Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2003 17:39:10 +0100 From: Johannes H Andersen <johsnopsamfitter.com> Subject: Re: Poor Workmanship
Saabtech wrote: > > "Johannes H Andersen" <johsnopsamfitter.com> wrote in message > news:3F65CFE1.A5859414nopsamfitter.com... [...] > > > > That's probably why I go to the Saab dealer (if I can't fix it myself). > > There are good independents out there, but which ones? > Did you know that it is dealer policy to sell you as much of its product > and labour it can get away with? The showroom makes little money as margins > on sales are squeezed to the bone, They make up for it in the workshop and > on parts. Sure, but you get a feeling for which ones are expensive, which ones are good. I wouldn't go to a dealer in London. > I have just looked at a gm 900 that a lady took to a SAAB dealer in London > that told her that her car needed 4 discs and front and rear pads and > possibly a pair of front callipers to cure brake squeal. Total cost £800.00 > plus vat. But these things are easily checked, both by visual inspection and because you know the mileage of the current parts. Bill seems expensive though. If workmanship is poor on top of that, then that's a double whammy. > Cured it with a good clean and some copperslip, Total cost £30.00. Quite.
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