Video: Auto Dealer Driving Up Car Repair Cost
Date Posted: December 12, 2007
Source: AutoInsurance
Category: Car Safety
Description: With every new model year, car get more complicated and so fixing them does too. The problem is, dealers owns the coast to decide what’s wrong with your car that leaves vehicle drivers at a huge disadvantage. As Jimmy O’Brien, from the Center Automotive said ”I spent just like 9,000 dollars to update one of our equipment and still not to solve all the problem out of the vehicle”. From these top equipments, they are those costly quotes, as Team5 Investigates includes Porsche which charge cost 5,200 dollar a year, Mercedes-Benz in almost 2,950 dollars, Ford and BMW in nearly 2,500 dollars repair charge each. The bigger shops pay but complain manufactures are still completely coming. What does that means for drivers? AAA Association, an independent firm which offer protection on huge repair cost and factory warranty expiration said that the average mechanic should be from 60-85 dollars per hour while dealer mechanic starts at 90 dollar per hour which has a 20% difference. To fight for their business, dealer mechanics using a new tool, State Legislation. The owner’s Right to Repair Act. Dealers are fighting the bill arguing that they invest in millions for training and equipments for decades to be the go to people on the cars they sell. But for typical drivers they just want their cars fix at the most convenient place and for the best price. Check out this website as it offers ideal car collision coverage... Get your affordable and cheap car insurance quotes now!
