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Flavor 987S · 12-10-2011, 05:43 AM

Labor rates in my area for indy shops are about $115-120/hour. Dealership are over $200. You were charges about 3.25 hours. Not terrible.

You 'overpaid' for the parts. No BIG deal. Labor for the plugs should have been about 1 hour, so he chared a little extra there too. Belt labor seems pretty close, start to finish time.

Take comfort in the fact you are properly maintaining your Porsche. And maybe paid an extra $100-150. You can alway make more. Move on. It's done. Maybe next time, ask for an estimate.

Good job on the proactive maintenance.

12-10-2011, 05:43 AM	#2
Flavor 987S Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Arlington Heights, IL Posts: 1,561	Labor rates in my area for indy shops are about $115-120/hour. Dealership are over $200. You were charges about 3.25 hours. Not terrible. You 'overpaid' for the parts. No BIG deal. Labor for the plugs should have been about 1 hour, so he chared a little extra there too. Belt labor seems pretty close, start to finish time. Take comfort in the fact you are properly maintaining your Porsche. And maybe paid an extra $100-150. You can alway make more. Move on. It's done. Maybe next time, ask for an estimate. Good job on the proactive maintenance.