Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company

I (note that I am female) went to this establishment once, accompanied by my father (a carpenter dressed in his lower-middle class work clothes), because some shoddy mechanic had neglected to bolt my battery down after replacing it. Anyway, they only charged me like 40 cents or something for a bolt and they replaced a cable for free. Well, I went back recently (by myself with rip-my-female-butt-off written on my forehead) to see about a knocking noise my car made when turning and to get the car road worthy for a long trip. The service estimate I got totalled $857.17. This was to replace both front axles (220.40 parts, 88.60 labor), a valve cover gasket (17.90 parts, 34.80 labor), and a master cylinder (165.40 rebuilt, 48.60 labor). Not having that kind of money I said thanx but no thanx. Anyway, at another establishment, I was told that I only needed both front axles replaced at a cost of 320.85 ( 173.86 for the 2 axles and 126.00 for 3 hrs. of labor). Well, I'm cheap and so took my business to the 2nd establishment. Then out of curiousity, I called a local AutoZone to see how much the front R & L axles cost for a '90 Nissan Sentra -- about 70.00 ea.!!! Am I missing something or is 220.40 for a 70.00 part a bit of an outrageous markup?? I'm in the wrong business. I also can't help but wonder what kind of estimate I would have gotten if my dad had gone w/ me.

I have taken both mine and my husband's cars there many times. Each time I get good service and good treatment. I took my car in for tires and asked for a tune up. They called me at home and explained I didn't need the tune up- and did just the things that needed. (They gave a list and explained exactly why I didn't need some of the other services I was told by another service shop that I did). I never worry about being ripped off with them- even without my husband. When I have had something they couldn't handle, they recommended a reputable body shop to handle the work.