Highway Robbery @ Chevy Chase Nissan
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Highway Robbery @ Chevy Chase Nissan
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I recently took my car to CCN to have it check for a tapping noise on the rear end. They told me that the Stabilizer Connecting Rods were bad, they needed to be replaced and that woud cost me $340.00 for both sides. I called a different dealer to check how much the links were and found out that they only cost $22.00 ea.
I declined the repair and asked the services manager how has he come up with the amount of 340 if the the parts were not that expensive and the most it would take to do the work will be an hour. He had no ANSWER!!
Yesterday i jacked up the car with help of a friend and it took us the most 20 minutes each side.
At the dealer they also told me that my motor mounts are separating and to replace them will be in the $1300's. he told me if i don't replace that very soon it can cause damage to a ground cable that is located between the firewall and the engine.
Has anyone replaced the motor mounts yet? how much work does it involve? or i should find someone reliable to do it?
I live in Montogmery County Maryland, do you guys know a reliable shop, honest and that do good work?
Thanks
Berto
I recently took my car to CCN to have it check for a tapping noise on the rear end. They told me that the Stabilizer Connecting Rods were bad, they needed to be replaced and that woud cost me $340.00 for both sides. I called a different dealer to check how much the links were and found out that they only cost $22.00 ea.
I declined the repair and asked the services manager how has he come up with the amount of 340 if the the parts were not that expensive and the most it would take to do the work will be an hour. He had no ANSWER!!
Yesterday i jacked up the car with help of a friend and it took us the most 20 minutes each side.
At the dealer they also told me that my motor mounts are separating and to replace them will be in the $1300's. he told me if i don't replace that very soon it can cause damage to a ground cable that is located between the firewall and the engine.
Has anyone replaced the motor mounts yet? how much work does it involve? or i should find someone reliable to do it?
I live in Montogmery County Maryland, do you guys know a reliable shop, honest and that do good work?
Thanks
Berto
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Rearend links are a piece of cake to change. I actually need to do mine asap as they nuts loosened and the link has been moving, thus ruining the threads on them. $340 is crazy..thats 40 in parts and 300 in labor!! @ prob 85 and hour for labor. Nearly 4 hours calculated..thats BS! Glas you did them yourself. As for the motor mounts, what year is your max? How hard do you drive it? I replaced mine about a year ago i suppose. I have an 04 and i drive very hard. Also put in the Racingline motor mount inserts. They help to stiffen things up a little so they engine doesnt have as much play to move. And lastly, yes, you do need to drop the sub frame to do the mounts, i think just for the back 1. The front i believe can be done without dropping the frame.
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Rear end links are a piece of cake to change. I actually need to do mine asap as they nuts loosened and the link has been moving, thus ruining the threads on them. $340 is crazy..thats 40 in parts and 300 in labor!! @ prob 85 and hour for labor. Nearly 4 hours calculated..thats BS! Glass you did them yourself. As for the motor mounts, what year is your max? How hard do you drive it? I replaced mine about a year ago i suppose. I have an 04 and i drive very hard. Also put in the Racingline motor mount inserts. They help to stiffen things up a little so they engine doesn't have as much play to move. And lastly, yes, you do need to drop the sub frame to do the mounts, i think just for the back 1. The front i believe can be done without dropping the frame.
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Yup, the little hamlet of "Chevy Chase", in MD. It's funny, they actually used to be a Chevy dealer, then sold Chevrolets and Acuras, and now Acuras and Nissans.
I wonder if their whole service department is like that? I work down the street from them and would prefer to take my car there instead of Criswell, in Germantown, but only because of the distance.
I wonder if their whole service department is like that? I work down the street from them and would prefer to take my car there instead of Criswell, in Germantown, but only because of the distance.
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Yup, the little hamlet of "Chevy Chase", in MD. It's funny, they actually used to be a Chevy dealer, then sold Chevrolets and Acuras, and now Acuras and Nissans.
I wonder if their whole service department is like that? I work down the street from them and would prefer to take my car there instead of Criswell, in Germantown, but only because of the distance.
I wonder if their whole service department is like that? I work down the street from them and would prefer to take my car there instead of Criswell, in Germantown, but only because of the distance.
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