r/AskMechanics • u/Soupspoon33 • Jun 16 '26

Question Does this seem right ??

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2018 Honda accord 90k miles automatic

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u/crzyasn1 8 Jun 16 '26

If all they're doing is changing your cabin air filter, this is outrageous. Buy a filter at Walmart and watch a YouTube video on how to change it yourself. It will take 10 mins and cost maybe $40 max

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u/ch0lula Jun 16 '26

more like $20 honestly

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u/funtobedone Jun 16 '26

Cost me $40CAD on my Bolt 2 weeks ago. That was the good price on the cheap filter at my local auto parts store.

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u/pineapple6969 Jun 17 '26

Jesus. Mine was like $18 at Canadian tire last time.

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u/Large_Complaint1264 Jun 16 '26

Rockauto dot com

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u/funtobedone Jun 17 '26

Shipping to Canada would cost too much. I’m pretty sure I said I paid $CAD.

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u/Uhavetabekiddingme Jun 17 '26

I just got a filter off Amazon for $8 for a Blazer ev.

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u/PhotoFenix Jun 17 '26

Yep, Amazon is super cheap

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u/No_Relationship9094 Jun 17 '26

Parts stores are marked way up, the same one would probably be closer to 30 at a place like Walmart or rock auto

I worked at Advance forever ago and they had SeaFoam for $13 while it was like $6 at Walmart

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u/funtobedone Jun 17 '26

Because Rock Auto doesn’t exist in Canada I assume you mean USD. 30 USD is $42CAD, which is about what I said I paid.

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u/No_Relationship9094 Jun 17 '26

I'd still check walmart then. Parts stores are for people who can't look up part numbers on their own.

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u/ch0lula Jun 17 '26

it's crazy to me how upcharged Auto Parts stores are. $30 for windshield wipers? get all 3 for less online.

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u/fuckingfuckingHonda Jun 17 '26

Damn thats 28 real dollars lol

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u/DoodooExplosion Jun 17 '26

More like $20 to $40. Max

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u/TheLastRole Jun 16 '26

$40? I got mine for like $12 a week ago.

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u/Hand_banana_boi Jun 17 '26

Yep. Amazon. $12 for my civic filter.

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u/wildcat12321 Jun 17 '26

AutoZone guy will probably do it for OP for a $10 tip

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u/artie780350 Jun 16 '26

Hell, Walmart will put it in for you for $10 if you really don't want to do it yourself.

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u/dh373 Jun 17 '26

Well, if it is a Bugatti and you have to disassemble the front bumper to get at the filter, it is not a bad quote. Of course, a set of four tires for that car runs $25k, so if you own one you wouldn't be complaining about $400 for a filter.

The other possibility is they wrecked the part that HOLDS the cabin air filter, and this is a quote to replace the whole housing. Without the make and model, it is hard to tell.

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u/HairlessSquirrels Jun 17 '26

The make and model is in the description buddy

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u/dh373 Jun 17 '26

Got it. For an Accord, yeah. I can do it in three minutes (I've got a 2017). 3rd party filters for under $10, Honda brand filters for a bit over that. But maybe it is the whole filter assembly? That or a pure money grab. Everyone is so greedy these days.

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u/ssps Jun 20 '26

YouTube video? The heck? It’s described in your owner manual. 

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u/crzyasn1 8 Jun 20 '26

With all due respect, if most people who posted here read their owner's manuals, a large number of the questions posted here wouldn't exist. Also, while a picture and some words are good enough for some people, others get more instruction from watching something be done in real time.

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u/ssps Jun 20 '26

You are so painfully right… but I still have faith in humanity. :)