best service in chicago

[nicholas421]

my a/c evap needs replacing. the 3 acura dealers around the detroit area are all quoting me around $1700. parts should only be $700... and it should only take 6-7 hours. so something doesnt add up.
i'm thinking of driving to chicago to get it done. which one is the best and most reputable dealer there?

 

[nsxtasy]

There are only two (out of nine) Acura dealers in the Chicago area who do a lot of NSX service work: Woodfield Acura in Hoffman Estates (about 8 miles west of O'Hare Airport) 847-519-9550, which does the most NSX service work of any, and Pauly Acura in Highland Park (about 25 miles north of downtown Chicago) 847-433-8200. Neither is inexpensive (Woodfield is $86/hour, don't know Pauly's current rate), but both are highly qualified.

Acura of Brookfield, just west of Milwaukee Wisconsin, also does a lot of service work and is highly qualified, but it's an extra hundred miles. AoB does more work on aftermarket performance modifications. If I wanted a supercharger installed, I'd go there. For routine NSX service, I go to Woodfield.

Did you ask the dealers in your area for a breakdown of the estimate - how much is parts, how many hours of labor? And how do you know the parts cost and labor hours - if it's correct, wouldn't they be basing their estimate on the same numbers? Just wondering why there appears to be a disconnect...

[This message has been edited by nsxtasy (edited 02 August 2002).]

 

[nicholas421]

ann arbor acura said $900 in parts... thats evaporator and freon. i called brookfield.. they said it should be under $700. according to mark basch, the labor should be 7 hours max.

 

[nsxtasy]

BTW, this is probably a good time to have them install the kit to convert the refrigerant from R-12 (Freon) to R-134a.