Labour Rates

pg2676 · **Posted:** Thu Mar 13, 2008 12:08 am

What do you guys pay for labour rates at your local garages? Our area averages from a low of $80/hr to as much as $125/hr at dealerships.

Albert · **Posted:** Thu Mar 13, 2008 1:08 am

The local shops around here are around $65-80.

The dealers are more but I think (not positive) that they are around $85-90. The last time I was there was for a warrenty repair.

I am pretty far from NYC and I know for sure that they are more when you get down there.

snowsport · **Joined:** Tue Oct 18, 2005 11:52 pm **Posts:** 1211

I don't know of anybody in this area as low as $80 any more. The cheapest I have found is $95 per hour. This is one reason I'm learning to do my own work, as much as I can anyhow.....

jason thompson · **Posted:** Thu Mar 13, 2008 9:26 pm

man you guys are getting the shaft
the average is about $65 an hour and for most 4X4 type stuff they have a "set rate"
like gears in a solid ,non IFS, rig $300 per axle cash and pay tax if you use a credit card
locker only $250 same tax deal
Gears and locker $300 per axle
and $50 less if you pull it and he can do it on a bench
also I can get a drive shaft cut or made longer for around $100 + joints
heck even tire work is cheeper $10-$15 up to 33's and $5 more up to 37's
over that it depends

Jeepjeepster · **Posted:** Fri Mar 14, 2008 3:50 pm

Its pretty much free in my driveway.

Local shops are around $75 an hour I believe. Couldnt imagine having to pay to get anything done. :shock:

pg2676 · **Posted:** Fri Mar 14, 2008 11:46 pm

jason thompson wrote:

man you guys are getting the shaft
the average is about $65 an hour and for most 4X4 type stuff they have a "set rate"
like gears in a solid ,non IFS, rig $300 per axle cash and pay tax if you use a credit card
locker only $250 same tax deal
Gears and locker $300 per axle
and $50 less if you pull it and he can do it on a bench
also I can get a drive shaft cut or made longer for around $100 + joints
heck even tire work is cheeper $10-$15 up to 33's and $5 more up to 37's
over that it depends

Try finding deals like that where snowsport and I live.

Inc · **Posted:** Thu Mar 20, 2008 11:59 am

I just had a muffler installed on my 05 KJ and the guy quoted me a minimum of $75 over the phone and said that was their hourly labor rate. Well, after they had my Liberty for near 3 hours I got it back and they only charged me $64. It blew me away. I guess it was just sitting there for most of the time and they knocked the muffler out in like 30 minutes or something. But as far as other places in town, I know the hourly rate hovers somewhere around $80. I think my experience at Mr. Z's Muffler is an abnormality and most likely will never happen to me again. :cry:

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