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Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Wandering Connecticut
Posts: 9,294
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Is my friend getting hosed?
As part of a "routine maintenance" on his 110K mile Honda Accord (a service that would include belts, plugs, "rotating tires," etc.), my friend's mechanics said they need to "check his valves" as part of "preventative maintenance." They plan on charging him $210 for this. I'm assuming that they mean intake/exhaust valves. This seems odd to me; the only time I've ever gone anywhere near valves in a car is when I've broken a timing belt or blown a head gasket.
Are they trying to rip him off?
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