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07-19-2018, 09:55 PM | #1 |
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Are these prices fair?
So I dropped my car off at a reptuble shop that I was referred to, for flushes on my 335i, I later got a call saying my car’s module was not receiving power and the battery was not properly recharging but the car hasn’t been started in about 7 months. She then proceeded to tell me that it would be $250 for the diagnostic of why the car’s module wasn’t recieving power and I told her it’s because the car hasn’t been started in 7 months now since it was involved in a accident. She then proceeded to tell me it would be $525 for a new battery But before when I was working on it I could hook up jumper cables to it and everything would start up fine so I’m guessing this is a tactic to get me out of more money.
She told me it would be $75 for the coolant flush, $125 for the transmission fluid flush and $290 for the power steering fluid flush which I think all the prices are reasonable but the price for the power steering flush cost is insane. How much should i be paying for a power steering flush? The prices are also low because I’m providing the fluids. |
07-20-2018, 12:25 AM | #3 |
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07-20-2018, 08:44 AM | #4 |
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Did you ask what the services would cost before handing them the key? I'd just go get it, drive to Autozone and buy a new battery for about $160 then DIY on the fluids. The toughest item on your list is the transmission filter.
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07-20-2018, 08:52 PM | #7 |
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I'd pay them for the transmission flush, assuming they're using the right fluid for the ZF auto $125 is not a bad deal.
the rest of it I would DIY. take the money you save and buy a cable and get ISTA up and running so you can reset all of the fluid maintenance counters. |
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