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RepairPal makes fixing your car (a little) less painful
If you're confident in your ability to speak mechanicese, you can just use the shop finder featue to find the closest garage. But if you want to go armed a price estimate, you can enter your car make, model, mileage, and other information and select the type of service. Note that price estimates can vary pretty widely, but if your mechanic tries to quote you a rate that's completely out of the range RepairPal provides, it might be a good time to walk out and find another shop.
You can also store your automotive service history online with RepairPal if you register for a free account. But you don't need to register to use the basic service. You can also pay $9 to get answers to your individual questions from an actual mechanic.
[via TechCrunch]
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Subscribe to commentsJimboJun 12th 2008 9:43PM
I'm a parts manager at a dealership and I find the website to be generally inaccurate. Some services were way overestimated and some services were underestimated.
ScottJun 12th 2008 9:44PM
I think it's better to be armed with an overestimate than an underestimate, assuming that you haven't already presented your online quote to the shop. Besides, the article is clear in its advice to switch mechanics if the price does not fit within a certain range.
jeffJun 13th 2008 9:51PM
Have a look at http://www.FairRepair.com. Our service will generate an accurate estimate (No ranges) giving you the exact labor time with average labor rates in your area calculated from a 65K record repair facility. Our service also lists out the exact OEM Part # & Price. Our Parts & Labor Data, along with a majority of all repair facilities estimating software is licensed through MOTOR Information Systems. If you want an accurate vehicle repair estimate, check us out.