Quotes like that usually mean 'never done one of those before and don't want to spend the whole time I have to do the job to figure it out.' Pulling the tranny/replacing the clutch is less work for a 914 than any aircooled VW or other Porsche. $550 is 7.3 hours at $75/hour, a full days labor just to change the clutch! Extra high prices and bs excuses equals we don't want to do the job or we don't know how to do the job efficiently enough to make a profit.
