Went to my friendly neighborhood Can AM dealer today.......

[Motorcycledave]

Well today I thought I would drop by my favorite local Can AM Spyder dealer
I like to give them some business from time to time when I am busy in my shop and
need a small simple task preformed on my Spyder..... this time it was the easiest task
ever, I have a NEW NEVER BEEN ON THE SPYDER, REAR TIRE AND WHEEL....
NOTE I SAID NEW TIRE AND WHEEL. all mounted up with air in it and balanced ready
to go, the simple task just install it on the rear of my 2008 GS that is it nothing more
this job should take no more than 30 min. tops.... Now mind you I have spent a ton of
money at this dealer and they know me well.... maybe that is the problem, LOL
the quoted labor for the above 30 min. job $119.00 yep $119.00
now I feel every business is intitled to make a profit however I feel this is so far out of
hand as to make me want to go to the next dealer up or down the road....
What do you all think...??? And by the way...I just finished installing it
myself and adjusted the belt and parking brake, total time including jacking it up 27 min.

 

[MouthPiece]

I charge $250.00 per hour. <smiles>

Chris

 

[Cruzr Joe]

for most projects ......................... you can't even hire me.

My feeling is if you don't like the craftsman's price ........................... do it yourself.

And you did. :thumbup:

Cruzr Joe

 

[bruiser]

So what you're saying is their labor rate is $238.00 an hour? :shocked: I knew the left coast was expensive but...

 

[ARtraveler]

$238.00 per hour seems a bit high. Last year, I had to pay $110.00 for work on the CanAm. Don't know if there will be "new improved" prices, but guessing there will be.

I am stuck. Cannot do my own work. When it gets to the point I can no longer afford it, I will be no longer be driving one.

 

[DJFaninTN]

most likely charged you for the full hour incase they ran into any issues.

 

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

I FEEL YOUR PAIN

Now you know why Dealer's are not high on my list of Favorite people ..........just sayin......Mike :dontknow:

 

[Cruzr Joe]

I have found that most dealers have at least a one hour minimum on most everything.


Cruzr Joe

 

[Motorcycledave]

If all the extra stuff had to be done, such as remove the brake rotor, hub, barings, oring seal
and all that extra stuff down there I can see 1 hour labor but all the above was on the new wheel
ready to just put on......

 

[Orange Spyder Man]

you can go see your doctor cheaper than that... I think service work prices are getting absurd.. one day it will bite them in the butt..

osm

 

[cjryder]

I think one of the problems today in any business is the lack of efficiency and excessive overhead. Think of all the dead time between customers, looking for parts, looking for tools, doing God knows what. And if you tell your employees they need to try to work faster they laugh at you. Unfortunately today, most people are not really working hard when they think they are working hard. It's sad but a lot of Americans have become soft when it comes to work.
And somebody has to pay for this. It doesn't surprise me to find company owners losing money while charging $150 hr. How much you charge per hour is only half the calculation, what about how much you get done in an hour. I have a small farm (orchard) and dozens of times I have hired people to help me out. 9 out of 10 don't come back for a 2nd day after getting close to real work. Almost every dealership has 3 or 4 people running around doing a lot of nothing. Except a Harley shops, and they have a dozen people running around doing nothing. Sorry for being a downer but I am also tired of paying $150 / hr. when $50 / hr. should be plenty. $250 to $300 to change the oil in a motorcycle is insane.

 

[Gray Ghost]

I just started working at a Yamaha/Suzuki dealership today as a service writer. Spent the day working with work orders. Those tasks that should take less than an hour are charged as a fraction of an hour. I know that there are others out there that are doing the same. Hate that you were quoted such an outrageous rate, but not all out there are out to rip you off.

 

[Cruzr Joe]

I just started working at a Yamaha/Suzuki dealership today as a service writer. Spent the day working with work orders. Those tasks that should take less than an hour are charged as a fraction of an hour. I know that there are others out there that are doing the same. Hate that you were quoted such an outrageous rate, but not all out there are out to rip you off.

Just looked at your map ..................... Impressive ......................... all 48 States in two months???


Cruzr Joe

 

[Pirate looks at --]

The next dealer Down The Road

Dave the next dealer down the road charges less than 1/2 that.

 

[Cleg]

Well today I thought I would drop by my favorite local Can AM Spyder dealer
I like to give them some business from time to time when I am busy in my shop and
need a small simple task preformed on my Spyder..... this time it was the easiest task
ever, I have a NEW NEVER BEEN ON THE SPYDER, REAR TIRE AND WHEEL....
NOTE I SAID NEW TIRE AND WHEEL. all mounted up with air in it and balanced ready
to go, the simple task just install it on the rear of my 2008 GS that is it nothing more
this job should take no more than 30 min. tops.... Now mind you I have spent a ton of
money at this dealer and they know me well.... maybe that is the problem, LOL
the quoted labor for the above 30 min. job $119.00 yep $119.00
now I feel every business is intitled to make a profit however I feel this is so far out of
hand as to make me want to go to the next dealer up or down the road....
What do you all think...??? And by the way...I just finished installing it
myself and adjusted the belt and parking brake, total time including jacking it up 27 min.

Just wondering what the cost would have been if you purchased the tire and wheel from them...interesting for sure.

 

[retired1]

I have a 2014 RTS in need of a new rear tire. I have contacted 3 dealers in 3 different states. They all quoted me $300 for a POS Kenda and labor for total job.

 

[mtbear]

$59 dollars an hour here at my dealer.
mtbear:thumbup:

 

[Marker]

My dealers labor rate is $125.00 per hour min charge is 1 hour labor, so another words if it takes 30 min you still pay for an hour labor charge.

 

[Rockwall]

Very respectfully, when you operate a business you gain a true appreciation for your overall overhead and fixed costs. The labor rate is not bad at all.

 

[MidTNDawg]

This!

Very respectfully, when you operate a business you gain a true appreciation for your overall overhead and fixed costs. The labor rate is not bad at all.

And jf your business is trying to provide employee benefits, you really begin to understand overhead costs.