How's that for a clickbaity title? I'm posting here because I think most of the guys here are car people, and it's the only car-related forum I belong to, even though I sold my Legacy a couple years ago The car in question here is a (boring) Nissan Versa.
I had a recent incident with a repair shop that really pissed me off, but I'd like to know whether it's justified. I recently replaced my battery at a battery specialty shop (not a general repair shop). As a result of that, for some reason, my CHECK ENGINE light came on. There's a repair shop in my neighborhood that I've been thinking maybe I should try... it gets generally very good reviews on yelp, and is much more convenient than the shop I usually go to.
So, long story short, I take the car there, they determine that there's nothing actually wrong, and they reset the indicator. The charge: $130. I flew off the handle and basically accused them of being ripoff artists The guy didn't take it well...
Do you think the charge is appropriate, or was I right to be angry? I should maybe mention that this is in Hawaii, where things are often more expensive, but if a typical mainland shop would do this for $20-30, then the Hawaii "markup" would certainly not be expected to be THAT much.
Thanks.
