IS THIS A GOOD DEAL????
#1
04-20-2007 | 12:25 AM
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IS THIS A GOOD DEAL????
I took my H2 toamechanicshop and the ownergave me a deal. He offered to install a Magnaflow exhaust for $640 and a K & N air intake for $500. A total of $1140 this is also including labor. Do you think this is a good deal? By the way this guy knows what he is doing. He is constantly working on Supras and Lexus. He also showed me a picture of an H2he worked on, where he did a lift, air intake, and an exhaust. Please tell me what do you think.
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04-20-2007 | 01:00 AM
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RE: IS THIS A GOOD DEAL????
ORIGINAL: Bumble B H2
I took my H2 toamechanicshop and the ownergave me a deal. He offered to install a Magnaflow exhaust for $640 and a K & N air intake for $500. A total of $1140 this is also including labor. Do you think this is a good deal? By the way this guy knows what he is doing. He is constantly working on Supras and Lexus. He also showed me a picture of an H2he worked on, where he did a lift, air intake, and an exhaust. Please tell me what do you think.
I took my H2 toamechanicshop and the ownergave me a deal. He offered to install a Magnaflow exhaust for $640 and a K & N air intake for $500. A total of $1140 this is also including labor. Do you think this is a good deal? By the way this guy knows what he is doing. He is constantly working on Supras and Lexus. He also showed me a picture of an H2he worked on, where he did a lift, air intake, and an exhaust. Please tell me what do you think.
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04-20-2007 | 02:44 AM
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RE: IS THIS A GOOD DEAL????
ask for a estm.
with a itemized list of parts and labor
im on the other side of the fence here
ashop has to markup their parts for resale
if not they wont make itin busniess long
i know ya know that walmart dont sell ya something for what they paided for it
if ya feel the markup is to high
just bring ur own parts and have them install them
just remember if the part fails theremost likely willbeno warranty
now the manufacturer will warranty the part itself but no labor warranty
if the shop sells ya the parts and installs them you have parts and labor warranty
i deal w/ this stuff all the time and have gottencussed out over it
but ya cant expect a shop to eat labor over a customer supplied part
the little parts are not bad and if ur a good customer they (i) will work with ya some
but when it a used junkyard motor and it smokes and knocks after install
thats when people get mad ..sure the junkyard will give ya another motor but
the shop will charge ya labor again to R&R the motor
sry for the mini rant
but i have customers tell me that they can buy the parts cheaperalot
and i have to give this same speech alot
with a itemized list of parts and labor
im on the other side of the fence here
ashop has to markup their parts for resale
if not they wont make itin busniess long
i know ya know that walmart dont sell ya something for what they paided for it
if ya feel the markup is to high
just bring ur own parts and have them install them
just remember if the part fails theremost likely willbeno warranty
now the manufacturer will warranty the part itself but no labor warranty
if the shop sells ya the parts and installs them you have parts and labor warranty
i deal w/ this stuff all the time and have gottencussed out over it
but ya cant expect a shop to eat labor over a customer supplied part
the little parts are not bad and if ur a good customer they (i) will work with ya some
but when it a used junkyard motor and it smokes and knocks after install
thats when people get mad ..sure the junkyard will give ya another motor but
the shop will charge ya labor again to R&R the motor
sry for the mini rant
but i have customers tell me that they can buy the parts cheaperalot
and i have to give this same speech alot
#6
04-20-2007 | 11:41 AM
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RE: IS THIS A GOOD DEAL????
Get a buddy, get your tools and geta 30 pack and save yourself some $$$. That is if you are able to do that. I am sure the H2 is different, but i am not a mechanic by any means and I did my cat back with a friend. Did not take long at all.
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06-22-2007 | 12:36 AM
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RE: IS THIS A GOOD DEAL????
OH MY GOODNESS< YOU are getting taken for!
You can get the K&N air intake from performancepaddler.com for $209.00 and it is a qwick install on your own with a diagram install sheet (included). The Magnaflow system they also will give you a great deal for... you can do both of them your self... and spend half as much.
