Auto mechanics

Expert CV in Hammond will give you labor only quotes. He is very reasonable on prices.

So what part did you plan on providing if you do not know what the problem is?

Yeah, all shops (independent shops) buy their parts just like "do it yourselfers" at Auto Zone , OReillys, etc. and then mark up the price. Problem is the discount they "think" they're getting from these retails places(who tell them they're a "commercial" account" and will get "jobber" pricing" when they're not really paying much less then the "do it yourselfers". The theory to most idiot shop owners of marking up parts (sometimes up to 60%) is to try to too offset the labor cost going to the technician that's doing the repair. You may pay a little more (because you'll have OEM parts being installed by technicians that have the engineers that build the fricking vehicles on speed dial if need be) but you're shite will be done right and for the most part the first visit. I would say, in the 8 years I was a service manager at a car dealership, that 90% percent of the the cars that were brought in for repair could have been diagnosed by the service writer just by asking (What's going on with the vehicle?" and getting the "customer complaint" for the technician. Dealerships know your brand of car (If you have a BMW don't take it to a Benz dealership) better than any independent shop does. Because they have their own software that tracks problems , repairs , and fixes to assist the technician with the repair and , of course, to find ways to get the "book time" lowered for the repair , in turn saving money in payroll.


TL/Dr: I think a lot of people would use car dealerships for their repairs if they knew why th dealer is bestplace to repair your car. The problem is the stigma dealerships sleaze bag salesman ruin the whole dealerships reputation. Don't buy from a dealership. Get your car repaired by a dealership 100% of the time.

It just pisses them off. They like marking up parts.