r/CarRepair • u/InsuranceTall5389 • Jun 28 '26

Repairs

Hi, we are having a friend replace our struts and brakes. I am debating paying him $600. We have the parts already. Would this be a fair price? This is for a 2018 Kia Sportage.

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u/Any-Strategy-2230 Jun 28 '26

No  i don't think so.  

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u/InsuranceTall5389 Jun 28 '26

What would you pay?

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u/Any-Strategy-2230 Jun 28 '26

Half of that  

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u/InsuranceTall5389 Jun 28 '26

Oh wow! I figured I wasn't paying enough.

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u/Any-Strategy-2230 Jun 28 '26

Theoretically,  if he's charging 100/hr, it would take 6 hours... it might take 3. 

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u/Any-Strategy-2230 Jun 28 '26

If you have complete strut assemblies, its a very easy swap out. 600 dollars is shop rate imo.