2002 accent, axels cost?

I just scheduled the replacement of both of the front drive axles on my
2002 Hyundai Accent with 193,000 miles on the clock.

The reason for my post is that I wanna' check with you guys to verify
that $1,400 is a reasonable and acceptable price to pay the dealer for
this sorta' work. Seems kinda' pricey to me.

Oh yeah. If geography is a factor, this will be in central California.

What do ya think? Should I keep my appointment or should I find another
repair facility?

Mike

 

Depends upon what part of central CA. Fresno? I've used Cabral's Auto
(recommended to me) for the same thing on a Camry and he was far cheaper
then the dealer and $200 cheaper than my regular wrench. He's now my
regular wrench. I've been a happy customer and it may be worth a call
for you.

 

Mike, the dealer charge is never reasonable. Find yourself a god reliable
independent mechanic and save a bundle of money.

I took our company pickup truck to the dealer for an oil change. They sent
us a coupon for $29.95 for the change. That is reasonable. The price
without the coupon though, is $55. The good part of the deal is that they
have a nice little lunch counter and give customers free coffee, muffins,
finger sandwiches, etc. They also have a bunch of Roush Mustangs too with
very good internet deals.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Ford....c0.m245&_trkparms=72:317|65:12|39:1|240:1308

In the showroom they sticker for $48,000.

 

Rock Auto lists the axles for around $70.00 times two, right and left.

The labor guide I checked listed the time as 3 hours for both sides.

Figure it out from there.

Joe

 

I guess that's not too bad a price for a part that sells for somewhere
around $75, and shouldn't take more than an hour or so per side, including
beer break. That would pretty nicely cover profit and overhead, I should
think.