Got a estimate. Does this seem ok?

[p nut]

Eurospeed, thanks for the write-up. I'll attempt it myself. Still wish there was an E30'er around me to help. Oh, well.

[erik325i]

the stealership in SF charges $160/hour. they wanted $240 to change my turn signal relay when i went to buy the part. i busted out laughing rite in their face and laughed all the way out of the stealership...LOL

Yeah, we get charged more because we are in Cali. I don't think I know of any reputable shops that charge even close to $70 per hour. Most are around $100. Apparently, dealership is more.
-Erik

[Dave]

Yeah, we get charged more because we are in Cali. I don't think I know of any reputable shops that charge even close to $70 per hour. Most are around $100. Apparently, dealership is more.
-Erik

My Lexus d-ship charges $100. I have had everything under warranty, though.

Toyota d-ship charges 85.

BMW Store charges at or above $100.

Local Indy BMW shop charges $75.

[Rob]

Beer Tech=free+beer+pizza/sandwiches/bojangles

[Dave]

Popeye's>Bojangles

[golde30]

Popeye's>Bojangles

what the heck is Bojangles?

[Digitalwave]

what the heck is Bojangles?

That's when a black hooker plays with your sack.

[M3 Ryan]

We charge $112.85 at my dealership... and that is totally fair for this area, all independants charge the same amount or more, and the FORD Dealer is $130/hr. San Fran has the highest prices I have ever seen for a dealer...

[NC325iC]

Popeye's>Bojangles

thems fightin words

[golde30]

That's when a black hooker plays with your sack.

giggiddy giggiddy!

[bumblebeemer]

haha omg i changed my turn signal relay myself n that was a year ago n i was only 15 lol.

[JeffG]

we charge $100/hr. yes dealerships are expensive. get over it. either do the work yourself and save, or have someone else do it and bite the bullet. knowledge isn't free so be prepared to pay premium prices for it.

[Ryan Stewart]

Jeff is right. Locally I wouldnt call those bids rapes at all. The IM gasket is a hair high but the rest are reasonable. I mean Josh is saying 3 hours for him and that is probably what it books at so its all dependent on their labor rate. If you dont wanna pay the fine you gotta get dirty.

Dont expect a discount from a dealer for working on an E30. Their techs arent trained as well in it and they dont really want to be working on old peices of shit anyway. They prefer the new cars which are cleaner and the jobs usually just involve breaking a few clips to remove something and then just charging you for new clips to reinstall.

[Charlie]

we charge $100/hr. yes dealerships are expensive. get over it. either do the work yourself and save, or have someone else do it and bite the bullet. knowledge isn't free so be prepared to pay premium prices for it.

Bingo.

As for everyone that's screaming about having a shop or dealer do it for them, take note of this: not everyone still lives with their parents. A lot of us live in apartment complexes and such, and don't have easy access to a garage. Most landlords frown on working on your car in the parking lot.

-Charlie

[Dave]

Bingo.

As for everyone that's screaming about having a shop or dealer do it for them, take note of this: not everyone still lives with their parents. A lot of us live in apartment complexes and such, and don't have easy access to a garage. Most landlords frown on working on your car in the parking lot.

-Charlie

Hell, some of my neighbors bitch if I do any work in the driveway. Some places have Homeowner's Association Rules that prohibit working on cars in the driveway. And 90% of decent apartment complexes have the same rules too.

Unless you have access to a place like http://www.painterslane.com/ to go to, you pretty much have to go to a shop and have them do it.