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Re: Do These Prices Strike You as High?

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Originally posted by Dan in Pasadena
Now, am I just out of touch? Does this sound "right" to you guys? To me it sounds like tip-top retail, and in the case of the REPLACED injectors and the stainless braided factory iginition wires, is seems like foolish overspending on things that can be readily done for much less money. This is an independent shop in Pasadena, CA.
It doesn't sound out of whack to me for modern, big-city prices at an independent shop, which are mostly at $90/hour and up these days. Maybe it could have been done cheaper, but a lot of shops refuse to use anything but new OEM parts due to warranty/rework issues that end up costing them more in the end. Better to stick the customer with a high initial cost.

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