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Re: Constantly Curious About One of Those Stupid Little Things on Here
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Me too, especially the bill for the impending A/C Evaporator job....$5,000 later, you'll know how it feels to own a Benz.
OK, something's not right here. Having replaced most of Betty's A/C components over the past nine years, I have some idea what the parts cost. So, out of curiosity, I went to Rock Auto and looked up the A/C evaporator core for a 99 S320. The prices range from $129.79 to $314.79.
BEHR Part # 1408302158
I know labor on a Mercedes-Benz can be high, but somebody's trying to shaft you up the whazoo with a $5,000 repair quote.
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Re: Constantly Curious About One of Those Stupid Little Things on Here
It's not the part, it's the labor. I believe I've said this before, so I hope I'm not beating a dead horse, but you have to remove both front seats, the center console, the entire dashboard and I believe the carpeting too. M-B really put the Evap in a great spot there. I just looked it up in the Motor labor guide we have at work, and M-B's factory time is 25.9 hours. Which means that when a mechanic does this job, he gets paid for 25.9 hours worth of work, and that's what they generally charge the customer too, but it may take longer if the technician has a hard time with any of it.
So 25.9 hours times 117.11 per hour (the labor rate at Southview Chevrolet, which is close to Feldmann Imports, my dealer), we have $3,033.15 in labor, plus the parts, tax and shop supplies. And who knows if it needs more than just the Evaporator.
So hopefully, that goes before my service contract expires, because the A/C Evap is a covered part under my policy.
Re: Constantly Curious About One of Those Stupid Little Things on Here
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Originally Posted by I~LUV~Caddys8792
It's not the part, it's the labor. I believe I've said this before, so I hope I'm not beating a dead horse, but you have to remove both front seats, the center console, the entire dashboard and I believe the carpeting too. M-B really put the Evap in a great spot there. I just looked it up in the Motor labor guide we have at work, and M-B's factory time is 25.9 hours. Which means that when a mechanic does this job, he gets paid for 25.9 hours worth of work, and that's what they generally charge the customer too, but it may take longer if the technician has a hard time with any of it.
So 25.9 hours times 117.11 per hour (the labor rate at Southview Chevrolet, which is close to Feldmann Imports, my dealer), we have $3,033.15 in labor, plus the parts, tax and shop supplies. And who knows if it needs more than just the Evaporator.
So hopefully, that goes before my service contract expires, because the A/C Evap is a covered part under my policy.
Yikes, that's insane how much has to be removed just to get to this part. Nice design, there, Helmut.
Good thing this is covered under your extended warranty.
