I took my car to this repair shop and here are the breakdown of what needs to be done on the car:
Labor:
Front brake pads:110.00
four wheel alignment: 76.00
axle shaft fornt wheel drive left: 109.00
engine tune up: 79.00
fornt and rear struts replacement: 105.00

Parts:
Front brake pads: 78.00
Rear brake pads: 68.00
front brake rotor: 116.00
spark plugs: 19.50 each
fuel filter: 25.00
air filter: 19.00
PCV Valve: 7.80
front stuts: 268.00

anyone who knows about how much these supposed to cost for an 95 maxima GXE please let me know...cause I feel like I just got ripped off big time

 

you would have been better off at a dealership!! haha damn, 20 bucks for each spark plug?! dealer here charges 10 bucks for NGK Platinum. sorry bro

 

****!!!!!!!!!!!

 

our cars only have a two wheel alignment, courtesy of out rear bar.
Plugs you can get some NGK Coppers for 2 bucks each and you can do your own brakes, its prety easy, as well as the air filter, plugs and fuel fiter. Check courtesyparts.com for good prices.

and for the struts, yon can get a whole set of AGX's for $330 in a GD.

so yes you are getting ripped of.

 

get the spark plugs off of ebay, they are $30 + $5 shipping for all 6 plugs (platinum ngk PFR5G-11)

as for brakes, get something like metal masters, kvr, porterfield, etc. they are better performing than stock and are cheaper than those prices.

instead of getting stock front struts, spend another $70 and get KYB AGX for ALL 4 STRUTS.

there is no such thing as a 4 wheel alignment for our car since the rear is a beam axle, its only the front 2 wheels.

what the hell is engine tune up??? he probably won't touch the engine....just charging you for nothing.

one more thing, do the brakes and suspension yourself...
a friend helped me out with the brakes the first time, now i learned and can do them myself, its not hard.

 

take it somewhere else and see what party B says

 

yes, he is...

Damn, its so beautiful having one of your good friends whos an actual mechanic , get charged nearly nothing.


eric

 

Yeah, and ask him about the spark plug wires as well.....

 

Actually....all the labor prices sound about right. The parts are a bit on the high side. You could go out and buy all those parts yourself and get him to do the work. No mechanic will say no unless it's the dealership.

 

if u pay someone to do it, shop around, and if theres is one piece of advice i can give you when dealing with mechanics is not to just nod your head and say yes to whatever he says, thats how they feel like they are in control. ask questions. immediately i would have asked the guy why am i spending 110 to instal pads. any mechanic can put in pads in less than an hour. i put in my pads in like 1.5 hours and i dont have one of those car lifts(had to jack each side individually) and i dont have air tools(unscrew each bolt with tire iron. did he quote you on the price of parts cause it seems lke each part is doubled price of what i payed. here is my price break down.

-spark plugs 11.00 each platinum NGK
-fuel filter 13.00 pep boys
-pcv valve 2.98 or so pep boys
-APC cone filter(upgrade) 17.99 autozone
-Labor 0.00, i did it myself
***Good luck man, if you didnt get this done already than look around, get a pricing on parts before you go to mechanics to make sure you arent being suckered.
p.s. never pay extra to get 4 wheel alignment, its just extra money for the thieving mechanic.
Mabey try to do some of the stuff your self, pcv is like 5 min but be careful with the hose, mine was hard and i snapped it, lol stupid me.

 

Man...you mechanic want to rape you or what??? 19 for each spark plug!!! woww i bought my 6 super 4+ at pepboys, i just paid 30 box for the set of 6. I really say get the haynes manual or something like that...and learn who to DIY is, is easy...i have saved like 1000 dollars right now.

 

damn I paid 80 for the pair of brake pads and labor

look around first, try a LOT of places hehe

 

FOUR WHEEL THRUST ANGLE!

I don't think any alignment shop will do a 2 wheel alignment. You must shoot all four wheels which sets the front in line with the rear. Thats how you get a perfectly straight steering wheel.

 

It's affirmative, you got taken. You could have done most of the above yourself for probably 1/4 the cost.

 

"our cars only have a two wheel alignment, courtesy of out rear bar."

They still need a 4 wheel alignment performed. The front are aligned to the rear, and the rear alignment range is specified.

 

I dont know if this guy is your regular mechanic or what, but when I took my car in to my mom's mechanic he overcharged me out the ***. Your best bet is to talk it over with him. My guy was a **** and wouldn't lower the price at all so I told him to have fun trying to get more customers. He said he'd give me a free transmission flush and oil change though which was better than nothing, but I'm not letting him touch my car again.