I just got a whammy from the dealer. It seems that to repair the master cylinder and slave unit that engages and disengages the clutch it would run about 600 bucks that along with the timing belt and water pumps (recomended) another 750 and the tow bill of 100 weeeeell without being kissed i feel F@c&ed to the tune of over 1400 bucks on my 99 Acord. Don't get me wrong I love the car but I will never buy another Honda.

 

why don't you get it towed to another repair shop?
your not obligated to get it fixed at the dealership

I say get the slave cylinder fixed first
then a in a couple of months get the timing belt and water pump changed

welcome to han

 

Making a decision to never buy another Honda based on one bad experience is a very poor one. Timing belt and Water pump are "MAINTAINANCE" and doesn't matter what car you have, you need to replace those at the given intervals. Being that your car is a 99 It would be safe to assume you're near the 100k mark which is around the time you should be changing that, actually should be done earlier around 85k-90k to be safe.

The parts for Hondas aren't expensive at all and 90% of that money you're spending is Dealer labor. Do the work yourself and it'll be a fraction of the cost.

 

im not sure if this is ur first car...but u should keep in mind that dealer repairs almost always cost a lot more than in other shops. even parts are more expensive from a dealer. try to find a good local mechanic...or...get a hold of a repair manual and learn to do some maintenance/repairs urself. there are also lots of online stores that sell oem parts for less than most local dealers. just spend some time to shop around for parts and mechanics...

 

750 is high for the timing belt and associated parts. Maybe its just me tho. i paid 450 for my 94 civic for timing chain, water pump and crank seal and 500 for my 98 civic same thing. Do not go to a dealer unless you absolutely have to! Find another repair shop. call around and it will pay off by saving you a bunch. i only ever had to get fixed by a dealer once and that was because I was 150 miles from home stranded on the interstate with no tools. Needless to say I got raped in price but had no choice.