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Strange new Employee Bonus program, lol
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What we decided to do,
Transverse engines seem to be the issue, so on these vehicle’s if we are changing 1 component, belt labor would be at most an extra .3. That is still a basis per vehicle.
Sometimes we probably undervalue our work.
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We are a fairly top notch shop. This has been brought up in shop discussion. Yes we use Mitchell labor guide. The techs argument is on a lot of these cars doing an alternator or compressor you just have to loosen the the belt off of the component. As where most newer cars you have to go through and snake the belt around.
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That’s kind of funny, Jfinn says Motor seems pretty high, and he doesn’t even know what he’s working on.
You sound like a consumer with a statement like that. Motor may be the only time that is accurate.
If you don’t have experience on one, I would look at the repair procedure and the labor times for any parts near it that have to be removed to access the part that has failed, this gives you some points of reference for estimating.
You’re right Scott, I do not know what he is working on, that is why I said I would go by experience and/ or look up repair procedure to get a better understanding.
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I would go by experience first. If your shop or techs have previously replaced one, you have a pretty good idea of what it takes. It not, I would look at the repair procedure, that should give you a good understanding what is involved. Most likely I would go with the 2 common times and probably be at 5.0 hrs. The Motor time seems pretty high.
