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From: Fellippe Galletta (fellippe.galletta![]() |
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Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2008 10:04:31 -0800 (PST) |
On Fri, Dec 5, 2008 at 10:33 AM, <Britt2Asa [at] aol.com> wrote: > > > Yes it is true and despite the incredibly high costs here of labour and tax > I find the repair bits much better priced and frankly I am astounded and > what > the heck you get charged in the USA for work. Its criminal. > > I put it down to lots of quality competition here in the UK from > independent > shops plus a huge number of dealers for the geographic size of the UK. > While > Ferraris are exotic here as in the USA nobody here is going to pay > "exotic" > prices for quality work. The best people I know (including the guy that > did > the F40 sold in the Passione sale in May) charge 60% the rate that my local > BMW dealer does for labour. > > Don't forget we also have lots of F1 teams here in the UK with the > subsequent carry over of trained engineers and technicians. In short, lots > of quality > people and competition coupled with a reluctance to pay stupid prices for > labour means it is all kept reasonable. > > Regards, > > Britt Britt, that was an inspiring write up. If only that could be the same here in the US! Just curious, in a related note, how expensive is custom work in general? This could be bodywork, interior stuff, a/v, etc. FG
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