John Gregory wrote:

> Out of curiosity, I phoned another large Chrysler dealer to get an estimate
> of this repair. $249! If the part costs $65 and they billed by "the book",
> that means labor runs $122.66 and hour. Can this be right?

$65 is about what you can get *both* sensors (combined) for, every day,
all over the place. Thanks for posting all this stuff. It reminds me
of a big part of why I do as much of my own work as possible.

> I think it would be wise to be armed with this information before agreeing
> to a repair... not that I'm complaining about mine. I may have been clipped
> a little but the dealership has been fair with me in the past. And... if his
> competitor is any guide, my dealer actually gave me "a break".

Yeah - "I like *this* mugger over here better than that one over there
because this one only took my cash and not my credit cards too. I
really respect him because when he stabbed me, he didn't twist the
knife." 8^)

> Q2) What is the going hourly rate for a Chrysler dealership repair these
> days?

Apparently as much as they want it to be. Let's see - 30 minutes work
for $250 - I think that works out to about $500/hr. 8^)

Bill Putney
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