$1924 Ferrari F355 engine out belt service

WOW STOP!
Your paying $6000 for a gallon of petrol dude!!

 

Aren't the parts kits alone $1500 bucks.....? plus just the labor hrs to decouple/drop the engine, and the back in hrs.....

Something does not compute.

 

I agree. I have heard similar rumors. Just don't know how that is possible. There is almost no room for markup and nothing left for labor plus misc. items like oil, antifreeze and other odds and ends.
I would be out of business.

 

You get what you pay for. As far as mechanical work, sounds like $1924 gets you belts, and not much else. IIRC, this service at a dealer or certified independent is a 40hr job. Take a look at the 355 30k mi service list of work required, in the owner's manual, and see what you think $1924 gets you.

 

In NZ worst case on a 355 major service is $6000 NZD! I am not sure why the same service costs so much more in the U.S. but I can guess it has something to do with labour costs and mark up on parts.

People will try to justify the extra expense sighting things like "quality is never cheap" or "you get what you pay for" but in this case there are many service centers around the world performing the same work for much less $.

 

Please post a link (if possible) to an ad from someone claiming to do an "engine-out" belt service on a 355 for $1924 including parts and labor. Are you sure you're not talking about 1924 POUNDS? Even that would be too low to make enough profit to stay in business (my own opinion).

 

Sorry but you guys in the usa get screwed on ferrari servicing
you can get the belts done for under £1000 on a 348 in the uk inc the 15% tax
thats JUST the belt though

But the prices are engine out

check out the pricing below thats a TOP ferrari indi

http://www.verdi-ferrari.com/servicing.htm

 

If it were £ (must be) that would be around $2,750.00.

If parts were $1,500.00 that leaves $1,250.00 for labor.

If its a 40 hour job that's $31.25/hr... Which back to pounds is about £22/hour. And, I just don't/can't believe it...

 

I think the problem is that the labour you get charged in the USA is what bumps the $$ up
no way will it take 40 hours for a 355 belt change

 

The link to Verdi's site (posted above) does not say anything about an "engine out" service, does it?

 

No it doesn't... I wonder why??

 

I will be ringing on monday to find out..
but almost no-one in the UK will have a 355-348 belt change done with the engine in there has been many a thread on that subject on the UK forums
and they are a indi that many people use (NOT ME YET) though
When i bought my car the engine out service was done prior to me buying it total bill came to just under £2000 inc belt filters etc

Fact is on a 348 if you know what your doing engine out and back in is 1 days work just for that then extra time for belts etc to be changed

 

http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=190159&highlight=verdi+engine

 

Hmmm just rang someone those prices are engine in

 

I think we can stop pointing fingers at Karl Verdie. He is not the only one who does cambelt changes for less than a grand in the UK. There are many who do it for less than a grand with the engine out as well. I know of 4 in the UK that do, heres a link to one with a price list after a quick search www.gtautos.co.uk Click the top menu on the page.
So lets stop with the Verdie bashing ey and do some home work

 

No one is bashing anyone. People are reporting facts, thats it. Make if it what you will. Karl is a top bloke, but personally I wouldn't get my major service done engine in by anyone. If you are happy with this that's up to you.

 

Its not a case of me being happy with a damned thing. I know which way this thread was heading and now i have just posted another link above to deviate away from were this thread was going. And the thread was originaly about a belt service, when did the "major" service bit get introduced? I posted one link example regarding the belt change only with the engine out for less than a grand. www.gtautos.co.uk to lead this thread in the right direction.

 

I'll say it again, if you or anyone else thinks a belt service, a major or whatever else can be done properly in-situ then that's great, do it. If you don't, you pay a lot more and go to someone who will drop the engine. I don't see why you need to insinuate people are bashing any particular independants here. They are not. Some people don't care if the engine is dropped or not, some people do. End of.