What the hell is going on with shops?
as the owner of a shop ( boat repair ) there is nothing that irritates me more than a customer showing up at my shop having already diagnosed problem with part in his hand asking " how much to put this in ? " I have givin crazy prices to get rid of them . The reason is because if their diagnosis is wrong or part fails ? who is customer gonna come snivel at ? me . I am not taking the side of the shop you went to because that price was ludicris . I am just saying ...... You dont bring your own steak to a resturaunt and ask them how much to cook medium rare .
I actually agree with you completely, and have sent people packing with an outrageous price to get rid of them myself.
My main point in brining this up in the first place was not to ***** about the estimate so much, but help other to know if something isn't quite right.
We have no problem diagnosing and doing the trans repair ourselves.
The market out there is what it is because people pay it, just like a new oem tail light for a 68 GTS can cost you 250 bucks. (because others have paid that for them) and therefore set the cost for that part from then on.
I also realize that it pisses off the shops when someone says that they are charging or would charge too much.
Like I said earlier, I see people getting ripped off ALL the time on this board and it annoys me that they pay the bill instead of standing up for themselves and expecting quality work in trade for quality money.
On a side note, I keep the pictures members post of messed up work done and paid for as an example of unacceptable garbage.
Like this example.
This person paid to have his rear hangars relocated.
I would kick someones *** for doing this to my car.
