Labour rate per hour - how much do you pay?

[5LitreV8]

My 500 is in for a new clutch and some other bits and bobs. Just wondering, how much per hour do you pay for labour at the garage you use?

Cheers.

5LitreV8

[r3ump]

The specialist I use just outside of Canterbury Kent charge me a very reasonable £40ph for their excellent work

[The Surveyor]

Surley the most important question to ask is how much is the garage that's doing your clutch charging....

When i used to get my Audi company car services, the dealer charged £75 pa + VAT, the local TVR dealer is less than that (even less for TVRCC members), and i can't see any argument which will convince me that you need more skill and knowledge to do an Audi, than a TVR.

Paul

[5LitreV8]

r3ump said:

The specialist I use just outside of Canterbury Kent charge me a very reasonable £40ph for their excellent work

I'm being charged £45ph btw - so similar to what you have quoted.

Cheers.

5LitreV8

[jasandjules]

£50 an hour or thereabouts strikes me as good for a TVR, as long as they do a good job.

[that daddy]

jasandjules said:

£50 an hour or thereabouts strikes me as good for a TVR, as long as they do a good job.

Thats pretty good seeing as most independant garages charge £35/45,but probably wouldent want to touch TVRs,£40/45 an hour for someone that does TVRs seems good to mebut i am fortunate enough to run a garage so i get mine done for free by me

[ray_von]

The Surveyor said:

When i used to get my Audi company car services, the dealer charged £75 pa + VAT, the local TVR dealer is less than that

£3 /hr less is hardly worth getting excited over though is it

[mgaut]

jasandjules said:

£50 an hour or thereabouts strikes me as good for a TVR, as long as they do a good job.

seems about right

[pies]

r3ump said:

The specialist I use just outside of Canterbury Kent charge me a very reasonable £40ph for their excellent work

Who and where please

[The Surveyor]

ray_von said:

The Surveyor said:

When i used to get my Audi company car services, the dealer charged £75 pa + VAT, the local TVR dealer is less than that

£3 /hr less is hardly worth getting excited over though is it

I'm sure they'd be happy if you wanted to pay them more! The point i was making was that TVR main dealer prices are in line with other manufacturers, nothing too contraversial in that!

[r3ump]

Hi Pies

The guy I use is Chris Baldock - he owns a company called James Motor Sports specialising in TVR mechanical repair and bodywork. He has recently done some work on my car and I was very pleased with his work, and he's a lovely bloke who lives and breathes TVRs. He is in Molash just outside Canterbury - here's a link to his contact page on his website:
www.jamesmotorsports.co.uk/home/index.php?area=Contact%20Us&id=680

[5yearstobuyatvr]

My specialist charges £32 hr, V8 engines only and an excellent job!