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Old 01-28-2015, 11:57 PM   #9 (permalink)
BGTV8
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Location: 03350 Australia
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Originally Posted by R0bDC View Post
I have a slipping clutch, basically the car needs to accelerate A lot before it moves an inch.

Here is what I am been charged for the repair

1.) 9 Hours labor at 120 dollars hr - 1080
2.) Flywheel - 1084
3.) Clutch - 839
4.) Pilot Bushing - 6
5.) Master Cylinder - 169
6.) Slave Cylinder - 163
7.) Cable Line for M & S Cylinder - 47
8.) Brake Fluid - 60

Total - 3448

Lol, Thoughts?
My prices at a specialist brake and clutch outfit .... prices are in Australian Dollars (each A-dollar is about 80 US cents)

1. 1350kg clamping force cover 5-puck sprung centre clutch plate, includes lightweight flywheel, pilot bush and new slave cylinder - A$1400 including all state and federal taxes plus freight
2. Fitting - remove gearbox, remove dual mass PoS flywheel and old pilot bush, fit new flywheel, pilot bush and clutch, refit box, bleed clutch and road-test - 6.5 hours and A$560 including 1-litre of Motul DOT 5.1 brake fluid. I supplied the new flywheel fasteners because I had them in stock

Total was less than A$2K (about USD 1600 or so)

You are being taken advantage of .......

That said, I have had extensive dealings with my shop over 18 years and the reason I go back is because they do great work at a good price.

Maybe this is a benefit from being in the Southern Hemisphere ??
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