Volvo part help unusal situation

[Tail_Gunner]

Got my self into a bit of a pickle..Having a trim cyclinder replaced and the guy wants to charge 550...for the part..now the highest retail is 496 i can find on the net...

Our Price: $496.13 Power Trimming CYLINDER Part # 3857470
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Umm is this possible the guy wants to charge me over retail>>> And im giving him 1.6 hrs@ 90 pr hr.....looks like a 30-40 minute job

 

[Juniinc]

Re: Volvo part help unusal situation

That is how he makes his $$$.

 

[Tail_Gunner]

Re: Volvo part help unusal situation

That is how he makes his $$$.

Serious charging above retail>>>

 

[Fun Times]

Re: Volvo part help unusal situation

Is he charging you for shipping that you know of?

Some places, But not all will either charge you for shipping or others will just mark up the price to help absorb the cost of just doing business, Like taking the time to look up and order the parts, Fill out the invoice, ect, You would be surprised at how long it could take to look up and order some parts. Just saying

Also the extra time to install the part could be to help absorb the cost of everything that is involved with getting the boat inside the door to getting it out the door, Like the service writers time, Time to uncover and recover the boat, In a lot of cases to move all the ski ropes and life vests just to get to the area to work on, Or even to just fill up the oil reservoir at times, Then there's the time to trim the pump motor up and down a few times and check everything over, Then there's the time to clean the boat that he may have gotten dirty while working inside/Outside of the boat.

Along with praying that the batteries are not dead.

 

[Tail_Gunner]

Re: Volvo part help unusal situation

Nothing more need's to be said...aside from the fact i dont get even...i get ahead.... Rant over..

 

[Don S]

Re: Volvo part help unusal situation

One other note, You didn't say, but if your mechanic is NOT a VP dealer, then he probably had to pay list for the part and marked it up so he made some money off of it.

 

[Tail_Gunner]

Re: Volvo part help unusal situation

Agreed Don but i made sure he was a volvo dealer and dealt with the volvo warranty..Anywho its over with..i was acting a bit irrational i thought i was doing him a favor and he thought he wa doing me a favor yada yada yada

Now its time to see if this thing can be rebuilt or needs to be replaced



Ok that took 5 mins... BRP part # 985060...27.00 large

http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=309859

This place never fails to amaze me

http://forums.iboats.com/Volvo-Penta/Cylinder

Mikeneal gives a quick tutorial

http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=233396


I-boats sometimes its pricless...