Tune-up Cost - Buyer Experiences and Price Information

Local NAPA garage / shop
Tune up done 10-22-08
Small SC town near Charlotte, NC

a mechanic i know told me that to get to the rear plugs of engine he would have to remove some of the engine to get to it he quoted me $180.00 for labor only, he would replace plugs, wires,air & fuel filter ,both ox censors, oil & oil filter/ i pay for parts. is this reasonable for a 96 dodge grand caravan 3. 8 liter 6 cylender

Got new rotors, new front and back break pads, new sparkplugs, oil change, air filter and maybe some other things..

Thought I paid a lot wow I got everything done with mine spark plugs wires rotor and cap, pcv valve, fuel filter and maintenance check

Helped the car on gas, running for a long time on the highway, and stalling have no more problems with. But the price was outrageous to me for a tune up.I NEEDED it so I couldn't complain!

i think we're being quoted too high based upon other posts

All new parts included

Invoice said "complete tune-up."

I just got my car tuned up in Chicago. The total charge was $318.00 for PCV Valve, 6 platinum spark plugs, plug wireset, fuel filter, air filter, an oil change plus oil filter and clearing some error codes off the engine. Rates seem to be reasonable provided I did not have a prior appointment and I walked in and asked them to fix the car right away.

I just did my tune up with a side garage about 195; 75 labor, 120 for parts. I thought it would be cheaper. But I can't complain I think 200 is the average round here. i bought the oil filer, air filter, gasket, oil, and plugs at autozone.

replaced 1 coil-pack & triple platinum plugs

Tis true. I too have gotten many a quotes to replace plugs on my Sonata & all of them were in the $500 range. They have to take half the engine apart to get to them is the reason all of them gave me.

what is a major tune up for a 85 chevy caprice wagon? what should it cost?

Went in to get a tune up. Got Spark plugs and spark plug wire replaced. He also reset the check engine light. All for $118. Gave me good advice too.

I just got quoted $300 for a tune-up, tranmission fluid, and radiator flush. I guess this is okay. The mechanic also spent about an hour inspecting the car's belts, brakes, catalitic converter, etc. Is this a good deal? Car is a Nissan 2000.

i got a tune up. they changed the sparks, the filters an repaired shocks.

New spark plugs and wires. Parts $116. Labor $232. Mechanic said that the intake manifold had to be removed.

This amt. included new spark plugs, wires, oil change with new filter, new brake pads, serpentine belt, and a car wash. Parts: $174, labor $95

I charged this person this amount to tune the car. I also changed the oil, filter and belt. As part of the tune up I load test the battery,starter and altenator.I also did a compression check and scanned the car for codes and checked the sensors. $36.00 of this price was a new belt. If you are getting a tune up Make sure it is complete. Also if she findes me another job I will refund $10.00.

Is this normal? I paid $49.00 for engine scan which they said was 1.0 hour labor. Meineke said I needed a tune up -- which when I got home today, I noticed was JUST replacing spark plugs. 60 spark plus and 1.5 hour labor + 1 hour labor for engine scan ???? totaled $327.66
Isn't a "tune up" plugs, wires, air filter, and fuel filter.

this was the price I was given for work I'll have done next week- includes valve cover gasket replacement- from what I can see above, this is a ballpark figure, and on the low side.

For a tune-up and oil change: Labor 163.50, Parts 203.85
Whatever happened? I use to do my own tune-ups and oil changes for about $35. Wow...times have changed!

The cheapest I could find everywhere else $600.00 plus Also did tiree rotation for same price! Texas Auto Masters 2319 N Shepherd Houston TX. 77008 832 352 4923

I was charged this for a tune-up + an oil change. I thought that 140ish was expensive for about 2 hours( if he was lucky) of labor. It's not like I drive an exotic BMW or live in an expensive city. I think I got hosed. Isn't it illegal to not post the labor charge on the wall per hour?

My car just reached 50K miles. I felt a little loss of power and believe it's time for a tune-up. so, besides the regular oil change they say I need spark plugs, air and cabin filters,break fluid change and something with the back breaks (cleaning maybe???) Am I getting ripped off?

i went to a meineke b/c my has had a lot of hesitation. They reccommended a major tune-up. They wanted to charge me something like $420, so I said no thanks and left....

ex-wrencher in San Rafael: your comments are more in line with what my mechanic is quoting me to tune my Buick Roadmaster with almost 118,000 miles. But everyone I talk with is shocked at his $425 estimate. Who's for real here?

The cost of "tune ups" for most all Subarus is Low. That is because the only expensive ones are the 30,60,90,120 etc. In which most everything is done. Trans-Flush, Diff fluid-front-rear, Brake fluid drain+brakes,Plugs, Filters- Fuel, Air,Oil . The usual cost is around $500 for all of that and thats quite a bit!!! But I needed new rotors due to big time braking and resurfacing three times. I am hard on em and it cost me another 5 bills. But if you took only those Items I mentioned and went to say Audi, MBZ,BMW,Lexus you wouldnt get away with anything less tha 2K -- because there is ALWAYS extra stuff that needs repair/change-- so these BOGUS reports of major services tha are between 50-250$ are LIES. get real . That is if you are having things done correctly--yeah you can change the TRans fluid for 30$ but did you get it flushed too. Some garages skip that step and believe me its a BIGGIE. new trans = 4to7K $$$ .

I paid $100.00 to a guy who repairs cars in his garage. Hes a BMW mechanic and does this on the side. The cost included plugs and air filter, he also put power steering fluid in my car.
This was a great price! not sure if anyone can match it.

I was just quoted $250 to replace my plugs and wires. Seems kind of steep to me.