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Recommended Japanese Auto Repair

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#1
  • ドライ君
  • mail
  • 2023/08/16 17:42

Recently, when I take my car to an authorized dealer

for regular maintenance,

I feel like I am being ripped off by the dealer.

Well, it is a big problem in Japan now, but

I still feel some resistance when I am told by Americans.

I also feel uncomfortable taking them to Latino and Korean factories in the suburbs of LA.

I know there are several Japanese repair shops around Torrance, but

do you have any recommendations?

There are a lot of information in magazines, etc. and I am quite worried.

If there are any reliable repair shops near LA, please exchange information.

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#45
  • 昭和のおとっつぁん
  • 2023/08/18 (Fri) 11:03
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It's the season of the mid-year gift giving, and it's here again this year.
Don't forget to send mid-year gifts to those who have taken care of you.
It strengthens the relationship of trust.

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#46
  • 昭和の朦朧
  • 2023/08/18 (Fri) 11:12
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I thought you said you had no involvement in the Nikkei community except here ？
Do Mexicans have a mid-year gift ？?

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#50
  • 昭和のおとっつぁん.
  • 2023/08/18 (Fri) 12:03
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48

A Little Song of the Hikarimono

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#53
  • 虐められて強くなる
  • 2023/08/18 (Fri) 15:53
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Yesterday I went to a Japanese-affiliated auto repair shop that was referred to me about my car, and now they are coming to check on me regularly
because they say that the U.S., like restaurants, is very strict about cars and food
so you cannot be ripped off or overcharged.

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#54
  • まんちゃん
  • 2023/08/18 (Fri) 16:12
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I know everyone goes to the cheapest place for oil changes and such, but for repairing an old car that has been there for over 10 years, the estimate is not free （ Cost estimate ）. When the engine light came on when I started the engine, I was told it would cost ＄ $150, but I asked them to fix it ＄ $150 will be deducted from the bill, which may be common knowledge nowadays.

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#55
  • クリア
  • 2023/08/18 (Fri) 16:20
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The price is different from store to store.

They can't rip you off or overcharge you, and if they find out, they will fine you.

And who knows if they use used parts or write that they fixed something that wasn't even bad.
When repairing it, you can't put it in, and a layman can see what you are doing ？.

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#56
  • 昭和のおとっつぁん
  • 2023/08/18 (Fri) 16:38
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I think you are all writing from your imagination or overheard.

When the engine light came on when I started the engine, I was told it would ＄ cost $150, but
I asked them to fix it.
＄ They will deduct $150 from your bill.
I asked for a repair ＄ 150.00, minus ＄ 150.00 on the bill, did they do it for free?

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#57
  • まんちゃん
  • 2023/08/18 (Fri) 16:58
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Diagnostic charge $ 150.00
Customer comments, Engine light on

Labor chg $ 283.75
Parts $ 296.94
Subtotal $ 580.69
Sales charge $ 29.69 Total $ 610.38
This case $ 150.00 is in labor. charge $ 250.00 for Diagnostic charge
If there is something wrong in the wrong place, they will call the customer.

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#58
  • まんちゃん
  • 2023/08/18 (Fri) 17:12
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I was having trouble buying a new car because it didn't pass the SMOG TEST and I wasn't sure if I wanted to buy a new car or not, but they fixed it and it passed.
I will not tell you how much it costs. I won't tell you.

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#59
  • 昭和のおとっつぁん
  • 2023/08/18 (Fri) 17:23
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At the Chinese-owned place I always take it to
SMOG TEST is $35 for 2020 and up $5 to $40 for 2022.
Cheap and helpful.

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#61
  • 虐められて強くなる
  • 2023/08/18 (Fri) 17:49
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Even the cheapest place in Taiwanese system, it goes up $20 after 2 years, and again 2 years later this year $60. That and luxury cars are the same price, so it helps.
SPECIAL SMOG TEST $ 25.00 PLUS DMV CERTIFICATE $ 10.00 I was told in small letters that luxury cars are not included, but I was given an extra car and learned about it for the first time.

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#64
  • NSX,
  • 2023/08/18 (Fri) 19:15
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As with anything, especially when it comes to cars, ignorance can cost you a great deal.
First of all, ↓ please know the market price of repair cost here. Enter the year, car model, and repair part, and you will get the market price.
https://www.aaa.com/autorepair/estimate
https://www.kbb.com/auto-repair/

Next is to find a reliable repair shop. There is nothing more unreliable than word of mouth among unknowledgeable people. So here is a good place to start.
https://app.ace.aaa.com/aar/search-result
You can also get supplementary information from Yelp and other sources.

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#66
  • 昭和のおとっつぁん
  • 2023/08/19 (Sat) 07:39
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Is AAA service available to non-members?

It is still safe to use the service by building a relationship of trust with the repair shop.

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#67
  • Way
  • 2023/08/19 (Sat) 08:21
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There are many unscrupulous fraudulent repair shops that quote as legitimate parts cost and
make a profit by using cheap and inferior Chinese aftermarket parts that are less than a third of the price.
You should go to a dealer and have it repaired with legitimate parts because the price is the same as a dealer.

Because by putting in aftermarket parts, the car is no longer a Toyota.

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#68
  • 昭和のおとっつぁん
  • 2023/08/19 (Sat) 13:05
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If there are so many unscrupulous and fraudulent repair shops that make profit by using aftermarket parts made in China, it would be better to say,

"If you buy the parts, we will do it for you for Fatty Dollar. I'd be more grateful if they said, "Buy the parts and we'll do it for Fat Fat Dollar.

It is the buyer's responsibility to buy the parts and bring them to me.
Parts and consumables do not have to be genuine.

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#69
  • Store
  • 2023/08/19 (Sat) 15:52
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I also got ripped off at a Gardena car repair shop owned by a Japanese guy ！ Incidentally, when I took my car to another repair shop and told them what happened, they said I could live on it for a month. I had to be careful not to trust them because they were Japanese or because I knew them. You need to know yourself, and it was not good to trust a Japanese person because he/she is Japanese ….

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#70
  • OEM
  • 2023/08/19 (Sat) 16:43
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Repair shops can buy OEM parts from dealers for 10% to 15% less than the regular price.
But aftermarket parts are 50% to 75% cheaper than the regular price.
There is no profit in the cost of OEM parts.
That's why repair shops use aftermarket parts.
The quoted price is lower than the official price, and the unknowing customer is happy because the price is lower, but in reality it breaks quickly and has to be repaired again. In the end, it costs more money than it should. If the car is not that old, go to the dealer and get it fixed. If it's an older car, buy OEM parts, they will cost more than the car itself, so hold out for aftermarket parts.
This is the same everywhere, not just Japanese repair shops.

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#71
  • ホームレス大家
  • 2023/08/19 (Sat) 16:56
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＃ ＃ I gave him a gift of $100 each in cash as a mid-year gift.

Showa Otouta, you call yourself homeless. You must have money.

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#73
  • ガセネタ太郎
  • 2023/08/19 (Sat) 17:09
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？ ？ I'd rather go to the dealer and pay for expensive parts and labor

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#75
  • OEM
  • 2023/08/19 (Sat) 17:59
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I bought a stock (OEM) battery from a dealer this March and it was $ 170.
I bought an aftermarket battery before, but it didn't last 2 years.
If you buy a cheap battery twice over $ it's 300. If you are poor, be stingy with your money and buy cheap parts.
Instead, it will cost you more than twice as much money in the end.
Genuine parts may be more expensive, but you don't have to worry about them after you buy them.

#73 are you related to a private repair shop ？
are you pissed off that we know your dirty business practices ？?

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