Thanks to BOTH of your answers. the first person's answer enabled me to immediately tell the dealership (am I allowed to use their name? a major toyota dealer in phoenix who may or may not be on Bell Road) and tell them "NO". half hr, to 1 hr, at the most.
the second person's answer with specific detail about the labor guide's calculations and how they were probably being used wrong enabled me to give the dealership greater detail why, as well as tell my wife why I said "no" - all in greater detail and taught me a hell of a lot.
BY THE WAY, they both just saved me $75.00. My wife just told me when she went up to him (I am at work, she is at the dealership) and said "no, too expensive labor", he immediately cut it to half and did it for $78. plus the oil change.
You both were quite right and I hope you have a WONDERFUL night! It's hard to believe how sneaky these service people are. I'll never get repairs done again without forum'ing first if I can avoid it.
I do agree the labor guide is widely accepted. But like you said, some will simply do it for less (non dealers) and in this case you point out how easy it must be to either mistakenly calculate the guide's pricing, OR be smart enough to use it to their advantage..
