tech time per hour

I had some work done at the dealer yesterday after which I discovered
that they are charging $80 an hour. How does this compare to work you
have had done at your local dealers?

 

$91.00 New York

 

In the UK I pay 35 pounds (63.70 US Dollars) an hour at an independent Volvo
specialist.

Graham W

 

Sounds about right. Remember, the guy turning the wrench on your car isn't
taking home $80, most of that money is covering their "cost of doing
business" (pay electricity and water bills, keep the place clean, local tax,
pay the people working behind the service desk, maintain the heavy
machinery- car lifts, air compressors, etc etc...).

I agree, it's a big shock at first.

 

I think prices in different parts of the world can not be compared directly,
but in Denmark the dealer would take around 135$ an hour, and for
comparison, the mechanics earning would be around 29$ per hour.

 

My Volvo dealer said £60 an hour.

 

$90-$110 / hour at our local No. California dealers.

 

Around 80 an hour at Volvo, and 68.50 for our Volkswagens. Dollars,
Canadian.

 

Wow for that kinda money I wouldn't mind being a mechanic, here I think they
earn more like $10-$13 an hour, hardly enough to live on one's own.

 

About $95/hr at a very competent local Volvo dealer, about $75/hr at a very
competent local independent garage that repairs anything, including engines
and transmissions.

 

I should mention that here in Denmark we pay around 45% income taxes, and
after that we have to pay 25% sales tax (vat) on everything you buy. The
reason why I mentioned it was to compare that the dealer would take around 4
times the earning pr. hour of the mechanic.

 

UK wise they charge about £75 (around $115) per hour (dealer) and £35 (around
$53) per hour (independent).

Cheers, Peter.

: About $95/hr at a very competent local Volvo dealer, about $75/hr at a very
: competent local independent garage that repairs anything, including engines
: and transmissions.
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: : > I had some work done at the dealer yesterday after which I discovered
: > that they are charging $80 an hour. How does this compare to work you
: > have had done at your local dealers?
: >
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$85.00 per hour for the Volvo Dealer (not to mention the fact that they
will replace the entire engine/drive train to fix a miss in the
engine!!!!!)

But my local master tech (ASE Certified Master Tech 20+ years expereince)
good guy and honest @ $45.00 per hour and he's been keeping me in Volvos
for 10 years and not breaking the bank. And he gets all the $45 per hour
and he's worth every penny! Get a good local guy, they're around.

Hank

 

$75-$94/hour depending on how far you are willing to drive...

But more important than the hourly rate, is the quality of work
performed. And in that category, it's a shame.

So-called technicians race through the job so they can get to the next
one in order to earn more money. They are paid by the job, not by the
hour. I know 2 guys who can earn more than a $1,000/day racing
through jobs. Attention to details is non-existent. They even skip
some steps in order to save time. For example, applying white grease
takes longer than applying WD-40, so they use WD-40 in spite of the
fact that Volvo recommends using ONLY white grease.

Bottom line, they give me taste to vommit. Either I do it myself, or
I go to an indep. . It's not the money, it's the level of
incompetence I can't take anymore.

 

Yes most technicians are paid by the job but what you also don't know if you
bring the car back for the same problem the same technician will have to fix
again for the 2nd time but he does not get paid anything to fix it this time
so yes it is in the technicians best interest to do the job correctly the
1st time there are a few who race through a job just to get to the next one
but their comeback rate is very high & usually do not last long @ the dealer
as it costs the dealer money also to correct the screw up

 

I had forgot about that one. Maybe it's me, but I only returned once
to the dealer to get something re-done, in more than 20 years of Volvo
ownership. In general, to come back to complain is not appreciated.
You will often see them adopt an "attitude" towards you if you
complain too too often. Sometimes just to complain once is enough for
them NOT to want to deal with you anymore. What can you do??? Volvo
HQ is backing the dealers, not the customers.

Also, there is a continuous staff changes at most Volvo dealers I've
been to. Maybe my cars have been serviced too many times by the new
guy "learning" on the job.

I've been given the worst excuses in the world to explain why
something was broken as a result of a repair. I've even had to pay
for repairs as a result of the "technician" breaking something. And
now the imbeciles wonder why I'm not going back to get my car serviced
by them.

In any case, I'm done with Volvo. When my two Volvos will have done
their time (and that could be a very long time...), I'm switching to
Japanese. Not my favorite cars, but they do RESPECT and VALUE my time
by not making me waste it at incompetent dealers.

 

About the same here (± $10/hr) here in Seattle.