i97supratti said:
Most likely a shop will rip him off. You are from NY just like me, you should know about car repair shops and how they operate lol. I've had a mechanic look me in my eye and say it will cost 30 dollars in parts to change the oil in my CB7, but since he likes me soo much, he said he wont charge me for labor. :bh :bh :bh
$30 for an oil change???Well that is a ripoff...I paid $34 for my last oil change but that inclueded an Air Filter as well and a wash, so if you are paying $30 you are getting ripped off.
cctgc: But like i said before take it to a shop but before they do anything to your car, just get an estimate of how much it would cost to give change all plugs, wires, rotor, cap, oil, filters...and then decide if you are able to spend the money they are asking for...you can also give them the option of buying all the parts yourself at the dealer and then taking it in to a shop for them to place it, but you wont know what you need until they diagnose your car.
I also have a rule of thumb that I like to follow everytime I acquire a vehicle...also change everthing youself, meaning replace everything you know gets wear and tear, since you might not know when was the last time it was changed. This gives me comfort that the car will not act up in the near future, and also this just reduces how much i have to pay in parts replacement and mechanic costs, so I would say get everything checked out and replaced that needs to be replaced at one time, not little by little...LIke this you save some money in the long run.