I just inquired about the hourly rate to get an iPod interface installed and I was quoted 1.5 hours @ $125/hour.
$125/hour? I did hear that dealers nowadays rely on revenue from service departments and not as much on sales, but $125/hour...
My lawyer charges $200/hour
What are the hourly BMW service rates at your locations?
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110
Cincinnati -
The BMW Store - $90-$110/hr depending on the service provided.
Jake Sweeny BMW - $120/hr
It's a total rip off, but the second option a local shop known for collecting M series cars, Enthusiast Auto, charges $80/hr which is reasonable for the work. I've used them once now and they even washed and cleaned the car for me.
maybe they use gold plated tools?
Hah! Yeah, no the work is the same as if you did it in your driveway. Just takes less time since they have cool things like lifts and extra hands
I think we are $99.50 per hour.
Now you guys have me curious as to what my local dealership charges.
Your lawyer must not be very good.
So the Spartan Brands always cost less than the National Brands and nobody writes letters to General Mills telling them that they're ripping everybody off with their prices of cereal. Yet, when the BMW dealer charges more than a generic shop, everybody gets all bent out of shape about the expense.
Independent shops don't have to send every tech to mandated BMW training classes that cost hundreds of dollars per student for the class and hundreds more for travel and hotel expenses (the clases are only in 4 locations throughout the country). We have 20 technicians. And 5 Advisors. They each take 2-3 classes per year. The indie shops' techs have to take a State test every 5 years that costs $36.
BMW techs tend to make more money than indys, there's another couple of bucks per hour just to cover that.
When's the last time an aftermarket shop picked up and dropped off your car for you from your work? Washed and vaccuumed the car after the service?
Anyhow, not to bash on the indys, but the dealers (at least this one) tends to do a lot more for the customers to earn that extra 20-30 bucks per hour.
We're at $117, btw.
Dealers around me charge $115-$125 per hour but my indy charges $88.50 per hour.
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Critter is right, the over head at an indie is far less than the dealership, and you are paying for the experience of the techs, and also, the use of their equipment. The average indie probably doesn't have a $20,000 code reader. For simple stuff like oil changes, brake jobs, etc, I take it to the indie. It's not worth the $130 an hour my dealership charges.
However, when I had a little bit of trouble with my top, the independent shops had no idea where to even start on it because they had never worked on a Z4 top before. I took it to the dealership, and they fixed it fast without any recurring problems.
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We charge 110 an hour
around 90 is decent
Too much.
I called and found out my dealership charges $116/hour.
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My question for the techs and other dealer employees is do you get the the same rate per hour for warranty work you bill BMW for?
My local dealer in Devon England charges £85 + VAT which in US Dollars today works out as a bit over $140 and hour.
I recently bought a 1998 2.8 Z3 but did not get a key fob for the security system that is fitted. I went in to the dealer to ask about supplying mee with a new key fob. He said he could supply me a fob for £45 ($66) but I should first have the security system checked to make sure it was working as I would not be happy to pay out £45 only to find that them system was not working. Sensible I thought, well that was until I found out that to have the sysyem checked they said the car would need to be in the workshop for one hour, at the £85 + Vat ($140), the price for the fob would then be on top of that. I said I would leave it for now.........
Does it really take one hour to plug the car in and see if the alarm system is working?
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