Pagoda SL Group

W113 Pagoda SL Group => General Discussion => Topic started by: hauser on May 13, 2010, 18:13:52

Title: What does your shop charge by the hour?
Post by: hauser on May 13, 2010, 18:13:52

Local MB dealer      $104 w/ 10% classic discount

Bosch Service         $93

MB only garage        $94

Title: Re: What does your shop charge by the hour?
Post by: Jordan on May 13, 2010, 21:37:20

Relatively local shop charges $80/hr.  They specialize in imports.  Found out the owner, now in his 70's, use to work for MB as a mechanic in Stuttgart back in the late 60's early 70's.  He actually was one of the mechanics that put together the 250SL's and 280SL's.  :D Small world.  :D His son is working with him.

Title: Re: What does your shop charge by the hour?
Post by: dseretakis on May 13, 2010, 22:15:07

$0 per hour as I am my own shop.  ;D. Maybe that's why my damn car doesn't run right!

Title: Re: What does your shop charge by the hour?
Post by: Shvegel on May 14, 2010, 01:15:17

I think I have the unbeatable deal. When I rebuilt the engine in my 1970 280SL I was working as a foreman in a Saab dealership. We were slow at that time and since I was the only hourly mechanic I always dropped off the work first to allow my flat rate mechanics to keep making a living. I had done all the usual cleaning and organizing tasks when my employer allowed me to rebuild my own engine on the clock.  I was paid to rebuild my own engine.

Title: Re: What does your shop charge by the hour?
Post by: knockmacool on May 14, 2010, 07:01:44

Local EUR40.00 (they have two immaculate 107s stored and Dave is a rally mechanic most of the summer)
In town "specialist" EUR60.00

Title: Re: What does your shop charge by the hour?
Post by: MichaelB. on May 14, 2010, 11:42:17

Local Bosch Independent $79

Title: Re: What does your shop charge by the hour?
Post by: laxman on June 18, 2010, 09:00:53

Local shop in $100