Radiator replacement cost

[pa944red]

Just wondering what people have paid to have a radiator replaced.

My neighbor told me last night he shelled over $1200 for a dealer to do it?

It was everything I had in me to keep to myself that I just replaced my radiator in my '05 for a grand total of $165, and that included pre-mixed coolant because I was feeling lazy.

Thanks
Tom

 

[jrford]

At that price what else? did he get his engine rebuilt too?????LOL.

It comes down to Stealership's. They wonder why no one wants to go to a service dept. . . .no one can afford it, or they afraid that they feed on you like shark bait; with over $100 an hour, no fractions of an hour, book time and some dude trying to scare you into changing a bunch of fluids to wast more money on them. Thats the problem with them working on commission.

I only go there as a last resort. DIY is the only way to afford to keep em running.

 

[pa944red]

I still can't believe he paid $1200 for a radiator replacement.

While he was showing me something else under the hood I noticed they reused the factory spring type house clamps, he didn't even get new hose clamps.

Tom

 

[tcore83]

My 05 V6 cost 600 to replace at the dealer.

 

[bisjoe]

What's you neighbor driving, a Lamborghini? Radiators run about $400, and shouldn't take more than 1-2 hours to replace so that's about $600 like tcore83 paid.

 

[pa944red]

The replies got me wondering.

I just called the local dealerships he would have.

Estimates were ~$400, ~$450, ~$600, and ~$850. The $850 stated it included the radiator, fluid, and new clamps, I didn't ask the others if that was the case. I'm starting to think my neighbor may have been exagerating a bit now.

But either way, that is quite the swing in prices for four dealerships all withing 20 miles of me.

Tom