Ok so i took my car into the shop to get fixed had a bad starter....then said my exhaust was ****..so they put a catback stock exhaust system on it(ill take pics) ok heres the list of prices for everyhting....
1.Starter-$184.00
2.Front brakes-39.95
3.Brake Fluid 2.00
Exhaust
1.Gasket-$3.00
2.Ex Pipe/assy??-$192.00
3.Gasket-$3.00
4.Muffler-$144.00
Total-$597.01
w/labor
$880.33

 

wow that stinks man. I had a 89 max in 1999, went through all the dieing things. kinda the same as you. Sold the car, wouldnt stop dieing. good luck.

 

Don't pay for something you didn't ask them to do...

If you asked to fix your starter, and they just decided on their own to put on an exhaust, then tell them to go to hell, tell them to put back your own exhaust and if they don't have it anymore, then tell them that they can forget about you paying for the new exhaust, unless they are willing to get legally sued.

 

I mean did i get screwed bled the brake lines and **** few other things i didnt list i mean its from the cat back like nice piping mandrel bends, ****ty muffler dont know what the diameter of the piping is looks nice though and new cat.(I think) I jsut dont know if I got screwd on this help

 

Starters run for about ~$170+ so no real rip off there
front brakes seems like a good price, but what kind of pads where they?

as for the exhaust I think you probably could have gotten a decent aftermarket exhaust or custom catback for around that price plus have some performace gains.


dont think you got raped too much.

 

well my father got the call and said to go ahead to do it when i was planning on putting a catback on next spring..

 

just read that you didnt ask for most of the work they did to be done, but if you dad green lighted them to finish the work then there is nothing you can do now, unless they havent started yet, then you might still have time to cancel some of the work.

 

I know that I just want to know if i got a good deal on the prices and stuff and labor and everyones opinions on the ORG..also when i take this brand new exhuast off next spring could I re-sell it?

 

Why pissed? Those are fair prices. Looks like they did extra stuff to. If you cannot perform your own work, don't get upset when you receive a high repair bill. Especially when you seem to have a fairly honest mechanic.

 

I was pissed cause I thuoght it seemed High especially for the exhuast but I guess not, I will say the pipes look really nice..Ill take pics tommarow, what about the re sell of the exhuast?

 

Save money and do some of it yourself if you have already paid, then oh well.

Get better acquainted with your vehicle so you know what is wrong when a problem arises.

 

dont be lazy just get a new or rebuilt starter and put it in urself its freaken easy.. it only took me like 15 mins to do it..

 

i think its fairly decent deal. I would of done the work my self its pretty self explanatory.

 

well i guess im not as machanically inclined as some of you fellow orgr's

 

yah, you should have definitely put the starter in yourself, its really simple, plus I got a rebuilt one for 80 bucks. Haynes manual is good for life.