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Perfectlap · 03-20-2010, 09:29 AM

68k miles. I hear ya, other than a new throttle body, I haven't had any unexpected repairs before this. Pretty amazing, right up there with Japanese cars and the family Volvos for reliability.

I started pricing the parts ahead of the Indy's estimate and I noticed some price differences on alternators. Some OEM Bosch units on Ebay go for $200 and $350. Some are going for $140 but I presume those are Asian sourced.
How involved is this repair in terms of labor hours? what is an average price for this job including parts?

03-20-2010, 09:29 AM	#11
Perfectlap Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 8,709	68k miles. I hear ya, other than a new throttle body, I haven't had any unexpected repairs before this. Pretty amazing, right up there with Japanese cars and the family Volvos for reliability. I started pricing the parts ahead of the Indy's estimate and I noticed some price differences on alternators. Some OEM Bosch units on Ebay go for $200 and $350. Some are going for $140 but I presume those are Asian sourced. How involved is this repair in terms of labor hours? what is an average price for this job including parts? __________________ GT3 Recaro Seats - Boxster Red GT3 Aero / Carrera 18" 5 spoke / Potenza RE-11 Fabspeed Headers & Noise Maker BORN: March 2000 - FINLAND IMS#1 REPLACED: April 2010 - NEW JERSEY -- LNE DUAL ROW