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Old 03-13-2019, 11:35 AM   #190
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Originally Posted by EXCellR8 View Post
One of my very first inclinations when I first heard of this recall was that, if my car was affected, nobody was pulling my low miles engine unless it was Subaru or a boxer specialist--the latter of which would see me footing the bill. There's a couple in my area, who I hear were quoting up to $2000 for the labor. That's still better than being stuck with a seized engine and dealerships not honoring post-recall failures.
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The labor cost is in line with the recall. I saw the fully burdened invoice for my recall and it was just north of $2,000 labor. Easy enough to justify given the estimated time required in the work list and the multiply it by your shop's published labor rate.
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