Van Works in Gilford

Greene's Basin Girl · 03-05-2017, 04:20 PM

My heated drivers seat has not been working all winter. I brought my Town & Country van to the dealer. The dealer charged me $100 to tell me I needed a new heat element. I was then told that the element installed would be $500. I said "WHAT"? They then said it could be installed for$400. I contacted Van Works in Gilford. They replaced the heater element for $275. The manager even brought me to the movies because it was very cold and I was going to walk. When the movie was done my van was ready. I would definitely recommend them to anyone.

Water Camper · 03-06-2017, 07:45 AM

I used them last summer to install a new receiver/CD Player in my boat. Excellent work.

Hope that helps,
Bill

Biggd · 03-06-2017, 08:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Greene's Basin Girl

My heated drivers seat has not been working all winter. I brought my Town & Country van to the dealer. The dealer charged me $100 to tell me I needed a new heat element. I was then told that the element installed would be $500. I said "WHAT"? They then said it could be installed for$400. I contacted Van Works in Gilford. They replaced the heater element for $275. The manager even brought me to the movies because it was very cold and I was going to walk. When the movie was done my van was ready. I would definitely recommend them to anyone.

A dealer is always going to be more expensive than an independent repair shop. They use factory parts which are higher priced and they have a higher labor rate because their overhead is higher. You already paid the dealer the $100 diagnostic fee so the independent shop didn't have to do that part of the job.

Greene's Basin Girl · 03-08-2017, 03:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Biggd

A dealer is always going to be more expensive than an independent repair shop. They use factory parts which are higher priced and they have a higher labor rate because their overhead is higher. You already paid the dealer the $100 diagnostic fee so the independent shop didn't have to do that part of the job.

It would have been a total of $275 even if I hadn't had the problem previously diagnosed at the dealer.

Airedale1 · 03-10-2017, 10:25 AM

They do excellent work there. Over the years we have had lots of work done by them, including stereo installs and at least 4 remote car starters. Always a good experience with them.

03-05-2017, 04:20 PM	#1
Greene's Basin Girl Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Moultonborough, NH Posts: 1,515 Thanks: 394 Thanked 527 Times in 269 Posts	Van Works in Gilford My heated drivers seat has not been working all winter. I brought my Town & Country van to the dealer. The dealer charged me $100 to tell me I needed a new heat element. I was then told that the element installed would be $500. I said "WHAT"? They then said it could be installed for$400. I contacted Van Works in Gilford. They replaced the heater element for $275. The manager even brought me to the movies because it was very cold and I was going to walk. When the movie was done my van was ready. I would definitely recommend them to anyone.

03-06-2017, 07:45 AM	#2
Water Camper Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Pembroke, NH / Laconia, NH Posts: 450 Thanks: 10 Thanked 206 Times in 88 Posts	Van Works I used them last summer to install a new receiver/CD Player in my boat. Excellent work. Hope that helps, Bill

03-10-2017, 10:25 AM	#5
Airedale1 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Laconia Posts: 595 Thanks: 557 Thanked 1,569 Times in 274 Posts	They do excellent work there. Over the years we have had lots of work done by them, including stereo installs and at least 4 remote car starters. Always a good experience with them. __________________ "The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit." Nelson Henderson (1865-1943)