8 New Spark Plugs = $893.47

Denny Wagner · October 15th, 2006, 01:27 PM

My '06 Jag suddenly started to miss while going up hills last week, so I dropped it off at Bennett Jaguar Friday morning to have the problem corrected.

Later the same day, the service writer calls me, and says that they found a dead plug in the diagnostic data stream. He recommended replacing them all, so I said DO IT.

I picked it up after hours and the bill for 8 plugs installed was $893.47.....just a flat un-itemized figure. Of course, it was after hours and no one was there to talk to. So, instead of making a dog and pony show out of it....I just handed the young girl cashier my check and left with my car. I asked her to have the service writer call me on Monday morning.

Ha.....can't wait till they try to run the "UN-SIGNED" check thru that I gave them.

Am I wrong in bitching about the price....or just being cheeep? I figured an hour or two labor @ thier posted labor rate of $55.00per hour, plus maybe $50 for the 8 plugs....but not almost $900.00!!

Emanon · October 15th, 2006, 01:37 PM

You're problem is you went to Bennett. They are as sheenie as sheenies come.

GTS01 · October 15th, 2006, 01:54 PM

Plugs are $15+ a piece and if they changed any coils (coil on plug) that could be $80+ each. Sounds like part of the problem is the invoice.
Giving an unsigned check to the dealership will make them blame the person who took it.

**Evil** · October 15th, 2006, 01:55 PM

$900 for 8 spark plugs seems perfectly reasonable to me.

**SoCal Rebell** · October 15th, 2006, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Evil

$900 for 8 spark plugs seems perfectly reasonable to me.

Yeah Denny, you're a cheap fuck

RevHeat · October 15th, 2006, 02:22 PM

Its a Jag, I think you got a great deal. I am just surprise it was not over a grand.

Go back to Bennett and get another one. You must have two of them since one will always be in the shop.

Rev

**sundiego** · October 15th, 2006, 02:24 PM

Shouldn't an '06 still be on warrantee?

**SoCal Rebell** · October 15th, 2006, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by sundiego

Shouldn't an '06 still be on warrantee?

Leave it to a road racer to misspell warranty

So says the guy who used to trailer his car to Dodge with the Hoosiers still on

**HighRoller** · October 15th, 2006, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Denny Wagner

Ha.....can't wait till they try to run the "UN-SIGNED" check thru that I gave them.

Maybe you'll get lucky and it will go through.

Otherwise, if I were the manager of that place, I'd take advantage of my lien and come get your car.

Darius · October 15th, 2006, 04:11 PM

$55 a hour seems pretty damn cheap, every dealer in Cali is at least $100 to $110 or more.

**SoCal Rebell** · October 15th, 2006, 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Darius240z

$55 a hour seems pretty damn cheap, every dealer in Cali is at least $100 to $110 or more.

They don't have insurance there

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**Hog Whisperer** · October 15th, 2006, 04:51 PM

$900 for changing 8 plugs? Sure seems like gouging to me...

But so did $8500 for a new clutch on my Diablo...

Darius · October 15th, 2006, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by SoCal Rebell

They don't have insurance there

.

yup keeps the overhead down, no insurance = more money for mods

Denny Wagner · October 15th, 2006, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by sundiego

Shouldn't an '06 still be on warrantee?

Funny...warranty is to 36,000 miles.....mine is at 37,184

Denny Wagner · October 15th, 2006, 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by SoCal Rebell

Yeah Denny, you're a cheap fuck

Ron...that's MR Cheap Fuck to you !!

Denny Wagner · October 15th, 2006, 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Emanon

You're problem is you went to Bennett. They are as sheenie as sheenies come.

Gary.....WTF is "sheenie" ????????

**Jerome** · October 15th, 2006, 06:18 PM

That is one expensive bastard Ford you got there.