Originally posted by DemonSVT:

Book time is like 16hrs IIRC.
So 16 x even a cheap $50 shop rate (then you worry about the quality of the work!) is $800 for labor alone.
Using a "dealer" shop rate of 80-100 per hour makes it downright sickening.





16 hours seems like a lot. I don't know if Duratec Contours are a lot different than Zetec Contours in tranny removal and installation, but I've removed the tranny from a Zetec contour, took it apaprt, replaced the differential, put it back together, and put it back in the car in about 8 hours. I don't see it taking an additional 8 hours to install the quaife.