I decided to check out this website: http://www.repairpal.com. I went through the “Get an Estimate” process. You input your car make, model, year, what you need serviced, and your zip code. The page it comes up with has a picture of your car, the estimated price range to repair the problem, which includes both dealer and independent shop estimates, and information about the repair.

I not only learned what a catalytic converter is, but also that I need to figure out why it failed, because it’s almost certainly due to another problem. Here I was thinking I would just replace the converter and everything would be fine. Repair Pal may have just saved me money in the future. Repair Pal also helped me to find repair shops in our area.

Repair Pal doesn’t just do estimates. They also help you find an auto repair shop or mechanic, have a Car Info page with Q&A, common problems, reviews and recalls, and an auto repair encyclopedia. You can even save your car information for future use. Here are some examples of pages on their website:

Dallas auto repair, Chevrolet Silverado, brake job

They are so thorough and I will definitely use this website again!