What, no kiss??

Thursday I had to take my wife's Jeep in to the dealer to get the ignition lock replaced. While I was there, I asked them to look at the blower motor because it only works on high. Now, I knew what the problem was and what is involved in replacing it. I just figured while I was there I could have them do it. The service guy came out and told me it'd be about $300 to replace the resistor pack for the blower motor. Say what??? I declined the work and decided to price the part up myself. The dealer quoted me $155 for the part and $142.50 to replace it. The local parts place wanted $139 for the part, so that didn't sound too bad. I went online and found the same part for $101. Ok, now I know the stealership needs to make their profit. What I don't get is why they quoted me $142.50 to replace the part.

Here's what is involved in replacing the part (I looked it up before I went, BTW). Open the glove box and remove 3 screws. Remove the glove box. Take out 2 screws on a metal plate. Behind the plate is the resistor pack. Unplug the resistor pack and replace. Put everything back together. I figure this would take at most 1/2 hour to accomplish if you take your time, which is why I figured I'd have the dealer do it. I was willing to pay the 1/2 hour labor to have them do the job. They were going to charge me what looks like 1 1/2 hours labor. So, this leaves me with the thought that I must have passed and they were trying to take advantage of the woman since she couldn't possibly have a clue what was actually involved in doing the job. Little did they know that I not only know what it takes, but I've torn more than my share of cars apart to repair them (a few times as Heather even). It makes me feel good to pass, but pisses me off to see a business attempt to take advantage of women like that.