The engine for my Tamiya RTR Nitro thunder buggy just broke recently… have been looking on the internet and the prices for new engines are very expensive so was wondering if anyone knows any places in the Surrey area (UK) which repair RC cars?
Thanks
Yeah well it was bought from a shop in Norwich but dad doesn’t work there any more so bit hard to nip there is the problem…..
Yeah I imagined Modelzone wouldn’t do anything with it anyway but I suppose they may be able to give some information?
Where did you buy it? Modelzone wont touch anything thats not thundertiger. The bloke in Antics in guildford is fairly knowledgeable, but i dont know if he dabbles in repairs. Your best bet is to try a smaller privately run place. My place in plymouth does an engine strip for £15. Google model shops in surrey. (I know that seems a cop out, i apologise.)
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For a repair, there is very little profit on the $ 29.95 oil change. When a shop pays its technician, pays for the oil, filter, and disposal costs hazardous waste, more money.
The low margin is exacerbated by the highly competitive "Quick Lube" business, requiring repair premises to refrain from raising prices despite rising costs.
All this raises the question: If special oil change, ranging from $ 15.95 to $ 29.95, clear benefits very low, then why do it for the Service Fund Special drainage?
The answer is very simple: it sits at the door. The service centers know as soon as you have your car, you can sell additional work.
Propose additional work is called upselling, and Principal tactical profit of each service center.
Here is a typical example. Pull the vehicle out of simple an "oil change." By term of smiles with your service representative and said proudly: "We have noticed that the air filter dirty, so I broke a new one." You may think that "Great, this service is wonderful!"
What happens is that you were selling a vertical air filter. This probably was not necessary, not has been replaced by a recommendation from the factory, and finally claimed that it was probably a bad piece assembly, air cleaner below.
Here's an example that happened recently. This particular vehicle, there were 54,000 miles on it, and was deposited in a local store of a "simple oil change. By paying the invoice, the customer has provided a quote of $ 199 to replace the air filter and upper radiator pipes.
Appalled by the price, called me.
After review, I found the suggestion that the air filter is premature. She did not need replacement before the manufacturer's recommended service interval of 60,000 miles. The tube has also been premature. In fact, I did not need replacement at all, despite a very small easily addressed during the maintenance program works, free of charge.
Check rates below some of the aftermarket (including radiator hose useless). Comparing the suggested retail price (MSRP) for parts of the factory OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer).
Shop Local Air Filter Aftermarket: $ 32 OEM Filter MSRP: $ 17
Shop Local Aftermarket sleeve: $ 36 OEM Top Hose, MSRP: $ 19
Note that this local store was twice the price of aftermarket parts with OEM parts below.
Now look to the city of work.
Shop Labor Local Time: 2.0 $60 per hour = $120 <br />Manufacturer Labor Time: 0.9 $ 60 per hour = $ 81
Note that the estimated working time of the shop for repairs was 2 hours. That's more than "twice" the manufacturer's recommendations (even after calculating time against the manufacturer of the industry standard multiplier).
If local businesses are met by vehicles at specific intervals, rather than trying to make a quick profit, he should have recommended a 60,000-mile service next visit. There would be a better customer service saved $ 199, and maintains the vehicle.
Instead the service center a customer lost forever!
What should – be very clear is that this kind of speculation prices occurs every day in every type of installation service in one form or another in the automotive service industry.
This type of price gouging is considered normal!
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Ted holds extensive certifications from Mercedes-Benz, Toyota, GM, and ASE. He is the author of eight books and numerous articles on the automotive service industry.
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