that I really wonder what the non employee rate is.
The dealership I work at (FMC) charges ~$100 hr. I guess they figure if you can afford an Acura brand product they can squeeze a few more $$ out of you at the checkout stand.
So, that leads me to my question. I realize that different parts of the country and markets will probably have different rates but I was curious what others had paid to work done either at the dealership or independent location.
At this point I might just have decide whether it is more cost effective to have the work done locally or drive 2hrs South to a trusted friend to do the work. It is just a bit of a hassle to get the car down there but it might come to that.