05-11-2012, 04:56 AM | #23 |
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I have happend accross the fitting instructions for the Alpine upgrade. They say it takes 2.5 hours and doesn't require any coding.
Based on that, they want £185.20 per hour! That's over double what our company charges for Software Development! To fit a bloody stereo!? Outrageous.
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Indeed, but i'm pretty sure its going to be almost identical?
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Lol yeah much as i thought. They want to charge people extortionate amounts of money for a few hours work.
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Ring your stealer and tell them next time you're on the market for a new BMW, you'll be looking somewhere else...
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I've asked my dealer for a breakdown of the cost, mostly out of interest now as i'm pretty much resigned to being stuck with the stock system.
I want to know how they justify the price.
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I saw this just now...it may be helpful, its certainly interesting
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Sounds like people are getting massively different prices. One US dealer quoted $435....
I wonder if some dealers don't actually wan't the business, maybe its more trouble that it's worth to them, so they just quote silly prices so people don't bother.
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Well the comedy continues, been on with Stratstone Harrogate this morning. The quote i got was £2000 to £3000, non refundable, and with (and i quote) "no guarantee that it will actually work".
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Stratstone Harrogate shot be publicly ostracised for that - its outrageous !!!
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When i first spoke to them, they insisted that it didn't even exist and the best thing i could do is go down to a car audio specialist and have something fitted.
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Sure is. Its where i got my first BM from. I binned them though cos the salesman would never call me back when i left messages, so im not altogether surprised that they don't know what they are talking about.
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The £856.20 quote includes 4 hours labour @ £115 per hour.
£115 per hour to fit a stereo!? I'm in the wrong business.
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