124 hours seems high. I have been using a shop to do most of my stuff but not all at once. For me the painting is the mystery of the labor cost. The mechanical stuff is pretty standard. Your labor rate is fine. I have seen in CA up to $120 hr rate. Here in KY the going rate is $75.I was actually hoping somebody would have some familiarity with building a Jeep via a custom shop route to help me know if
124 hours is legit based on everything done on the Jeep or if I was taken to the cleaners by my local Jeep place.
You make some good points124 hours seems high. I have been using a shop to do most of my stuff but not all at once. For me the painting is the mystery of the labor cost. The mechanical stuff is pretty standard. Your labor rate is fine. I have seen in CA up to $120 hr rate. Here in KY the going rate is $75.
Having said that a good paint job, with all the proper prepping can cost a lot. Hard to tell if your job is top notch or just standard. I would say if the job is perfect then 124 hour total is probably ok.
End of the day, who cares. Do you like your rig and their work? If so then just go enjoy the ride.
I would only sell to try to get some/all my money back that I put into it.Dude, that is a lot of work...you want a show jeep, you pay for a show jeep.
You're concerned you got ripped off, but then say, you will just sell it in a month and take the loss, and have another vision built?
I just don't know what to think, but apparently, you have far too much money.
Do or do not, there is no try. -YodaI would only sell to try to get some/all my money back that I put into it.
I would do another build now that I know what goes into it and not go back to that place...and be sure next time to try to get a quote up front for the work that needs to be done so that I don't pay out of the rear end again