Pick the nearest thing. Each one opens with a look that costs little or nothing, and ends with a price before any work starts.
Good booking notes
“Goes whump over speed bumps.”
“Smells of maple syrup when it is hot.”
First look
15 min, free
Typical bill
$0 to $240
Fifteen minutes on the reader while you wait. No charge, whatever it says.
A code names a circuit, not a culprit. We check the part before we price it.
Now, Soon and Fine by text, with a fixed price beside anything in Now.
First look
10 min, free
Typical bill
$60 to $380
Ten minutes with you driving, so we hear it the way you do.
Wheels off where the sound is. Most knocks are a link or a bushing, not the bill you feared.
Photos of the worn part, and a price that holds for 30 days.
First look
20 min, $25
Typical bill
$40 to $310
Green, brown, red or clear each come from a different place. Bring the cardboard.
We wash the area, add tracer and run the engine until the source shows.
A weep goes in Soon. A drip onto a brake or a belt goes in Now.
First look
30 min, $45
Typical bill
$45 to $290
Lights, tires, wipers and emissions: what most cars fail on, checked first.
We drive it to the test lane and wait with it. You get on with your day.
If it fails, you get the Now list with prices, and the retest is free once it is done.