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RepairPal Launches Only Online Scheduled Maintenance Pricing Estimator for Top 40 Car Makes
Offering Is User-Customizable to Capture Variations in Climate, Location, Driving Patterns and Special Uses
| Source: RepairPal
EMERYVILLE, CA--(Marketwire - October 7, 2009) - RepairPal (http://repairpal.com), the
leading destination for auto repair and maintenance information, today
launched the only online source of complete pricing information for
scheduled maintenance services for the top 40 makes of cars, including the
additional services that are most frequently recommended by mechanics and
manufacturers. By incorporating the additional services with pricing for
parts and labor, RepairPal provides all the information consumers need to
easily determine how much they should pay for a regular service.
Auto manufacturers provide several different maintenance schedules for
every vehicle -- a basic "normal" schedule in the owner's manual, as well
as additional details about "severe" services to address differences in
climate, driving habits, and other adverse conditions. Because of this
complexity, consumers can see a wide range of prices and offerings at local
shops and dealerships.
Mechanics often recommend additional services that make standard estimates
practically impossible to establish. These extra services are usually based
on individual customer's driving habits, geography (weather conditions can
affect which parts may wear out faster) and special uses (such as towing
trailers), and can significantly affect the final price of a regular
maintenance visit.
"We spent fourteen months conducting research and employed sophisticated
database modeling to develop our scheduled maintenance estimates,"
explained David Sturtz, CEO, RepairPal. "We also consulted with our many
experts to determine the other services that are typically recommended at
each mileage interval under various conditions. The result of our efforts
is a free, accurate and user-tailored product that's unique within the
industry."
To use the new estimator simply go to repairpal.com, get an estimate for
your vehicle, then select one of the service intervals listed under
"Scheduled Maintenance" in the top left corner of the service selection
pop-up menu. RepairPal provides scheduled maintenance estimates for all of
the more than 6,000 vehicles under coverage and includes maintenance
intervals up to 150,000 miles.
About RepairPal
Award-winning RepairPal is the only automotive resource delivering free,
"instant" RepairPrice Estimates via the Web and its popular iPhone mobile application. RepairPal
provides the most accurate auto repair and maintenance information
available anytime, anywhere, built by its team of factory-trained and
ASE-certified technicians. RepairPal's patent-pending technology
generates more than 70 billion unique RepairPrice Estimates for almost all
passenger vehicles and every zip code in the country. It also has the most
comprehensive directory of auto
repair facilities in the U.S. and a proprietary database of each
model's common problems.
RepairPal is an Approved Vendor for the Automotive Service Councils of
California (ASCCA) and a Member Benefit
for the Automotive Service Association (ASA). It has established partnerships with AAA,
CustomerLink, Cars.com, Bosch, ACDelco, Belo
Interactive, AutoNation and Gabriels Technologies. RepairPal has
won awards from Apple, The
New York Times, PC Magazine, Laptop Magazine and the Silicon Valley
Business Journal. Founded by auto enthusiasts and experts, RepairPal is
headquartered in Emeryville, CA. For more information, please visit
http://repairpal.com.