mike

I just scheduled the replacement of both of the front drive axles on my
2002 Hyundai Accent with 193,000 miles on the clock.

The reason for my post is that I wanna' check with you guys to verify
that $1,400 is a reasonable and acceptable price to pay the dealer for
this sorta' work. Seems kinda' pricey to me.

Oh yeah. If geography is a factor, this will be in central California.

What do ya think? Should I keep my appointment or should I find another
repair facility?

Mike

Mark Time

mike wrote:
> I just scheduled the replacement of both of the front drive axles on my
> 2002 Hyundai Accent with 193,000 miles on the clock.
>
> The reason for my post is that I wanna' check with you guys to verify
> that $1,400 is a reasonable and acceptable price to pay the dealer for
> this sorta' work. Seems kinda' pricey to me.
>
> Oh yeah. If geography is a factor, this will be in central California.
>
> What do ya think? Should I keep my appointment or should I find another
> repair facility?
>
> Mike

Depends upon what part of central CA. Fresno? I've used Cabral's Auto
(recommended to me) for the same thing on a Camry and he was far cheaper
then the dealer and $200 cheaper than my regular wrench. He's now my
regular wrench. I've been a happy customer and it may be worth a call
for you.

Ed Pawlowski

"mike" <justsomeguy@home.net> wrote in message
> The reason for my post is that I wanna' check with you guys to verify
> that $1,400 is a reasonable and acceptable price to pay the dealer for
> this sorta' work. Seems kinda' pricey to me.


Mike, the dealer charge is never reasonable. Find yourself a god reliable
independent mechanic and save a bundle of money.

I took our company pickup truck to the dealer for an oil change. They sent
us a coupon for $29.95 for the change. That is reasonable. The price
without the coupon though, is $55. The good part of the deal is that they
have a nice little lunch counter and give customers free coffee, muffins,
finger sandwiches, etc. They also have a bunch of Roush Mustangs too with
very good internet deals.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Ford-...1%7C240%3A1308

In the showroom they sticker for $48,000.

Joe

On Thu, 22 Jan 2009 18:24:19 GMT, mike <justsomeguy@home.net> wrote:

>I just scheduled the replacement of both of the front drive axles on my
>2002 Hyundai Accent with 193,000 miles on the clock.
>
>The reason for my post is that I wanna' check with you guys to verify
>that $1,400 is a reasonable and acceptable price to pay the dealer for
>this sorta' work. Seems kinda' pricey to me.
>
>Oh yeah. If geography is a factor, this will be in central California.
>
>What do ya think? Should I keep my appointment or should I find another
>repair facility?
>
>Mike

Rock Auto lists the axles for around $70.00 times two, right and left.

The labor guide I checked listed the time as 3 hours for both sides.

Figure it out from there.

Joe

Mike Marlow

On Thu, 22 Jan 2009 18:24:19 GMT, mike cast forth these pearls of
wisdom...:

> I just scheduled the replacement of both of the front drive axles on my
> 2002 Hyundai Accent with 193,000 miles on the clock.
>
> The reason for my post is that I wanna' check with you guys to verify
> that $1,400 is a reasonable and acceptable price to pay the dealer for
> this sorta' work. Seems kinda' pricey to me.
>
> Oh yeah. If geography is a factor, this will be in central California.
>
> What do ya think? Should I keep my appointment or should I find another
> repair facility?
>
> Mike

I guess that's not too bad a price for a part that sells for somewhere
around $75, and shouldn't take more than an hour or so per side, including
beer break. That would pretty nicely cover profit and overhead, I should
think.
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-Mike-
mmarlowREMOVE@alltel.net