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      03-08-2018, 10:27 AM   #45
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Originally Posted by GuidoK View Post
Especially if you think about that changing rodbearings is about 1 day of work tops for a trained mechanic. Add in about $900 on parts (1 half of a bearing is $37,-, which is pretty excessive), but even then they thus charge $1000,-/hour....

For $9300 you can almost expect a new engine....
I would hope that quote included a new crankshaft, but the Service Advisor didn't sound like a car guy at all so I ended the call right there. Otherwise, how could he give me that quote without laughing and telling me a little more detail about what gold plated parts I'd be receiving for that amount.
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