| 1. How to choose a repair shop. What you
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| | repair before contacting you. Most honest
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| should look for when choosing a repair
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| | shops will contact you first before doing
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| shopAsk for a recommendation from
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| | adding any excess charges.Make sure you
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| friends, family, and anyone else you
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| | know about parts that are to be repaired
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| really trust. Look for a repair shop
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| | or replaced, parts are classified
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| before you need one so you are not rushed
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| | as:New-These parts are made to original
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| at the last minute to find one.Use the
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| | manufacturer specification either by the
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| telephone, shop around by phone to
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| | vehicle manufacturer or and independent
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| compare prices and Warranty policies on
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| | company, such as NAPA etc. Prices will
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| the repair to find your best deal.Ask to
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| | vary from Original Manufacturer original
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| see their current licenses if local and
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| | equipment or an after market manufacturer
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| or state law requires shops to be
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| | and you should be informed of what is
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| licensed or registered. Also your state
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| | used or decided which you want replace on
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| Attorney General office or local consumer
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| | your vehicle.Re-manufactured, rebuilt or
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| protection agency, BBB and Chamber of
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| | reconditioned.-All three of these terms
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| Commerce may know if there are a record
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| | generally mean the same thing. It means
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| of complaints against a particular
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| | the respective part has been restored to
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| shop.If you have an Extended Warranty
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| | original working condition. Most of these
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| Contract and intend to use it present it
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| | parts will have standard warranty on them
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| to the shop to make sure it will be
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| | from 30 days to a lifetime depending or
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| honored before any work is started.2. How
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| | the part and reman. company. Usealy this
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| To Find The Right Automotive Technician.
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| | includes just the part and not labor to
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| And is one automotive technician better
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| | replace it.Salvage-These are used parts
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| than another.Look for shops that display
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| | taken from another vehicle without any
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| various certifications of their
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| | alteration from vehicles in a salvage
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| technicians, like an ASE certification
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| | yard. These parts carry a 30 day
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| seal. Certification indicates that some
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| | guarantee depending on the part and
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| or all of the technicians meet a basic
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| | salvage yard. Most electrical parts from
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| standard of knowledge and experience in a
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| | a salvage yard is bought as is.After the
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| specific technical area, if the
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| | repair is completed make sure you get the
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| certification states the tech is a Master
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| | completed repair order showing work done
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| certified tech that means the tech has
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| | and parts replaced. It should list the
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| passed tests and meets the standard for
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| | repair , parts used, cost of parts and
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| all areas of repair.Also make sure that
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| | cost of labor. Make sure you check the
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| the certifications are all current as the
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| | odometer from when you brought the
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| mechanics have to be re tested every few
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| | vehicle in and when you pick it up, there
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| years to make sure they stay up to date
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| | should not be any difference in the miles
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| with changing technology, but remember
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| | unless a road test was needed after the
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| just because the shop is certified does
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| | repair to make sure everything was
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| not always guarantee good or honest work.
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| | working properly. Ask to see all the
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| This is where investigating the shop
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| | replaced parts, you are entitled to take
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| techs will pay off.And make sure you ask
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| | them with you if you want with the
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| the shop/mechanic if they have experience
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| | exception of a part that was replaced and
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| working on the make/model of your vehicle
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| | needs to have the old part returned as a
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| as some shops may not have the experience
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| | core. The shop is charged a core charge
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| working on your import if the specialize
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| | for the old part until it is returned to
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| in domestic cars and vise versa.3.
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| | Parts store, if you want to take this
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| Unlocking the Mystery of Repair
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| | part you can if you pay the core charge.
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| ChargesBefore arranging to have any work
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| | Sometimes these are very high depending
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| done to your car, ask what the shops
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| | on the part as they are sent back to a
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| pricing policy is. Some shops charge a
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| | rebuilder to be reconditioned, large
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| flat rate for labor on vehicle repair.
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| | parts (transmissions, engines etc.) and
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| The rate is based on an independent or
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| | electrical parts are most expensive.I
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| manufacturer estimate of the time
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| | will be adding additional articles on
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| required to complete a repair. Some shops
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| | this and other Automotive subjects, so if
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| will charge actual time the tech works on
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| | you found this interesting and
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| the vehicle. Most shops use the flat rate
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| | informative go to and click on the
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| system and this is usually the best for
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| | Article button bottom left to read more
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| the customer as there is no wiggle room
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| | CarFacts and information. While you are
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| for the tech to "make time" on a
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| | at check out the other information
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| repair.If you need an expensive repair or
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| | there.Jack Cooper is the owner of Cooper
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| a complicated repair or if you question
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| the required repair, consider getting a
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| | Occupation: Auto Appraiser/Inspector
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| second opinion. Just think of it as going
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| | Website: I have over 40 years
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| to a doctor for major surgery and you
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| | experience in the Automotive field, from
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| want to make sure the doctor is
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| | ASE Master Tech to owner of my own repair
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| right.Find out if there is a diagnostic
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| | shop and have been doing Automotive
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| charge if you decide to take the vehicle
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| | Appraisals and extended warranty
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| some where else for the repair. Many
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| | pre-purchase inspections for the past 12
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| shops will charge you for diagnosis time
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| | years.I have been working on building and
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| if you have repairs done or not, most
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| | just about anything connected with cars
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| will deduct it from repair bill if work
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| | all my life. I have been a Drag Racer
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| done at their shop.Where ever you get the
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| | (early years) drove stock cars (asphalt
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| repairs done, make sure you ask for a
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| | and dirt) built Hot Rods and restored
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| written estimate and the written estimate
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| | classic cars, so have been around just
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| should include the following: It should
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| | about any type of vehicle you can
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| state what is being repaired, the parts
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| | imagine.My hobby is NASCAR and building
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| and parts cost needed and the labor cost
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| | web-sites. My current web-site is a site
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| for the repair. Make sure you get a
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| | I started several years ago as an
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| signed copy before you leave the
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| | information site for Cars and expanded
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| shop.Also the Repair Order should state
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| | into trucks, 4X4's, ATV's, Motorcycles
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| that the shop will contact you before
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| | and NASCAR. The site started out to be a
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| they do any extra repair or time that
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| | business site, hence the jtcbiz name, but
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| exceeds the original estimate. State law
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| | turned into a site on vehicles so don't
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| requires this. In most states shops can
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| | be alarmed with site name as it had a lot
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| only charge up to $25.00 over estimate on
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| | of exposure so I left the name.
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