# Looking for a viable workaround the exorbitant labor costs for the 60K tuneup **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** subaru\ **Created:** [September 15, 2022, 7:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/looking-for-a-viable-workaround-the-exorbitant-labor-costs-for-the-60k-tuneup/186378 "2022-09-15T19:25:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2022, 10:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/looking-for-a-viable-workaround-the-exorbitant-labor-costs-for-the-60k-tuneup/186378/41 "2022-09-17T22:35:57Z")
> [@George\_San\_Jose1](#): > > Carry-out restaurant food from time to time. But only items that I can re-heat to steaming temps. +1 My only resto foods for quite some time have been takeout Italian and Asian dishes that I can re-heat upon returning home. Salads? My dinner on most nights is a salad that I assemble in my own kitchen, and–overall–I only consume _uncooked_ foods that are made in my own home. In other words, no uncooked foods from outside sources. ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2022, 1:04am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/looking-for-a-viable-workaround-the-exorbitant-labor-costs-for-the-60k-tuneup/186378/42 "2022-09-18T01:04:16Z")
I live close enough to the restaurants we like that the food is still hot when I get home with it. I eat about half and Mrs JT eats around a third and we save the rest for another day. > [@old\_mopar\_guy](#): > > We simply use Doordash or Uber Eats for our friday and saturday night take out dinners. We don’t care to wait for delivery. It takes about 1.5 hours or more to get food delivered. We don’t care to order food at 4 to 4:30 for 6 o’clock dinner. Maybe your deliveries are faster. ---
**Author:** ![Barkydog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/barkydog/32/2470_2.png) [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2022, 3:15am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/looking-for-a-viable-workaround-the-exorbitant-labor-costs-for-the-60k-tuneup/186378/43 "2022-09-18T03:15:26Z")
These delivery prices for whatever the restaurant used, $28 order, delivery fee and tio was $8.95. Prices are going nuts. bought some 2" 90 degree brackets today, $4.98 ea. Workaround skip it all and trade it in at 100k miles! ---
**Author:** ![PvtPublic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/pvtpublic/32/13089_2.png) [@PvtPublic](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PvtPublic)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2022, 9:47am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/looking-for-a-viable-workaround-the-exorbitant-labor-costs-for-the-60k-tuneup/186378/44 "2022-09-19T09:47:06Z")
> [@jenniferjonesmedia\_182300](#): > > Roughly $800 in labor and $200 in parts. Sounds about right for a dealer shop. > [@jenniferjonesmedia\_182300](#): > > And let me guess, if I DIY I can void my warranty? Nope, there is a law that covers that. > [@jenniferjonesmedia\_182300](#): > > What is a viable workaround? Only 2 choices. Find a decent shop with a lower labor rate. Do your own labor. > [@jenniferjonesmedia\_182300](#): > > Subaru dealer said it’s because they are still airplane engines B.S. > [@jenniferjonesmedia\_182300](#): > > Subaru dealer Why are you even at a dealer for non-warranty services? > [@jenniferjonesmedia\_182300](#): > > I’m not a dummy. I know cars. Then you knew all of this already. Which just begs to question, Why are you venting here instead of taking some kind of action to get your car serviced ? ---
**Author:** ![circuitsmith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/circuitsmith/32/40376_2.png) [@circuitsmith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/circuitsmith)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2022, 7:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/looking-for-a-viable-workaround-the-exorbitant-labor-costs-for-the-60k-tuneup/186378/45 "2022-09-19T19:17:03Z")
> [@PvtPublic](#): > > Why are you venting here instead of taking some kind of action to get your car serviced ? Another drive-by poster has left the building… [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/t/looking-for-a-viable-workaround-the-exorbitant-labor-costs-for-the-60k-tuneup/186378.md?page=2)