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Old Apr 2, 2021 | 10:15 AM
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Was quoted 1K from a great corvette shop here in Austin. I have not done it since waiting to do a cam swap too. I had a friend get his done for 500 for a joe blow shop. Now his power streering is leaking and has other issues.

So you get what you pay for
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"You get what you pay for" definitely doesn't apply to auto repair labor.

I work at a dealership and have seen some absolutely hack garbage come through from other dealers and independents alike. Auto repair is a crap shoot. 100% of the time.
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Originally Posted by Stingroo
"You get what you pay for" definitely doesn't apply to auto repair labor.

I work at a dealership and have seen some absolutely hack garbage come through from other dealers and independents alike. Auto repair is a crap shoot. 100% of the time.
It's why I do 95% of everything myself. I do understand that's not realistic for a lot of folks though.
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Old Apr 2, 2021 | 12:39 PM
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It's why I do 95% of everything myself. I do understand that's not realistic for a lot of folks though.
Yup. Same. Everything but tires and alignments pretty much. I let the balancer get done by my buddy who tuned both of my cars because I know he daily drives a C5, too - and it was when I first got the car and was still mystified by it. Now I know how easy most things are on it, so I do myself.
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