Justin
You can get the K&N air intake from performancepaddler.com for $209.00 and it is a qwick install on your own with a diagram install sheet (included). The Magnaflow system they also will give you a great deal for... you can do both of them your self... and spend half as much.
Justin
#9
06-22-2007 | 09:30 AM
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RE: IS THIS A GOOD DEAL????
I wouldn't touch that "deal" with a 10 foot pole .... That's the kind of offer that leaves you bleedin' from the rectum!!!!!! Best cost I've seen RETAIL on the K&N was $269.99 and I saw the Magnaflow a few weeks ago for $379.99 ... If you are anywhere near Cincinnati I'll offer to do the installs for $100 dollars and I'll offer to weld the exhaust instead of using the clamps ...
Both of these kits are super easy to install just using hand tools and potentially a pipe cutter for gettingthe stock exhaust out. I did them both on my old Avalance (corsa exhaust though) on a week night not even breakin' a sweat ... I think I did more beer drinking than wrench turning to be quite honest LOL!
Both of these kits are super easy to install just using hand tools and potentially a pipe cutter for gettingthe stock exhaust out. I did them both on my old Avalance (corsa exhaust though) on a week night not even breakin' a sweat ... I think I did more beer drinking than wrench turning to be quite honest LOL!
#10
06-22-2007 | 09:45 AM
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RE: IS THIS A GOOD DEAL????
ORIGINAL: kild1
ask for a estm.
with a itemized list of parts and labor
im on the other side of the fence here
ashop has to markup their parts for resale
if not they wont make itin busniess long
i know ya know that walmart dont sell ya something for what they paided for it
if ya feel the markup is to high
just bring ur own parts and have them install them
just remember if the part fails theremost likely willbeno warranty
now the manufacturer will warranty the part itself but no labor warranty
if the shop sells ya the parts and installs them you have parts and labor warranty
i deal w/ this stuff all the time and have gottencussed out over it
but ya cant expect a shop to eat labor over a customer supplied part
the little parts are not bad and if ur a good customer they (i) will work with ya some
but when it a used junkyard motor and it smokes and knocks after install
thats when people get mad ..sure the junkyard will give ya another motor but
the shop will charge ya labor again to R&R the motor
sry for the mini rant
but i have customers tell me that they can buy the parts cheaperalot
and i have to give this same speech alot
ask for a estm.
with a itemized list of parts and labor
im on the other side of the fence here
ashop has to markup their parts for resale
if not they wont make itin busniess long
i know ya know that walmart dont sell ya something for what they paided for it
if ya feel the markup is to high
just bring ur own parts and have them install them
just remember if the part fails theremost likely willbeno warranty
now the manufacturer will warranty the part itself but no labor warranty
if the shop sells ya the parts and installs them you have parts and labor warranty
i deal w/ this stuff all the time and have gottencussed out over it
but ya cant expect a shop to eat labor over a customer supplied part
the little parts are not bad and if ur a good customer they (i) will work with ya some
but when it a used junkyard motor and it smokes and knocks after install
thats when people get mad ..sure the junkyard will give ya another motor but
the shop will charge ya labor again to R&R the motor
sry for the mini rant
but i have customers tell me that they can buy the parts cheaperalot
and i have to give this same speech alot
Same thing on the exhaust, say 2 hours of labor if the mechanic is totally green and can't spell socket wrench properly. $110 on the install, $380 on the product and you got approx $500. Add what, 10-20 bucks in shop supplies and we got ourselves about $850 dollars worth of parts, labor, and supplies. They are wanting to charge him almost 50% more than that ... that is absolutely horrendous in my opinion! I would have laughed at whoever extended that offer ... and you could've heard me chuckle about two blocks away as I was leaving ...
While I understand we all got to live, the markup they slapped on that "deal"won't make them any money .. no person in their right mind should pay thatkind of markup... Not sure what ya'll have paid to get off road lights wired in but my dealer extended me a $55 dollar flat fee to get my PIAA's installed on the brush guard and run electrical and light controls in to the cab. The offroad shop I checked out wanted almost 4 times that for the same install ...