"Jerry" > wrote in:

> Hi all,
>
> I recently had to take the '97 Miata in for an A/C charge. As it is
> not my car, I took it to the local Mazda dealer. I was charged $160
> for recharging and road testing.
>
> I suspect that I was overcharged (in dollars, not refrigerant). How
> much should that job have cost?

Depends on the amount of refrigerant used but that does seem WAY high.
Around $100 might have been closer to the correct amount but w/o seeing the
work order and w/o knowing if they did any other work such as adjusting belt
tension or whatever I can't say for sure.