Warranty Work, The one nice thing about Carmax Options

[jwells]

I took my car in today because of a popping noise. They called back and said they have to replace the ball joints and steering knuckle. All for 50.00. Anyone had these items replaced and know what the cost would have been if I were to pay out of pocket for all the problems???

[alltracman78]

Alot of $

Knuckles are well over $100 each.
Ball joints don't remember off the top of my head.
Plus labor will be $$

~ 3+ hrs I think.

This is OEM btw, dunno on aftermarket.

[jwells]

Alot of $

Knuckles are well over $100 each.
Ball joints don't remember off the top of my head.
Plus labor will be $$

~ 3+ hrs I think.

This is OEM btw, dunno on aftermarket.

I was actually wrong about the knuckle, they called back today to tell me they were finished and went over what they replaced, it was both ball joints and the steering rack. Not sure if that's more expensive than a knuckle, or even what the steering rack entails...but either way, I still only pay 50.00

[alltracman78]

Steering rack will be a few hundred.
Dunno on labor cost off the top of my head. Less than both knuckles.

Regardless, you save some $$$
What brand parts did they use though?
OEM is best....

[jwells]

I'm not sure if they used OEM or not, but the bill with labor would have been almost 1,100.00 if not for the warranty. I took a survey that saved me 10.00, so I walked with all that work for 40.00.

The car steers so much tighter now, and doesn't make any more noises or popping. Why carmax would give a warranty on a car that I bought with 96,xxx, I don't know..but as of today the warranty paid for itself.