Dealer service centers may be hit or miss, but I've had way more misses with non-dealer repair shops. A recent one I went to ended up being more than the quote

Dealer service centers may be hit or miss, but I've had way more misses with non-dealer repair shops. A recent one I went to ended up being more than the quoted price from the dealer. Having said that, I recently took my Acura (Honda) to a local service station because the timing belt was quoted at near $2k and I got it done for ~$900 at a local service station. New water pump and another belt were included (as they would have been at the dealer). What really frustrated me was the messages I was getting from the dealer. When should the timing belt be replaced? First it was 90k miles, then it was 60k miles, and because I was below both it was after 7 years (it's been 10). The other thing, for my model, some sources said "if it breaks, your engine will be damaged" but the dealer wouldn't tell me either way. I even contact Acura USA and they wouldn't contradict the dealer. Whole thing left me wanting a Toyota/Lexis.