East Bay Area shops?
There is one called VIP Smog on Contra Costa Blvd that everybody should stay away from. It took them 4 weeks to change my serp. belt on my Audi and they put the wrong brake pads on my pops ML, changed the p/s hose when it was the p/s unit that needed a replacement. Just don't want to deal with shops such as VIP smog.
Quotes I got from MB of Walnut creek on 01/08/07:
Service B $565.oo - which I wil do
Transmission fluid $400.oo+
Rear diff $250.oo+
Spark plugs $420.oo+ ( thinking about attempting myself )
Serp. belt $80.oo+
Coolant flush $200.oo+
Front pads/rotors $700.oo+ ( I will do myself )
There were a couple of other things I got quoted for that I can't remember
right now that ran the bill up to 2800-3000 ballpark. So some of the work I will do myself, some at the Dealership and others at a Indepent shop that are
reptulable and I can trust wont -F- up my car.
Last edited by BilOutkast; Jan 9, 2007 at 11:46 AM.


