Called The Mazda Dealer...
#1
asked if they have a compression tester for rotary and the guys says hold on. comes back on and i hear the guy who he asked in the bg say not a good one but yeah, so the guy who is on the phone just says yeah. so im like not a good one but yeah? and the guy is like yeah, not a good one. so i ask how much and now the guy on the phone magically has all of the answers, he says itll take 2.5 hours so $220. im like ok thanks.
heres the thing, i cant see how it would take 2.5 hours to screw something into 4 holes and crank the motor over, am i missing something?
heres the thing, i cant see how it would take 2.5 hours to screw something into 4 holes and crank the motor over, am i missing something?
#4
ok im gonna call them back and be like it takes you 2.5 hours to screw something into two very accessible holes?
#5
Originally Posted by Shane.Trammell' date='Dec 28 2004, 12:41 PM
ok im gonna call them back and be like it takes you 2.5 hours to screw something into two very accessible holes?
or you could say "you want to charge $220 to screw 2 different holes ?"
#6
i called em back. heres how it went:
i make sure im talking to the same guy and then
"so on the compression test you guys take 2.5 hours to screw something into 2 holes and crank the engine over?"
the guy: "im not sure exactly what they do bc im not the guy who actually does the testing."
"it cant actually take 2.5 hours to screw something in two holes and crank the engine"
the guy: :"i know they have a special procedure that mazda makes them do when they do compression testing, they go in and do other stuff too."
"well what if i just want them to do a compression test with nothing else, would that still cost 2.5 hours worth of labor?"
the guy:" the $220 is what we charge for a compression test, its not by the hour."
"(while chuckling a little) ok thanks a lot."
this seems a little contradictory to how he said the price before, it sounded more based on labor than flat rate. oh well mazda service still sucks a big un
i make sure im talking to the same guy and then
"so on the compression test you guys take 2.5 hours to screw something into 2 holes and crank the engine over?"
the guy: "im not sure exactly what they do bc im not the guy who actually does the testing."
"it cant actually take 2.5 hours to screw something in two holes and crank the engine"
the guy: :"i know they have a special procedure that mazda makes them do when they do compression testing, they go in and do other stuff too."
"well what if i just want them to do a compression test with nothing else, would that still cost 2.5 hours worth of labor?"
the guy:" the $220 is what we charge for a compression test, its not by the hour."
"(while chuckling a little) ok thanks a lot."
this seems a little contradictory to how he said the price before, it sounded more based on labor than flat rate. oh well mazda service still sucks a big un
#7
Originally Posted by Shane.Trammell' date='Dec 28 2004, 02:02 PM
this seems a little contradictory to how he said the price before, it sounded more based on labor than flat rate. oh well mazda service still sucks a big un
#8
the real question is... why would you go to mazda for a compression check?
even if compression is fine they'll try to sell you a motor.
kevin.
even if compression is fine they'll try to sell you a motor.
kevin.
#9
Originally Posted by teknics' date='Dec 28 2004, 03:27 PM
the real question is... why would you go to mazda for a compression check?
even if compression is fine they'll try to sell you a motor.
kevin.
even if compression is fine they'll try to sell you a motor.
kevin.
Becuase thats what our cars are! mazda, silly.
I have my mazda dealership do all my work, theyre fabulous.