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Originally Posted by Shauns4
I have looked into this and what you say is correct certainly for Ducati's, servicing costs must be the best earner for the dealers, takes about a day to do a full service on an S4, so £500/day is not a bad earner.
Shaun
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Not being one to particular want to stand up for dealers, I think that is a little unfair.
Franchised dealers have to buy all the factor tools whether they need them or not. I haven't found any independent who has the Ducati Mathesis Tester yet, for example. Most claim they don't need it which is fair enough but at least they have the choice about buying it or not. They also have to send mechanics on training courses and provide 'nice' premises in reasonable areas.
Smaller, independent guys are bound to be cheaper because there overheads are much lower. Some are good and some are not so good, but I doubt if anyone, whether franchised or not, is making a fortune out of Ducati servicing. Too many have gone bust for that.
Regards
Perry