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Originally Posted by jsoto
There is only a handfull of items that are a lifetime warranty. The alt, IF memory serves me is one. I may be wrong...
BTW, what is craigs email. Just reminded me. I re-resent him a inquiry I sent him 2 weeks back that have gone unresponded.
It's still craig.hacker@ ?
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I guess I'll find out when I pick it up what the warranty is, I expect it to last another 13+ years lol - I usually email
[email protected] - he forwarded me to the parts manager last time, David Timoney who is super nice and awesome at getting parts quickly and responding to emails.
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Originally Posted by Joshdub
Good idea having list prices on hand. It's funny how they just pull prices out of thin air and no one questions them on it.
1k isn't the end of the world. How much did they want for everything else? I'm sure it was that or they would knock some off a new BMW if you traded it in instead.
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To be honest I didn't even ask for the price on the other work (both door carriers) once he told me $337 for a BMW battery plus install - I figured he'd be saying $175 per carrier (15% above list) plus install - didn't even waste my time once I laughed at the battery price.
Yeah I mean I'm definitely not pissed off or mad at the price FOR THE WORK I NEEDED TODAY, I mean its the dealer after all. I fully was prepared to pay list price for the part, however, don't fucking call me and tell me you're price gouging me 15% about list (not COST) because I'm in a bad situation. They were reasonable with the labor @ 2 hours or so, which is about right for the alternator job. If he told me 15% above cost for the part plus it would take 4 hours of labor for the alternator job I'd really be laughing.
To be honest I probably would have told him to do the drivers door carrier because I don't have that part on my shelf (have the passenger, was going to do it last weekend), if he would have told me he was cutting me a break on the parts - but since I'm paying MSRP for parts I'd rather not pay more than I have to.
I'll take a couple hours over the weekend and do both door carriers on the front and both sets of window regulator clips over a few beers and be better off - not like the dealer would do the regulator clips for me, that would be another "needed" $180 window regulator, in their opinion (windows aren't broke but while the door panels are off I want to get the clips done so I don't deal with that breaking)
I talked to him around 1 PM and he said car was finished, and he said they would throw it on the charger until I picked it up as I requested that he do so. And yes, I will trickle it for another 24-48 hours once I get home, its an hour ride so should be close to fully charged by the time I get home.
With the tow and the rental, right around $1,100 - but hey, like I said, could have been a lot worse.