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$210 to install a $600 APR tune?

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go to alex's autohaus. When i lived there that is where i got my mkv flashed and the total was 7 somthing.
 
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co78 said:
$210 sounds a bit high for an installation cost, any other APR dealers near by you?
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That installer is within 3 miles of me. The next one is 296 miles away. I wanted to go APR, but GIAC might be a more reasonable alternative.

I was hooked on this being a "$600 tune". :confused:
 
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yeah, that seems fairly high.
 
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ya its 600 but then they charge you labor. the labor on mine was still cheaper than what you got quoted. plus alex is tight, he is from germany so you actually feel like the right person is working on the right car. and when you ask him questions and he answers you back in a german accent, it is just that much easier to believe. WAIT what?! he is quoting you 210? I would give him a call and tell him to do it for 100 just like everyone else or you will go to another shop. He does that because of what you said..he is the closest dealer within 200 miles. You should open a shop yourself and just charge 100 and get all his apr business from him.
 
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RB06 said:
ya its 600 but then they charge you labor. the labor on mine was still cheaper than what you got quoted. plus alex is tight, he is from germany so you actually feel like the right person is working on the right car. and when you ask him questions and he answers you back in a german accent, it is just that much easier to believe.
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I have several referrals to use him. Maybe I'll stop by sometime to see if they have any *specials*. I really wanted to keep this closer to $600 + $100 install. Budgets suck.
 
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RB06 said:
plus alex is tight, he is from germany so you actually feel like the right person is working on the right car.
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Based on that logic I should move to another country and open up an American-car tuning shop. I'm American so obviously I know everything there is to know about American cars and how to work on them.

That being said, $210 is outrageous. I paid like $75 and I was in and out in 40 minutes.
 
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BeauG said:
Based on that logic I should move to another country and open up an American-car tuning shop. I'm American so obviously I know everything there is to know about American cars and how to work on them.

That being said, $210 is outrageous. I paid like $75 and I was in and out in 40 minutes.
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Easy there, I was just trying to help the OP out. Didn't know it was a roasting session.
 
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dustinouch said:
It's $10 more than I paid. If you go stage2, will they charge you labor a 2nd time?
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That's a very good question to which I do not have the answer to. I guess it depends on the installer? Anyone else know? :iono:

I will never find out because I have only ever wanted Stage II.
 
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