Lawsy Wanabe mechanical engineer Donating Members 960 Member For: 20y 4m 4d Gender: Male Location: At the computer, obviously..... Posted 21/04/05 12:04 AM Share Posted 21/04/05 12:04 AM At least you are taking the right attitude into this mate... That 200 dollars could save you thousands later on if something was to happen... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macktheknife Xtreme Xalted Member Donating Members 3,112 Member For: 21y 8m 16d Gender: Male Location: BrisVegas Posted 21/04/05 12:39 AM Share Posted 21/04/05 12:39 AM Quite apart from the items that were a rip, the labour rate of $80/hr is quite in line with industry standards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbo6man Lifetime Members 4,084 Member For: 22y 3m 11d Gender: Male Location: South Coast NSW Posted 21/04/05 02:20 AM Share Posted 21/04/05 02:20 AM Quite apart from the items that were a rip, the labour rate of $80/hr is quite in line with industry standards.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>$80.90 PLUS GST is close to $90 - this is industry standard for a motor mechanic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Turbo Next stage, to the Pub in 10 seconds Member 2,777 Member For: 20y 5m 8d Gender: Male Location: Berwick Victoria Posted 21/04/05 03:58 AM Share Posted 21/04/05 03:58 AM (edited) "With regards to the charges incurred for adjusting the handbrake, charges will only be accepted by Ford if a failure or malfunction had occurred, otherwise adjustments are considered maintenance."You are F ING kidding me, that's a load of BULL WHAT A JOKE..!!!I always get my handbrake adjusted every service free of charge.Rob... Edited 21/04/05 04:09 AM by Mr Turbo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vdeknock Member 21 Member For: 20y 2m 20d Posted 21/04/05 05:29 AM Share Posted 21/04/05 05:29 AM Know where I wont be going for my next service - they may accept they lose you as a customer but they wont gain me either!I use CentreFord - not sure they are any better but I did argue about the price before the service and accepted a quote that was more than most but not by much. I will provide the oil next time as well - did not know I could do this. Will say that CentreFord have been good on warranty work and so far the car runs really well with no major problems. On the issue of warranty work I also stated that I have the following to be completed under warranty and they wrote it down as that when I signed the form to approve the work on drop off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macktheknife Xtreme Xalted Member Donating Members 3,112 Member For: 21y 8m 16d Gender: Male Location: BrisVegas Posted 21/04/05 05:43 AM Share Posted 21/04/05 05:43 AM Quite apart from the items that were a rip, the labour rate of $80/hr is quite in line with industry standards.$80.90 PLUS GST is close to $90 - this is industry standard for a motor mechanic?In short...YepYou can do better by shopping around smaller business' but anything that is a function of a manufacturer is bigger dollars, be it mechanical, electrical. pneumatic, hydraulic, marine etc etc. Its a by product of the much higher overhead recovery etc etc. Supply and demand. If I was to work as a self employed Refrigeration Mechanic on a contract basis at a Queensland Coal mine for instance, I could probably easily charge out at $130/hr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houndie Member 39 Member For: 19y 9m 14d Posted 21/04/05 06:20 AM Share Posted 21/04/05 06:20 AM Hey ASS225,Thank you for that. Sounds like a good dealer. I will keep them in mind! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trough Lolly Member 4,349 Member For: 20y 4m 13d Gender: Male Location: Mildura Posted 21/04/05 03:42 PM Share Posted 21/04/05 03:42 PM they slugged you 90 bucks for 2 bottles of magnatec!!?!?firstly, magnatec is SH!T.2ndly, 5L is only $27 at any supercheap auto store.3rdly, you only need 1.5 bottles to do a full oil+filter change.4thly,THEY BUY IT IN FARKING DRUMS!! so how can they slug u for 2 bottles???5thly, find a new dealer mate. u got stooged! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markxr6t Member 476 Member For: 20y 2m 23d Location: Perth WA Posted 25/04/05 02:14 AM Share Posted 25/04/05 02:14 AM Sorry to go on, but latest update is that the brake adjustment I paid $100 for (which everyone else seemed to have got fixed under warranty) didn't work. Just noticed up my driveway yesterday the familiar "shh, shh, shh" sound from the rear again.Oh well - more phone calls tomorrow. Not only did I get bad service - I paid too much for bad service!Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drcook Member 752 Member For: 20y 5m 3d Location: leonay Posted 26/04/05 06:09 AM Share Posted 26/04/05 06:09 AM Hi all,Just had my T's 30000km service at a Ford Dealer in Morley WA + the usual warranty list of scraping rear brakes, clunking and whining diff, steering shudder and cracking sound from dash.Nearly choked when I got the bill for $446.75!Itemised as follows - GST added at end:30k service labour = 161.80Adjust dragging handbrake labour = 80.90 (shouldn't this be warranty?)Oil Filter = $10.33"2 units" of Castrol Magnatec = 89.12Consumables and Environmental Compliance = $14.00Coolant top up = $12.50Pyroil Additives = $41.50Add GST of $40.61 for a total of $446.75.I complained about the additives and said the owners manual says not to use them, I wasn't asked about them and I don't want them. They quickly refunded the $41.50 (maybe they know they're a rip off?)I asked what 1 unit of Oil was - they couldn't tell me (oh - we get it in drums), but $100 inc GST for 7 litres of Magnatec? WTF???I'm going to let them know my feelings and was wondering what others have paid for a 30000km service. I feel it should have been about half of what I paid. The workshop manual says its only a "Service A" - 1 hr 12 mins + 50 odd minutes to tighten manifolds plus oil and filter.Should the brake (shh, shhh) adjustment have been covered under warranty?Would like to know your experiences and what you paid. Very tempted to find a good workshop and only go to dealer for warranty work....ThanksMarkP.S. New diff on order, new RH axle and 1 tyre is cracking.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>you got gipped. just had 30k service. $ 240.00 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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