Cranky Car? A Short Guide to Simple DIY Auto Repairs
Taking your car to the shop is expensive. When you’re on a budget, car problems can be more than just a major annoyance. They can totally wreck your budget unless you’ve included an emergency fund.Â
Typically shops charge you twice the cost of parts for the labor to install them. So if the parts are listed as costing $100 they will charge you another $200 to install them.
To make matters worse, shops generally get a discount on the cost of the parts and then mark them up to more than they would have cost you if you paid retail. So those $100 parts may have only cost them $60 at wholesale, and you could have bought them retail for $75. But if you’re willing to put in some work, you could save money by handling those repairs yourself.
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