Hi guys,


Found a shop in my neighborhood that installs car alarms. To install a
Viper 560XV (remote start + alarm) they charge $350. This is if you
bring your car and they pull their parts off the shelf.

I went online an found the same alarm for ~$140 + $10..15 shipping.
The same shop charges a $100 flat fee for installation. Now if you add
up 150 + 100 = 250 as opposed to $350. As George W. put it, "The man
is doing fuzzy math".

I can understand margins, markups, whatever, but it's $100 extra!
Makes it unjustifiably expensive for a 97 Civic. Is there something I
am missing? Is it safe to buy an alarm off the web and simply bring it
for installation?


Thanks!