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Dealer price gouging?
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bassadict69
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Here is the breakdown...guess it all adds up quick!
Oil filter 11.99
Kaw oil x2 6.30
air filter 17.99
blades x 3 13.99
fuel filter 5.99
pre filter 7.49
1 hour labor 80.00
shop supplies 4.00
Oil filter 11.99
Kaw oil x2 6.30
air filter 17.99
blades x 3 13.99
fuel filter 5.99
pre filter 7.49
1 hour labor 80.00
shop supplies 4.00
reynoldston
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The very thing I don't like about Kawasaki. When you own a Kawasaki you will have to pay for over priced Kawasaki parts. The only parts there are not Kawasaki are the mower blades and they aren't priced bad at all. Shop supplies seem a little pricey. I add shop supplies to the cost of doing business. I don't feel its right to charge for a whole aerosol can when I only use a small squirt.
bertsmobile1
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Well I use a big squirt and plently of them.
A can of Lithimum grease does about 4 to 6 mowers however it comes out of the labour charge along with nuts, bolts , washers & clips.
While it is ethical to charge for shop supplies adding a "mystery item" to a bill is not a good look.
What next 15 strokes of the grease gun at 0,50 / stroke ?
I just spent $ 600 on new grease guns , should I add more becaise I just bought it ?
Down here those parts prices are all less that my wholesale cost of aftermarket parts.
Genuine K filters are $ 35 wholesale and K oil is $ 15 / l or about $30 / quart again wholesale so add another 35% to get customer pricing.
Labour prices are not regulated.
The glass front showrooms charge out labour at $ 120 / hr. They justify it as 1/2 of that is the rental valve of the space the work bay occupies, a valid point as we have the greedyiest landlords in the world down here.
Most repair only shops charge out at $ 50 to $ 90 / hour
A can of Lithimum grease does about 4 to 6 mowers however it comes out of the labour charge along with nuts, bolts , washers & clips.
While it is ethical to charge for shop supplies adding a "mystery item" to a bill is not a good look.
What next 15 strokes of the grease gun at 0,50 / stroke ?
I just spent $ 600 on new grease guns , should I add more becaise I just bought it ?
Down here those parts prices are all less that my wholesale cost of aftermarket parts.
Genuine K filters are $ 35 wholesale and K oil is $ 15 / l or about $30 / quart again wholesale so add another 35% to get customer pricing.
Labour prices are not regulated.
The glass front showrooms charge out labour at $ 120 / hr. They justify it as 1/2 of that is the rental valve of the space the work bay occupies, a valid point as we have the greedyiest landlords in the world down here.
Most repair only shops charge out at $ 50 to $ 90 / hour