Originally Posted by
pizzaguy
Labor at the average dealership is around $400 per hour (based on what I see on this forum). I suppose it breaks down like this:
Technician pay/benefits ----$45 per hour
Dealership cost of doing business ---- $45 per hour
Dealership fund to build their next Taj Mahal-type building ----- $310
Normally true, but I took mine to my local dealer ( gulp ! ) for an alignment, they let me bug the technician the entire 1.5 hours it took him, and charged me $59.95 !
They even gave me the before and after printout.
( He couldn't correct the right rear camber, will have to order parts for the adjustable camber links, install them and take it back ).
NOTE: He said that alignment on our cars is actually EASIER than most he does.