before you say yes to the repair
Get a browser-only second-opinion report before you authorize the repair.
Built for the moment a service advisor says they can start today. The paid browser-side report checks drive-home risk, required versus recommended work, proof, parts, labor, fees, and warranty language. Your estimate text stays on your device; checkout only unlocks the report builder.
The free checklist works without checkout. Stripe may show the shared approval-kit label for the paid file; the mechanic report opens first after verified payment.
repair estimate checker
paid report preview
The report builder asks for the vehicle/mileage, estimate total, parts subtotal, labor hours, labor rate, fees, urgency language, line items, proof provided, warranty wording, and your main concern. It then produces red flags, shop questions, and a short approval boundary.
Do not paste shop names, VINs, plate numbers, phone numbers, emails, street addresses, photos, account numbers, or confidential details.
one-time payment
Hosted Stripe checkout unlocks the browser-only report builder and the reusable markdown kit. No account, subscription, or manual review.
Get my $9 reportSee sample reportThe report builder is not a diagnosis, price guarantee, or instruction to ignore a safety warning. It gives you practical approval wording before the shop starts work. The printable checklist stays free; the paid report builder unlocks the full browser-only workflow and reusable markdown templates.
Get the $9 reportexact buyer intent
These pages all route to the same browser-side mechanic preview and paid report so the wording matches whether someone searches for fairness, overcharging, brake repair, or a generic auto-repair quote check.
Is this mechanic quote fair?
Use the same checker if you searched for a fast second opinion before saying yes.
Car repair estimate too high
Good fit when the problem is not diagnosis, but whether the bundled estimate needs clarification.
Auto repair quote checker
Use the paid report builder for required-versus-recommended work, proof, fees, and warranty questions.
Brake repair quote checker
Especially useful for brake-service urgency, parts type, labor hours, and drive-home questions.
Mechanic overcharging parts
Use this when the estimate needs brand, part-type, or mark-up clarity before approval.
fast second opinion
The most expensive moment is often the vague approval: "go ahead with everything." This tool turns the estimate into a short set of clarifying questions you can read over the phone or send by text.
Ask whether the vehicle is safe to drive, which repairs are required today, which items are recommended maintenance, what proof supports each line item, what parts type is quoted, and what warranty covers parts and labor.
It does not guarantee local repair prices or diagnose the car. It helps you separate urgent work from optional work and get the estimate details needed before comparing prices or approving a repair.
No. Use a sanitized estimate only. Do not enter shop names, VINs, plate numbers, phone numbers, email addresses, street addresses, photos, or account numbers.
Do not ignore a safety warning. Ask for the failed part, measurement, photo, scan code, or inspection note that supports the warning, then use qualified mechanic judgment before driving.