| Basis for a repair estimate | | | | determine the best shop in your place if you have no |
| There are several components that make up an auto | | | | means of comparison. |
| repair estimate. We will divide into six basic | | | | Auto Parts |
| components a car repair estimate for our ease of | | | | Since most of the time that a vehicle owner goes to |
| use. | | | | a service center requires replacing a new auto parts |
| 1) Customer/Vehicle Information | | | | for their vehicles, it is in your best interest to get to |
| 2) Parts | | | | know the types of parts and their respective prices. |
| 3) Labor | | | | You don't need to be an expert in all the details but |
| 4) Miscellaneous Charges | | | | knowing the most common price levels for the most |
| 5) Flat Fees | | | | common spare parts would help a lot. As an owner, |
| 6) Summary of Charges | | | | you would also need to determine the quality of the |
| Customer and Vehicle Information | | | | spare parts you are buying. It is common knowledge |
| All of your personal information and your vehicle's | | | | that spare parts from China are several times |
| specifics like year, make, model, mileage...etc, as well | | | | cheaper than those made locally but their quality is |
| as your request or concern are going to be used as | | | | dubious sometimes. It is still up to the owner if they |
| basis for the repair to be done. | | | | trust to use that kind of machine parts in their |
| All of the shop's labor rate will be important since | | | | vehicles. |
| time factor is one of the major basis for the service | | | | You can choose to use OEM or parts made by or for |
| fee you are going to pay in the end. You will at least | | | | a manufacturer. You can also choose to use |
| have a basis for what is a fair charge when you | | | | aftermarket parts. There are various types under this |
| have your car done in their shop. You can also react | | | | category and Chinese products are included among |
| already at the very first time you see the rate is | | | | these. The third category is the used parts |
| above the normal level. You can use the rate to | | | | purchased from a salvage yard. The last type is the |
| compare the service shop with other outlets to see | | | | cheapest but the worst in quality. |
| which one is cheaper. You will find it hard to | | | | |