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| - Car repairs are never fun. I hear, "you need to fix this, that is broken" and I want to have the car entirely junked, buy a new one, and start all over. Only, I'm not rich so, inevitably, I have to pay for the work to be done. This review is for the repairs on my 2001 Nissan Xterra. The thing had been leaking what I thought was oil (turns out, it was coolant) all over. The "service engine" light was also on. I took it to a shop I normally go and was quoted $1500. Diagnosis: knock sensor was off, radiator was shot along with all the pipes and stuff accompanying it. So, rather than okaying the work and expense, I asked whether the work was critical. Guy said depends. He advised I put coolant into car and see how things went over the next couple days. He also said I could let the knock sensor go which would save me $500 but I couldn't get a smog with that light on. I decided to forgo the work, now quoted at $1000 minus knock sensor repair, and wait it out. Two days later, coolant was once again leaking, in a bad way, and car had overheated. The original owner of the car recommended I take it into Ernesto's. The next morning, I dropped the car off there. I didn't make an appointment yet they diagnosed the car anyway: radiator and pipes, throttle sensor was off (not the knock sensor) and there was NO OIL in the car. Er, no oil????? The other shop said nothing about no oil. Cost of repair:$750. I had them do the work and the car was ready by 4 pm the same day (remember, I didn't even have an appointment!). The car is running great now and no issues. 100% satisfied with Ernesto's.
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