Some part under my car hood was making a whining noise. I took the car to Japanese Auto City to diagnose the problem. Broken alternator, they said, $250 for the part, $170 for the labor. I asked if they'd install an alternator I went out and bought myself. Sure, but it would take 2-3 hours at $88/hour.
Thinking that price was ludicrous, I gave Tony's Auto Service a call. Tony's said the alternator replacement would take 1.1 hours at $96/hour.
In the end, I spent $91 on the alternator (through a third party) and $105.60 on the labor - much better than the $420 I would've dumped at the other place.
Thank you Tony's.
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