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Your saab dealer isn't crazy.....
Posted by zeke (more from zeke) on Mon, 26 Apr 2004 14:10:40
In Reply to: Dealer says: "$690.00 for heater core", Steveh, Mon, 26 Apr 2004 13:51:34
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.....he's greedy! I've heard all the apologists for the dealers' and their arguments about how much it costs to keep inventory, etc. The fact is, dealers make their attack two-pronged: not only do they make profit from buying low and selling high, they also make it by exploiting the technical skills of their employees. You'd be better served if you brought the vehicle to an 'independent' listed on this site - often times they're not averse to you supplying your own parts, ie., eEuroparts. You didn't say what year your 9000 was - the later ones are much easier to DIY, relative to heater cores. The only difficult part, depending on ones' age, is that it's kind of awkward, physically. The heater core is placed right in the middle of the vehicle and means that one is bending and reaching over things. Check out Quasi's site - he has a great write-up on the procedure. If you're moderately mechanically inclined, I'd say the job is pretty elementary - it's really not rocket science!
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Posts in this Thread:
- Dealer says: "$690.00 for heater core", Steveh, Mon, 26 Apr 2004 13:51:34
- My indy charged me $500, NYSaab, Tue, 27 Apr 2004 09:36:51
- About right, Ari
, Tue, 27 Apr 2004 06:05:38 - Hardest part of the job was ..., Danc, Tue, 27 Apr 2004 01:27:18
- not a horrible job, and you don't need to remove AC, matt 94 aero, Mon, 26 Apr 2004 20:56:21
- I paid $1,000 including labor at my indy..., turrbo
, Mon, 26 Apr 2004 14:53:46 - Your saab dealer isn't crazy....., zeke, Mon, 26 Apr 2004 14:10:40 <-- Viewing This Message
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