>>>*LOL**...You didn't need to go look me up, I really am pretty easy to find.

I love your "spark plug" comment. That demonstrates as dozens of possibles. Even with a scanner it would take at least a half hour of diagnosis time. Then remove the plug and replace, minimum of $50 for a half hour plus the $6 plug?

Without fail the customer yells, "$56 to replace a spark plug? OVERCHARGE!!"..I didn't fail there, bud. I suspect I would have found the problem given time to check.

The truth is almost none of us have time to try and create problems, there is far too much stuff breaking all by itself. Dishonest techs are rare, like the "Mike's Engine Rebuilding" you mention. He is gone, I have a story for you there. I threw him out of my shop, refused to work for him at any price.

I will try again. Get a quote. If it's too high, shop around. There is no such thing as an overcharge if you know and agree ahead of time....*EB