[Jims5543]

I have a friend that got out of Auto repair for the exact same reason. For a short time he "played the game" he actually teamed up with another tech in the bay next to him, they pooled their hours and made a killing. But, after a while it really bothered him. He saw a lot of dishonesty and lies. He warned me to NEVER use a dealership.

I believe the honest service departments are far and few between. I serched and serched and found a Mazda tech that was honest and had his own shop. Now I am searching for a Porsche independant.

My wifes Audi is having a CV boot replaced as we speak. The service rep called to tell me the cost will be $300. I laughed at him. He seemed nervous. I told him if that is what his shop charges for a CV boot then go ahead and do it. That will be that last time they do non-warranty work on my wifes car.