Question about independent shops - Did I get ripped off?

[Deserion]

And getting stuck for another $1300 for no additional work performed compared to the estimate isn't something to be put in the "oh well" column. It's not like the tech found other items that needed addressed which would justify the higher cost.

[bwdz]

It would clear up a lot of things if you posted up the itemized bill with parts and labor charges. Some shops do rip you off by charging extra labor, what I mean by that is they charge the book hours for each part even though half the work may already be done by installing the part that is in the way of that one. There should only be a charge for one part if another part needs replacing but it is required that the particular part had to be removed anyway and reinstall in the process or replacing the part behind it. I know this sounds confusing but let's just say you're doing a water pump on a car, well you can't charge additional labor for replacing the belt even if you are installing a new one because the labor in replacing the water pump already included belt removal and reinstallation.