time and difficulty do not always go together. Cutting grass is easy but cutting 10acres would take a long time without being any harder.
Anyways if other dealers are charging 1700 you need to find out the exact book hours and then call an Audi rep and ask why this certain dealer is going over the hours because I doubt their hourly rate is any higher.

 

Yea, that makes sense when you're doing the exact same task on a larger scale.

When talking about timing belts, not so much. There's a significant difference between one that pays 5 hours and one that pays 15. By your logic, they're just paying you because you have to remove and install it three times...

 

What many of you don't understand is that a dealership can charge whatever they want to do a job. There is nothing set in stone for what they "should" charge a customer for a repair except warranty work. The manufacturer dictates that. Book hours means nothing because if you look at Mitchell, Chilton, All Data, or other programs like ADP's SSPS they all will be different. An Audi rep probably won't be of any help because they do not influence the customer pay pricing of a particular dealership. They are there to resolve customer issues and concerns dealing with warranty repairs on their vehicles.

If you disagree with what they charge, shop around and see what you can find. However, keep in mind that the cheapest may not always be the best.

 

thats a great idea. I just called them. that labor rate is excellent and have heard good things about them. The guy was really nice and said he'd call back with a price quote tomorrow. Thanks for sparking my memory on that.

 

There's a place on Brook Rd between the Wawa and State Police station near 295. Forgot the name of it but I'll find out tomorrow when I drive by it. The shop isn't very big or much to look at, but I've heard they do good work.

 

GripSpec you have pm

 

go to the import autohuas in innsbrook, they'll take care of you there, i've been going there for all of my bmw problems for some time now and they do excellent work plus the service is great..

edit: when i say some time, i mean years...

 

should have went to the one in innsbrook, the owner of the store owns many porsche's i'm sure he wouldn't have done you wrong.