Well, on my way up I95 to catch some Superbowl festivities, the clutch suddenly lost pressure. I was able to limp to a shop in 2nd gear and they confirmed what I thought, which was a bad clutch slave. Well, they insisted that I replace the master also and wouldn't warranty the slave without it. In addition, they charged 2 hours labor when the job was an hour. They stated the "guide" gave the repair time at 2 hours so that's what they needed to charge. Finally, they charged $30 to flush and fill the clutch (a $3 bottle of fluid at best and a few pumps of the clutch). They last straw was a $25 charge to inspect the car (I told them what the problem was and they just put it on the lift) I insisted they take that charge off and they did. Bottom line, $460 to replace clutch slave, master cylinder, and refill system. So, did I get taken?
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19 years ago