In article <raSdnb3_qf9Cu4PcRVn-qw@comcast.com> "AGS"
<ags0082@no.spam.yahoo.com> writes:

>Yeah, $86 for a check engine light is quite a bit. Maybe prices have
>gone up since I last took my car in to a dealership, but the last time I
>did I spent only $40. This was at a Saturn dealership.

>If you have any AutoZone stores in your area, they can check the service
>engine light for you for free...provided they have the equipment.

*All* AutoZone stores in the USA have an OBD-II compatible scan tool and
can read and interpret the codes from any vehicle 1996 and newer. And yes,
they will gladly do it for free. However, not everyone that works there
knows how.... (altho it's pretty simple).

and yes, $86 is certainly on the high side. But then maybe it was only
$59.95 but he got zapped with the bullshit "shop supplies" charge and of
course the obligatory sales tax.