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20 years ago I went to a Chevy dealership for brake pads for an S10. A freaking S10. They wanted $210.00. I bailed and went to Vato Zone. At the time OE pads from a dealer for my F250 we're around $55.
Fight fire, save lives, laugh in the face of danger.
Stupid always finds a way.
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20 years ago I went to a Chevy dealership for brake pads for an S10. A freaking S10. They wanted $210.00. I bailed and went to Vato Zone. At the time OE pads from a dealer for my F250 we're around $55. LONG time ago the GF needed brakes done on her VW Jetta - dealer quoted 1300. I went to Auto Zone and did the job in the driveway for 335. She also had an issue with it hunting RPMs at idle. I called dealer - said I was a different shop, had one in and wanted to know what to look for - you know, service writer to service writer. Guy says "Pull the air box lid off, you'll usually find a dirt ring in the tube to the intake. Clean with mineral spirits and run a bottle of injector cleaner in the tank. We charge 900 for it". I did so, injector cleaner was what,7 bucks and the cleaning took 15 minutes. So that shop was looking at 850 in profit on it. Same dealer as the brakes - I'll never shop there for anything.
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20 years ago I went to a Chevy dealership for brake pads for an S10. A freaking S10. They wanted $210.00. I bailed and went to Vato Zone. At the time OE pads from a dealer for my F250 we're around $55. LONG time ago the GF needed brakes done on her VW Jetta - dealer quoted 1300. I went to Auto Zone and did the job in the driveway for 335. She also had an issue with it hunting RPMs at idle. I called dealer - said I was a different shop, had one in and wanted to know what to look for - you know, service writer to service writer. Guy says "Pull the air box lid off, you'll usually find a dirt ring in the tube to the intake. Clean with mineral spirits and run a bottle of injector cleaner in the tank. We charge 900 for it". I did so, injector cleaner was what,7 bucks and the cleaning took 15 minutes. So that shop was looking at 850 in profit on it. Same dealer as the brakes - I'll never shop there for anything. Sweet Jesus!! I try to avoid dealers like the plague. They will not touch my truck unless it is warranty work or a recall.
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Alternator started whining and dashboard lit up a few days ago. $650+tax to have the alternator replaced in my wife's 2012 Honda Odyssey. I would have replaced it myself but I've been under the weather for the past week.
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