Official Repair Cost Thread?
Official Repair Cost Thread?
This may or may not be a good idea, but I thought it might be cool to maybe list the following to give people a better general idea of how much there looking at to fix a specific problem. If you got something done or repaired recently post them up?
Example.
Year: 2005
Body: Coupe
Repair: Rattling Heatshield
Price: $13,000
Dealership or Private: Stealership
Example.
Year: 2005
Body: Coupe
Repair: Rattling Heatshield
Price: $13,000
Dealership or Private: Stealership
This may or may not be a good idea, but I thought it might be cool to maybe list the following to give people a better general idea of how much there looking at to fix a specific problem. If you got something done or repaired recently post them up?
Example.
Year: 2005
Body: Coupe
Repair: Rattling Heatshield
Price: $13,000
Dealership or Private: Stealership
Example.
Year: 2005
Body: Coupe
Repair: Rattling Heatshield
Price: $13,000
Dealership or Private: Stealership
Year: 2006
Body: Coupe
Repair: Passenger power window broken
Price: ~$600 for motor and regulator.
At the local stealership.
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Last year I decided to remove my door molding and my passenger side left an ugly shadow mark which cost me a little over $900 to get the whole side of my car painted.
This year someone backed into me and their tow hitch just dented my front bumper. Might be time to upgrade to the nismo front.
Year: 2005
Body: Coupe
Repair: Front bumper fix
Price: $ 600 (Unless I upgrade to the Nismo)
Dealership or Private: Amsley's in Chambersburg, PA
This year someone backed into me and their tow hitch just dented my front bumper. Might be time to upgrade to the nismo front.
Year: 2005
Body: Coupe
Repair: Front bumper fix
Price: $ 600 (Unless I upgrade to the Nismo)
Dealership or Private: Amsley's in Chambersburg, PA
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I have a leak in my brake fluid somewhere, every few weeks my lights come on, and its because of the brake fluid..how much do you guys think it would be? I know it could be a few things, but id like to get an estimate on what would seem fair
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If you needed to slam on your brakes to possibly avoid an accident and the brake pedal suddenly went to the floor and you injured or killed someone the cost to you could be far higher than just the brake repair.
Just my $.02
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If I were you I would get that checked out ASAP.
If you needed to slam on your brakes to possibly avoid an accident and the brake pedal suddenly went to the floor and you injured or killed someone the cost to you could be far higher than just the brake repair.
Just my $.02
Telcoman
If you needed to slam on your brakes to possibly avoid an accident and the brake pedal suddenly went to the floor and you injured or killed someone the cost to you could be far higher than just the brake repair.
Just my $.02
Telcoman
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I like the idea behind this thread, but I dont see it being overall very useful or effective. The problem is there is no "standard" cost to fix anything. anywhere. Even on the local level, many shops charge vastly different labor rates. Each parts supplier puts a different price on all of their parts. And a lot of people either do the work themselves, take the vehicle to a friend or local private shop, go to the dealership, ignore the problem all together. There really is no way to accurately gauge a repair cost to that basic of a level. Now multiply that across the continent and its ridiculous.
The same job might cost $300 dollars here in minnesota, and then $600 or $700 dollars in say, Hawaii due to parts availability alone. Then between those two quotes alone there coule be hundreds of dollars differing form the dealership to a private mechanic. Another thing is the specifics of the problem. You cant ask "how much will it cost to fix the leak in my brakes?" unless you know what the problem actually is. It could be a $5 piece of brake line thats leaking, or you could be replacing the caliper or an ABS module. No way to tell unless you take if to a shop and have the problem evaluated. A lot of shops will just "look" at it for free to diagnose the problem but its expected that you have the problem fixed there should you so choose. Dont be a douche and have them diagnose it then take it to a different shop because theyre $50 cheaper.
If you need a quote about getting something fixed then just call the shop. Plain and simple. The shop can determine the price based on flat rate, special tools needed, parts cost and availability, etc. Do the work and call around to you local shops and get quotes. Then go for the cheapest one, or the one you feel safest going to, or do the work yourself. Nobody on here can tell you what you are going to pay at a different shop. They can give you a vague ballpark figure and thats it. There can always be underlying problems and hang-ups that turn a simple "$200" job into $400 in a new york minute.
The same job might cost $300 dollars here in minnesota, and then $600 or $700 dollars in say, Hawaii due to parts availability alone. Then between those two quotes alone there coule be hundreds of dollars differing form the dealership to a private mechanic. Another thing is the specifics of the problem. You cant ask "how much will it cost to fix the leak in my brakes?" unless you know what the problem actually is. It could be a $5 piece of brake line thats leaking, or you could be replacing the caliper or an ABS module. No way to tell unless you take if to a shop and have the problem evaluated. A lot of shops will just "look" at it for free to diagnose the problem but its expected that you have the problem fixed there should you so choose. Dont be a douche and have them diagnose it then take it to a different shop because theyre $50 cheaper.
If you need a quote about getting something fixed then just call the shop. Plain and simple. The shop can determine the price based on flat rate, special tools needed, parts cost and availability, etc. Do the work and call around to you local shops and get quotes. Then go for the cheapest one, or the one you feel safest going to, or do the work yourself. Nobody on here can tell you what you are going to pay at a different shop. They can give you a vague ballpark figure and thats it. There can always be underlying problems and hang-ups that turn a simple "$200" job into $400 in a new york minute.
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I like the idea behind this thread, but I dont see it being overall very useful or effective. The problem is there is no "standard" cost to fix anything. anywhere. Even on the local level, many shops charge vastly different labor rates. Each parts supplier puts a different price on all of their parts. And a lot of people either do the work themselves, take the vehicle to a friend or local private shop, go to the dealership, ignore the problem all together. There really is no way to accurately gauge a repair cost to that basic of a level. Now multiply that across the continent and its ridiculous.
The same job might cost $300 dollars here in minnesota, and then $600 or $700 dollars in say, Hawaii due to parts availability alone. Then between those two quotes alone there coule be hundreds of dollars differing form the dealership to a private mechanic.
If you need a quote about getting something fixed then just call the shop. Plain and simple. The shop can determine the price based on flat rate, special tools needed, parts cost and availability, etc. Do the work and call around to you local shops and get quotes. Then go for the cheapest one, or the one you feel safest going to, or do the work yourself.
The same job might cost $300 dollars here in minnesota, and then $600 or $700 dollars in say, Hawaii due to parts availability alone. Then between those two quotes alone there coule be hundreds of dollars differing form the dealership to a private mechanic.
If you need a quote about getting something fixed then just call the shop. Plain and simple. The shop can determine the price based on flat rate, special tools needed, parts cost and availability, etc. Do the work and call around to you local shops and get quotes. Then go for the cheapest one, or the one you feel safest going to, or do the work yourself.
Labor rates vary widely across this country. Here in NJ the dealer labor rate is $130.00 per hour
There are independent shops charging $80 or $90 an hour.
Would I trust them to check out leaking brake fluid on my G37
Hell no!
I would however insist on seeing where the leak is coming from when on a lift at the dealer. Probably a leaking caliper or a leak in the brake lines. Also could be the master cylinder since the op didn't mention any pulling to one side when applying the brakes.
I have a good relationship at my Infiniti dealer and no longer trust any independent shops to touch my vehicles due to bad past experiences. Infiniti dealer workmanship is excellent and they are **** about getting an excellent survey whenever any work is performed.
The cost is a little higher but I've been a very happy Infiniti owner since December 2005
As to the op budget $1000.00 and if it comes out less than that go celebrate with a few beers
http://www.youfixcars.com/disc-brake-caliper.html
cheers
Telcoman
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