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Is $504 a fair price for r&r intake manifold gasket?

AutoTXScored 2026-04-153 priced lines
88out of 100
Quick answer

This real auto quote from TX totaled $504 and scored 88 out of 100 on QuoteScore, which reads as a great deal: none of its 3 priced line items came in above the normal market range. The largest line was R&R Intake Manifold Gasket at $454, against a fair range of $300 to $1,100. For comparison, across the 806 auto quotes QuoteScore has scored, the average is 48.5 out of 100 and 56% scored under 50. A score is a pricing benchmark, not proof of overcharging.

The quote, line by line

Line itemQuoted
Intake Manifold Gasket
No benchmark for this line Good
$27
Shop Supplies
Fair range $5 to $60 Good
$20
R&R Intake Manifold Gasket
Fair range $300 to $1,100 Good
$454

Quoted prices are what the shop or contractor wrote. Fair range is the regional benchmark QuoteScore compared each line against. Total quoted: $504. Names, companies and addresses are never shown.

How to read this

A QuoteScore of 70 or higher means the quote sits inside the normal market range for the work and region. Under 50 means at least one line was priced above that range. Higher quotes can be legitimate: better parts, a longer warranty, a harder job. The useful move is to ask about the specific lines marked High or Red flag, not to argue the total.

Auto is one of the 31 categories in the public QuoteScore dataset, currently 806 quotes with an average score of 48.5.

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