I can’t tell you how many times I’ve gone to an auto body shop to get something fixed on my car without having a clue of what I should be paying.  I blame myself for not doing the research, but I have a feeling I’m not the only one.  Why should getting a fair price on a car part be any more difficult than figuring out how much I should be paying to rent a limo or hire some movers?  Well, I have hopes that the new site LocalPrice.com may be bringing to the average consumer the kind of pricing transparency that we see in other industries to the area of auto repair.  They’re not quite there, but they are off to a great start in Atlanta, Georgia, offering online price comparisons of services offered by local companies.  Atlanta limousines are just one of many services they offer a detailed comparison of.  LocalPrice.com, launched in 2008 is intended to do the following:

• Provide consumers researching services an expedient means of determining a fair price for services provided in their area
• Help consumers understand how prices for services are structured
• Give consumers a means to weigh the price of service versus the other attributes of the service provider, e.g. experience, location, specific offering, etc.
• Provide businesses offering customers competitive prices an additional means of reaching out to consumers in their area

So if you’re in search of Atlanta limousines than check out LocalPrice.com.  If you’re in search of a fair price on replacing your car’s radiator, than hopefully LocalPrice is reading this post and they’ll help us out.  If not, I smell a new startup.  AutoRepairPrice.com…any takers?