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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As Tommy Boy once said "If you want me to take a **** in a box and mark it guaranteed I can, I have spare time!" I would rather have a high quality replacement part for a good price rather than a lifetime warranty part for cheaper that I may have to replace every year! Sometimes your better off getting factory parts for a bit more money at least you know the quality will be consistent and up to manuf. specs.
I work for a shop with a very good reputation. We do not have customers bring us in their parts because they are cheaper. We have done that before and either they fail immediately or take a few months. Then the labor is on the customer again for the second time. sure the part may be warrantied, but not the labor. however when we install our own parts we do both at no charge to the customer if/when it fails.
It sounds like you may have found a good shop, let them do their job. pay a bit more and be glad its done right.
I work for a shop with a very good reputation. We do not have customers bring us in their parts because they are cheaper. We have done that before and either they fail immediately or take a few months. Then the labor is on the customer again for the second time. sure the part may be warrantied, but not the labor. however when we install our own parts we do both at no charge to the customer if/when it fails.
It sounds like you may have found a good shop, let them do their job. pay a bit more and be glad its done right.
