Ask A Mechanic: Wading Through the Mess of Car Repair Prices and

Auto Repair Estimates

If you were handed an estimate to replace a water pump on your car, would you know if the price was fair? Could you trust the price? How about for a tie rod end, mass air flow sensor, or an evaporative emissions sensor? Most of us don’t know what these are, never mind the price. Yet it is components such as these that are commonly used to over charge you, the car repair customer.

We no longer live in an age of “trust.” We need to ensure that our auto repair costs are legitimate.

How many times have you suspected that you paid too much, but couldn't prove it? How many times did the price seem exorbitant for even simple repairs? How many times have you wished you had someone in which to turn for real and honest answers about auto repair costs?

To illustrate just how “At Risk” the everyday auto repair customer is to excessive repair prices, here’s a very recent real life example from a very “reputable…?” dealer.

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-Ted Olson
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