I just took my Subaru Impreza 1993 FWD from independent mechanic. It has 98,000 miles on it. This was my first time in that shop and I wonder how I did with regard to trying to keep the cost down.
The final count:
- I bought front brake rotors (Brembo), pads (Akebono ProACT ceramic pads, axle set), Subaru OEM fuel filter. Combined cost 4 with delivery.
- The shop performed the following services at my request:
- Front brakes installation
- Tire rotation
- Brake fluid change (hasn't been changed for 3 years/35K miles);
- Coolant change (hasn't been changed for 3 years/35K miles, its pH was close to 7.0 while normal is supposed to be >8.5);
- Gear oil change (has never been changed before in this car);
- Regular oil/filter change;
- Change fuel filter;
- General safety/obvious weak points inspection.
Total paid to the shop was $442 which is broken into: $170 brake job labor, $180 other job labor, $23 taxes and the rest is other parts/supplies).
All in all, it went right under $600. This sounds reasonable to me, particularly since the car does not seem to show any troubles. But then, I have no idea having always bringing the car to Subaru dealer before. What do you guys think? Any comments?
SimGar