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What is a reasonable labour rate for the Dublin area???

  • 15-08-2008 02:48AM
    #1
    Darragh29
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    From a customers point of view, what would be considered to be a reasonable labur rate for a good indy garage in the greater Dublin area??? I just read on this forum of one customer shopping around and the "going rate" seemed to be 95 Euro an hour. Is this accurate or does it seem at the higher end of the scale for an indy garage in Dublin???


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  • #2
    Henry Ford III
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators Posts: 18,197 Mod ✭✭✭✭Henry Ford III


    Sounds expensive to me.


  • #3
    L1011
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 75,481 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    My main dealer doesn't even charge that much! €80ph there.


  • #4
    cjt156
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,062 ✭✭✭cjt156


    Bit much alright. My local indy put his prices up from 75 to 80 p/h since last year. Not cheap but I trust him. South Dublin.


  • #5
    Eoin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,283 ✭✭✭✭Eoin


    I would consider 75 - 80 to be reasonable for an independent specialist.


  • #6
    unkel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 60,766 ✭✭✭✭unkel


    I've paid €60-€65 for a small but sound indy BMW specialist (inner city) for years. For a non-specialist or a non-premium specialist, I'd expect to pay less.

    "Make no mistake. The days of the internal combustion engine are definitely numbered" - Quentin Willson, 1997



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  • #7
    Gary ITR
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,800 ✭✭✭✭Gary ITR


    I know a good indy that charges €50 p/h


  • #8
    Darragh29
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,097 ✭✭✭Darragh29


    I was just reading a post from someone here about a Mitsubishi who said they checked out labour rates in Dublin and 90 Euro seemed to be where it was at right now, I thought that was very expensive. 60-70 Euro an hour if your on top of your game sounds about reasonable to me.


  • #9
    unkel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 60,766 ✭✭✭✭unkel


    Darragh29 wrote: »
    I was just reading a post from someone here about a Mitsubishi who said they checked out labour rates in Dublin and 90 Euro seemed to be where it was at right now, I thought that was very expensive

    Link to the post? I'm speculating here, but if it was about a highly tuned car like a Mitsubishi Evo, the rate of €90 seems reasonable enough for an Evo specialist

    "Make no mistake. The days of the internal combustion engine are definitely numbered" - Quentin Willson, 1997



  • #10
    Darragh29
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,097 ✭✭✭Darragh29


    unkel wrote: »
    Link to the post? I'm speculating here, but if it was about a highly tuned car like a Mitsubishi Evo, the rate of €90 seems reasonable enough for an Evo specialist

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055355259

    Not the OP but another post in the thread said 90 Euro was apparently the rate around Dublin... I didn't think it had reached that outside of the main dealer la la land...


  • #11
    unkel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 60,766 ✭✭✭✭unkel


    Thanks for the link. The OP is talking €95 per hour, but that is for a Mitsubishi main dealer!

    "Make no mistake. The days of the internal combustion engine are definitely numbered" - Quentin Willson, 1997



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  • #12
    Darragh29
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,097 ✭✭✭Darragh29


    unkel wrote: »
    Thanks for the link. The OP is talking €95 per hour, but that is for a Mitsubishi main dealer!

    No, read on down a bit, another poster said he/she rang around all all were quoting around 90 Euro, I got the impression it was indy garages they were calling...


  • #13
    unkel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 60,766 ✭✭✭✭unkel


    Yeah I saw that. Don't know who he rang, but it's way too much for a mechanic. Even way too much for an indy specialist imho

    "Make no mistake. The days of the internal combustion engine are definitely numbered" - Quentin Willson, 1997



  • #14
    Darragh29
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,097 ✭✭✭Darragh29


    unkel wrote: »
    Yeah I saw that. Don't know who he rang, but it's way too much for a mechanic. Even way too much for an indy specialist imho

    That's what I thought, it seemed OTT to me for any indy... Doesn't seem to be supported by the posts on this thread...


  • #15
    Gary ITR
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,800 ✭✭✭✭Gary ITR


    Well I've just been quoted 650 for clutch, timing belt and one more small job.... remove the old engine and replace it with one i'm supplying :rolleyes: on an '86 Golf GTI

    He's charging 400 for labour and 250 for the clutch and timing belt kit.

    Sound reasonable?


  • #16
    walshy123
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 465 ✭✭walshy123


    Onkle wrote: »
    Well I've just been quoted 650 for clutch, timing belt and one more small job.... remove the old engine and replace it with one i'm supplying :rolleyes: on an '86 Golf GTI

    He's charging 400 for labour and 250 for the clutch and timing belt kit.

    Sound reasonable?

    yes! for the labour anyway. dunno about the kit


  • #17
    unkel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 60,766 ✭✭✭✭unkel


    Onkle wrote: »
    Sound reasonable?

    Very!

    "Make no mistake. The days of the internal combustion engine are definitely numbered" - Quentin Willson, 1997



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