I don’t think I’ve ever personally met a single person that leaves the repair shop saying, “That was a very fair and reasonable price for a very fair and reasonable service”—but that could just be because I spend time with a lot of grumpy people. But whatever the case may be, they could actually have a point. When it comes to some machines, basic repairs can cost a hell of a lot more than the national average. And now we’ve got the numbers.
This big study comes straight from the fine folks Consumer Reports, who calculated the average price of simple-sounding repairs and then compared it to machines where those repairs would cost a hell of a lot more. These are things like alternators, starters, and suspension components.
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