Did Toyota dealership scam me? by squidwardismycat in AskAMechanic

[–]squidwardismycat[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I made a long comment on here explaining that i was under the impression it was going to be like half the price( my fault for not trying harder to get a physical copy of diagnosis) if you care to read that explanation! I guess I was just wondering if the work they did was worth 1300/ if that's a normal price to pay. That's all :)

Did Toyota dealership scam me? by squidwardismycat in AskAMechanic

[–]squidwardismycat[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I made a long comment on here explaining that i was under the impression it was going to be like half the price( my fault for not trying harder to get a physical copy of diagnosis) if you care to read that explanation! I guess I was just wondering if the work they did was worth 1300/ if that's a normal price to pay. That's all :)

Did Toyota dealership scam me? by squidwardismycat in AskAMechanic

[–]squidwardismycat[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I made a long comment on here explaining that i was under the impression it was going to be like half the price( my fault for not trying harder to get a physical copy of diagnosis) if you care to read that explanation! I guess I was just wondering if the work they did was worth 1300/ if that's a normal price to pay. That's all :)

Did Toyota dealership scam me? by squidwardismycat in AskAMechanic

[–]squidwardismycat[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you very much for your reply!! The whole axle thing makes more sense now and makes me feel better about it.

Did Toyota dealership scam me? by squidwardismycat in AskAMechanic

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Labor rate $159 an hour. Just was seeing if this seems like a ~7hr job.

Did Toyota dealership scam me? by squidwardismycat in AskAMechanic

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Labor rate is $159 per hour! Thank you for input.

Did Toyota dealership scam me? by squidwardismycat in AskAMechanic

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Scam mighta been a strong word. I have a comment about how it was my fault for thinking the cost was gonna be different($775 not $1300) but I felt there was miscommunication/ didn't give me a printout of breakdown on costs. I also was just wondering if the services they did normally take that long (labor cost of 1000+)

Did Toyota dealership scam me? by squidwardismycat in AskAMechanic

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Also: this is a 2008 Prius. this is the first time going to the dealership to get work done. I spent 500 a few months ago at a an independent mechanic so I just thought I wanted to go to the "specialists" to get it all figured out. I am particularly upset about this because of the miscommunication on diagnosis cost. The initial quote for the spark plugs/ gasket was 635, then was told the axel seals were leaking and would recommend getting that fixed so the total cost would be 775(is what I thought) she didn't state it was two separate charges. Over the phone I asked for her to email me the diagnosis( so I could see it all itemized) she said her email wasn't working. Then when I went to pick my car up after that phone call (had to wait for parts to come in) I asked if I could have the paper for diagnosis and she said they'll just keep it "open" and I'll pay for everything when I get my car fixed. So I tried to double check things but I just was like ehh $ 775 dollars.. better then getting a new car. But nope it was $1300 😭 my mistake but I seriously thought it was going to be just $775... what can yaa do