Repair Pal: Great Auto Repair Estimate Site

We're trying to plan another vacation in July to visit family and I have my fingers crossed that my transmission will make it to and through that vacation because we're driving.  Besides the rumbling being plain annoying, I hope it doesn't give out during the drive to or from.  That would really stink.  They initially thought it was a wheel bearing but I paid to replace that and guess what?  Still rumbling and shaking!  They told me to drive it until it goes, unless I'm ready to spend $2,000-$3,000 to replace the transmission, so I'm driving it.

I'm never sure if I'm overpaying, especially being a woman.  I did pretty good negotiating the brakes and rotors I needed this past winter but sometimes, mechanics make me wonder how much they are trying to get away with because of my gender.  I found this great site to get approximate estimates for different car repairs.  It's called Repair Pal.  For instance, if you are looking for Chicago auto repair for a water pump for your Toyota Corolla, you enter that search criteria and it gives you repair estimates for your area.  I used it to see if I overpaid on my brake pad and rotor replacement and it was within the range, on the lower end, which makes sense for our rural area.  I did good with that negotiation!

This is a pretty cool site.  One I will bookmark for future reference.