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............. PS If you have spoke wheels, you will need to bring your own weights.
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............. PS If you have spoke wheels, you will need to bring your own weights.
No, no . . . apparently if the dealer had charged the shop rate for the installation (which he did), but had SMILED ABOUT IT (which he did not), then everything would have been OK.
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But Bikerfish, the problem here is NOT the charge, it's the BMW shop's attitude. RO has indicated that he has no objection to the amount he was charged for the work.
The question is whether it's inappropriate to buy tires online and pay normal shop rates to have them installed at the local BMW shop?
If my dealer was closer than 235 miles away (one way) I'd gladly purchase tires from him and have him install them. Unfortunately I don't have time to just hop on the bike and run down there on a whim. And much like RO, I was abused by a local shop (non-BMW) that mounted my tire, and after a verbal assault I said no more of that.
Do the math, folks, these things appear high priced, but are they? I guess you know my answer.
No, that's not what I said (again).
I said it wasn't unfair and that I wasn't complaining. I have no right to complain. That doesn't mean I liked the attitude or was happy with the bill I got. I didn't like the attitude before I got the bill and I didn't like the bill either.
If you go to the doctor and don't negotiate the fee up front, you are kind of at the mercy of the doctor. That doesn't mean you have no objection to the amount of the charge, especially if you sense that the doctor was ticked and used the situation to teach you a lesson.
I think the owner decided to teach me a lesson. He did. I'll remember it. The dealer was within his rights to treat me like a leper and charge me $193 for changing two tires. And I'm within mine when I take my business elsewhere. Like I keep saying: No hard feelings; it's just business.
This is a small dealer in a small city. Like all similar dealers, he's probably flush with customers and doesn't need my business.
Would you mind sharing some details on your tire tools? What brand? Any special tools or accessories that aren't in the picture?
Just picked up my RT this afternoon after having some work done on the electronics. Another story another day. Anyhow, the service manager at my dealer in Plano, Texas has his desk right next to where the dealer stores all their tires. While waiting for him to finish my paperwork and looking at all the tires stacked to the ceiling, I asked him what the deal would be if I purchased tires on line and brought them to the dealer to mount. His reply: "No a problem at all in fact we do it all the time". "Only thing I would suggest is to give us a chance to match the price. If we can't, it's understandable to get them elsewhere". He also admittedly said our mounting price isn't the cheapest,but not over the top. I forgot to ask, but I believe they charge $30 to $40 per tire.
My reply to him was even if the the dealer's price were about $15 to $20 higher per tire, I would probably still buy them from the dealer to support them. I live about 12 miles away from my dealer and rely heavily on these guys to keep my bike running well so I like to maintain a good relationship. They have bent over backwards for me over the years so it all seems to work out well for me. On the other hand, if the difference is significant, it would make sense to take the significant savings.
No hard feelings as they are happy to charge for the labor.
I once priced a rear tire at the Kawasaki dealer. $185 + mounting. I bought the same tire delivered to my door for $86 via the net. Etiquette? I guess I'm just rude and uncouth.
Ralph Sims