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Car & Auto Repair

What a repair or a part really costs, and whether the shop's quote is fair.

A repair is a part plus labor plus the shop's rate. You bring the quote; we do the arithmetic. No invented prices.

Half of dead cars are a battery, not an alternator. Confirm which before you pay for the pricier part.

Alternator replacement cost calculator→

Pads are cheap. The bill is decided by whether the rotors also need doing, and whether you are quoted one axle or two.

Brake replacement cost calculator→

A recharge is cheap and a compressor is not. If a recharge did not last, you have a leak, and refilling it again just pays twice.

Car AC repair cost calculator→

The converter is the pricey emissions part thieves cut out. Where an aftermarket unit is legal, it is a fraction of the dealer's OEM price.

Catalytic converter replacement cost calculator→

The belt is cheap; the labor to reach it is not. That is why you replace the water pump at the same time, while the engine is already open.

Timing belt replacement cost calculator→

The hitch bolts on cheaply. The wiring harness and the labor to route it are what the install actually costs.

Trailer hitch installation cost calculator→

A transmission is one of the priciest repairs a car has. On an old car it often costs more than the car is worth.

Transmission replacement cost calculator→