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Just say no to the dealerships if you don't have a car with a warranty. I find local mechanics or fbm mechanics can do just as good of a job or better for a better price. Rock Auto is really all you need for parts. The local dealership will tell me they will order them and they will be here in 1-2 days and I can do that myself. The biggest eye opener to me was it was going to be like $1900 in parts and labor for a timing belt kit on the sequoia. The Aisin kit (timing belt, idlers, pullies, tensioner, water pump, seals etc..) from rock auto was $189 + $30 coolant. A local mechanic wanted $400 to install (but i did it myself).
Labor wise the local mobile mechanics are about 40-60 an hour. Toyota is $120+ tax so $132/hr here.
*Aisin makes Toyota's parts.
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"I feel like the bad decisions come into play when you trade too much of your time for money paying for things you can't really afford."
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