Ford Service $118 per hour + GST - fair ?

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Do you think this is a fair hourly rate for Ford Dealers to charge for service ?

Subject came up yesterday with a client who's motor vehicle expense total had run amuck for the year and he explained that he'd had a lot of work done on his Falcon Ute after it was stolen, that wasn't covered by insurance and went on to ask me if I thought the above price was fair for a franchised Ford dealer ?

Personally I'm "over" the need to get cars serviced at franchised dealerships but happen to know the local Honda dealer is $95 plus GST and Mercedes-benz here charge $120 per hour plus GST.

Not looking for this thread to deteriorate into a general slagging of Ford dealerships service, just want people's opinion on thread topic so I've made it into a poll.

From where I sit I think they should be somewhere around the $90-100 per hour mark plus GST and I'm sure that would encourage more Ford owners to get their Ford's serviced at a Ford dealership. That's where I see fair value for money, so I've voted for the above rate being excessive.