just for shits and giggles - lets take a poll on service charges

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well, the main differance between normal, platinum, and iridium plugs, is how long they will last. most spark plugs will work in any car well as long as the gap and firing temperature are somewhat the same as the stock ones. a standard cheap-o spark plug will not last near as long as a quality platinum plug...some junky plugs will only make it to 10k or 20k miles before they start causing missfires, where as a platinum plug of decent quality normally makes it 100k+ miles.


and in regards to if shops charge to much to fix your car...if its such a rip off do it yourself. I have worked in shops for years...you are paying for experience and a warranty. if its easy work, do it yourself and take the risk of breaking things then bringing it to the shop to fix what you screwed up.

i have sliced my fingers open many times before, and if i can i will stitch, glue, or tape the wound closed and hope for the best. if its really bad i will have to go to the hospital to have then stitch it closed. they ussually charge $500 just to have it looked at and a quick stitch up job...taking them less than an hour for the whole process.

$500+ for 1 hour of labor and a few cents work of dis infectant, thread, and a glorified bandaid. one could argue that i am getting raped...i argue that while it sucks, i am paying someone with YEARS of experience to ensure that i dont end up with a scar, or a infection, loss of movement, or dead from blood loss.

look, everything is a rip off...someone has to get paid. automotive industry is the same. i have worked retail jobs too...they will charge you $100 for a product they bought for $12. get used to it.

and no, that is not the most expensive spark plug replacement i have seen.