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There is no fracking way a new windshield, new breakpads, new wipers and a rear light cost $900. The damn thing is only worth $1,600, and I only owe $1,100 on it! (and yes, I've been trying to sell it)

Rant #2, repairing a car you're trying to sell to get it to pass inspection. Dah!!!

EDIT: Before more people try to judge the length and girth of my penis, I dropped the car off to get the safety and emission tests. I know I can fracking fix a light myself and have done it before. Just ranting because A) I'm being overcharged, and B) I have to pay to fix a car so I can get rid of it.

All I was expecting was a $50 charge to pass inspections, and I get a phone call with $900 on the line. Hence the rant.

Windshields are expensive, and new brake pads are probably not that easy to install.

But you should be able to handle doing new wipers and a rear light on your own man. I've done that stuff myself, and my toolbox has the yellow pages in it.

Here would be my guess on how much that stuff is.

new windshield = $350
front and rear brake pads = $250

And Ben is right, if you can't figure out how to change the other two you should have your "man" card taken away.

They're probably trying to screw you just for the fact that they are including the charges of replacing windshield wipers & changing a brake light on you bill. I would just tell them to take that crap off and then see how much it is.

I wasn't trying to be lazy, I didn't know the light and windshield needed fixing. I can't see the rear light when I'm driving, and the wipers work.

I dropped it off to get it to pass inspection and they call with a $900 quote. Drop the $26 for the wipers and the $12 for the light (or vice versa), and you have a quote for $850 for a windshield and breakpads.

Hold it yaal.

Brake pads are cheap. You can also do that yourself even if you know little about cars. Either way, unless you're also replacing a rotor or caliper, you're getting massively overcharged.
Honestly I'm thinkin $150 for the windshield and $200 for the front and back pads. That's liberal

I just got my winshield for a 100 deducatble thru insurance. Had a rock hit it 5 years ago and just got it replaced. Half of your costs is labor....

thrill wrote:Hold it yaal.

Brake pads are cheap. You can also do that yourself even if you know little about cars. Either way, unless you're also replacing a rotor or caliper, you're getting massively overcharged.
Honestly I'm thinkin $150 for the windshield and $200 for the front and back pads. That's liberal

Exactly, this is B-freaking-S.

and you have a quote for $850 for a windshield and breakpads.

You're getting hosed.

Like I said, at most a windshield is about $350 (installed) and if you're just looking to pass inspection so you can sell it, take it to autotire or something like that. They shouldn't be more than $100 per axle for just pads.

cardinalkarp wrote:They're probably trying to screw you just for the fact that they are including the charges of replacing windshield wipers & changing a brake light on you bill. I would just tell them to take that crap off and then see how much it is.

He said $350 windshield, $500 break pads. I already told them to not do a thing to it. I'm just ranting. I know I'm being hosed.

Windshields are definitely more than $150. Hell, just to get a little crack repaired its $60.

Like I said I think they're in the $300-$400 range installed.