[Wolvie]

In reading the Star Tribune article linked to this news item, one detail stood out. This is so outrageous, it didn't even register the first time I read it:



"Butch Donahue, an Excelsior-Henderson dealer in Delano and a former board member of the motorcycle company, said he's lost $150,000 to $200,000 on repairs his shop made under warranties that were not reimbursed by the new owners."



How many E-H's did this guy work on?!?! ALL OF THEM?! What could possibly cost 150 to 200 grand?!

 

[Wolvie]

Repair Woes

Yeah, I understand your point about what could have been billed vs. what the actual loss was.

However, the numbers are still staggering! Just think about it:

These are warranty repairs, we shouldn't be talking about overhauls (though, who knows!) & we certainly aren't talking about repairing/replacing parts due to crash damage &/or abuse.

Even if the shop charges $80 an hour for labor, lets just assume that the average repair takes 2 hours & uses a part that costs $200. Yeah, I know it's not scientific, I'm just trying to get some perspective here.

That taken into account, the average repair should be valued at $360.00 (less tax of course). Using these numbers, that shop would have had to make anywhere from 417 to 556 repairs! In a year & a half!! At ONE dealership!!!

Again, know my figures have no scientific basis...but DAMN!!!