How much does your mechanic charge per hour?

[Dmitry]

Mine is $75/hr. A bit on the high side, what do you think?

[Mikeb]

So far I have been able to do my own work. Good incentive to keep learning and buy a few more special tools.

[fw190]

when I think something's beyond my capabilities. One charges $80 and the other is $85. I take my wife's car (Volvo) to the dealer and they're $90/hour.

[kpmclean]

between $90 - $105 per hour. My tech charges me $55. I've been with him for 4 years and have given him a many referrals.
BMW CCA - Lone Star Chapter #121744

1985 635CSi - Trans: Auto - Miles 203K+

[Sir_Gary]

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Sir Gary &
Oscuro (87 ///M6)
Whitey (88 528e)
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[fhaas]

Independant mechanic with his own shop in med/small community. He services my older BMW"s no problem (says he'll even do my Mini once out of warranty as well). He's Lamborgini/Ferarri trained but doesn't mind working on everything from a MG, Healey, BMW to a Ferrari. Does decent work for a fair price. Much cheaper than the BMW/Mini dealership @ $95/hr.

WH

[rosanante]

And I do a lot of pro bono work.
SScott Andrews
Los Altos, CA

1980 635 Euro 5 Sp - Rosanante - Don Quixote's steed... Ready to carry me off to dream the impossible dream...La Verdad (The Truth)



1988 635 5 Sp - Katerina - Smooth sleek, and strong (like Katerina Witt)

1972 3.0 CS 4 Sp - Papillon..soon to re-emerge...transformed...

1973 Bronco (Pepe, my little mule), 1969 Bronco.. a rust bucket...

[GR8WHYT]

I think I remember you saying that you're in the Boston area. If so, that's probably a pretty good rate. I have two mechanics I use, when needed. One charges $55, and I only use him for general things I can't do, due to limited facilities. The other knows BMW's, and like a good BMW tech wants to make everything perfect. I use him when it's something BMW-specific, and perfection is needed (like engine work). He charges $75/hr, and this is not a metropolitan area. And when I can, I take it up to Haygood and pay him whatever he asks... ;-)

---JT
'89 635CSi
'86 Alpina B7/1 Turbo Coupe, #72
'99 528i Sport - wife's grocery getter

[MacTheKnight]

[JDbimmer]

[slak54]

But I'll work it off eventually,promised to help demolish and remodel one of the bathrooms in his house,and a few other small projects. Are we lucky or what??!!

[Dmitry]

[Sir_Gary]

we don't get to work at the shop, but at his house. He's been a Bimmer wrench for years and is a race mechanic for a couple of porsches.

I was just telling him I needed a new center link and tie rod ends for my 528e. He went to his work bench and pulled out the whole assembly, handed it to me and said "Here, take this one", then loaned me the his special tool to seperate the tie rod end from the car.

Slak54 and I are VERY fortunate to have a resource like him.<br>
Sir Gary &
Oscuro (87 ///M6)
Whitey (88 528e)
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[futza]

[jly535]

0o=()=o01979 Euro 635csi, 75 530i

[Sharkbreath]

[mark635csieuro]

[Tony]

and/or the R&R is going very badly in which case I double my consumption and shop rates

Tony 1986 635CSi

1948 Ferguson TE20
1950 Buick Riviera
1950 Flxible/Buick ambulance
1955 Ford F350 dually dump
1994 Ford F150 4X4 5.8

[SharkBoy]

Does good work and is a cool guy. Grew up in Germany which is where he was trained. Works on everything and I never have to worry about him doing any damage to our vehicles (we've brought our vehicles to other people in the past and got them back worse).

[ExJagBloke]

$75 per hour plus a lot of "Shop Supplies". (St. Paul MN) Dealer is up in the $120 area I believe. For that price, they must mail them back to Bavaria to be fixed.

Roger