Brought my little Toro snowblower in to have serviced because we never could get it started. First was told a service would cost over $90 (TO CHANGE A SPARKPLUG????) but they would first figure out why it wouldn't start. Asked them to call me with the estimate before they did anything. CARB cleaning (which most can do with a $5.00 can of carb cleaner) would cost $90-$95!!! Then to do the ""service"" of the little itty bitty engine, would cost a total of $130 - $135. And if I wanted a new paddle, that would be an additional $105-$125. I decided this was a little too much to spend on a single stroke engine Toro snowblower when I can buy a BRAND NEW one for $350! When I said I would just pick up the machine, they informed me it would cost $42.50 for an ""estimate fee""!!!
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