Truck repair -- parts markup seems high...
The water pump in my F250 died. The garage I took it to (came recommended by a local and good reviews) wanted to charge me $235 for water pump I was able to buy at the auto supply place (with lifetim...
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I see both sides. If you do your own repairs and keep track of the amount of time you spend getting the parts and how often they are the wrong parts you will understand why they should get something for the hassle. However, I don't like paying more for the parts and then not getting the paperwork for the warrentee or simply getting ripped off. Thirty years ago my wife took her car into a shop for a repair but called me when she got the quote. I told her to stop at Autozone and buy the part and special tool needed to change it and bring them both home. The part lasted the life of the car, I still have the tool and made about $40 an hour for my trouble even after buying the tool.
