Below is what Infiniti gave me.. so I had a couple of questions:

1) Should I just have Infiniti take care of it, or should I take it to an indie shop? Will the price diff really be that much? The only thing that seems ridiculous is the 200 dollars for the coolant bottle. Btw, the prices are marked in orange on the left. General input would be great too.

2) I think I have an exceptional case of throttle lag (more than the norm). The Infiniti dealer themselves acknowledged it, and even Moncef while getting a (remote) tune. Do you guys see anything in that list of repairs needed that might cause throttle lag?

Thanks.

 

Dealership is always going to be 3x more expensive compared to an Indy shop. For example, first transmission service was $350-375 vs. $220 when the indy serviced.

 

From the issues on the list above, they all seem like they are easy fixes for an indy shop, right? I know certain things are safer done at a dealership (like transmission fluids), but an indy shop would be fine in this case? Thanks..

 

Oh yea, based on my interpretation of the quote - Parts: coolant overflow reservoir, gasket for the oil pan and radiator hoses. Service: refill oil and refill coolant. Any decent shop can knock this out; and I wouldn't pay more than $300 - 400 personally.

 

Don't use the stealership, research an indy shop in your area and you'll be good.

 

Wonderful - just wanted to be sure first. Thank you.