winemaker

我的车前几天和别人车头对车头碰了一下，以为没事。昨天发现风扇频繁开动，打开车盖，发现水箱有一条10cm的裂缝，当发动机加速时，coolant就不断冒出来。我是否可以在一般的garage修理，只需要用电焊机焊接一下就行了吗？要多少钱？好心痛啊！谢谢两位，顺祝周日愉快！

DonCherry

You should ask the technician first, if he is confident to weld, then do it. This way would save lot of money. If not, ask them to install an used radiator instead. About $200

winemaker

Thank you Doncherry, I have changed a radiator, made of plastic, they charged me total $320, including tax, labour and radiator. But they said it is not brand new, but it is not used one, I have one year warranty, I do not know what they mean.

冬

i think it is rebuilding,normally it valued $120-150. $320 is too expensive!
what brand of ur car?

Folks

Before we say it is too expensive, we need to know the facts:

1) $? for the part (what quality is the part)
2) $? for the labor (what is the hourly rate and how much time required for the job)
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= total amount

You can only comment by examing the fine details of the job - also you need consider the job quality when you make this comparison.

winemaker

My car is Lexus ES300, the radiator is $225, labour is $50, plus tax around $320. By the way, the radiator is made of plastic.

winemaker

I have checked another garage that will charge me $400 with a brand new one before, so I decided to buy this service of $320. I did think the part was too expensive. What can I do now? Could you check the part like this for me, maybe I can negociate with the garage and get some refunds. Thank you for your help.

Folks

I think this is a fair price if the job quality is ok - you can not get refund after you have paid it.

If you are concerned with overcharging,you will need to identify some honest garages. APA has some recommended garages if you don't want to go to Phil Bailey's.

winemaker

Thank you Folks, 冬，and DonCherry again.
But Folks, what does that mean (APA has some recommended garages if you don't want to go to Phil Bailey's.) you mentioned?

冬

那个garage要不是拿你的水箱去做rebuild（应为问题不大，rebuild费用就不多），要不就是买一rebuild的，用你的水箱rebate。而中间的差价就是garage得了，但你要付全额去买那水箱。
这是所有garage生意的操作方式，不是诚实的问题