Q: dealership quoted $700 for struts on a 07 honda pilot ex-l. they called back and said they were completely shot and need a total

asked by on July 31, 2017

Dealership is quoting 1400 to "totally replace" all components of struts. Originally quoted 700, but stated that they discovered issues with associated components of the struts. Is that possible?

My car has 133500 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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