Cigroller beat me to it, they probably installed the cheaper 1 year warranty last time, I would either use the premium one or the new professional one and ask them if they honor the lifetime parts warranty, you would still be responsible for the labor after the shops warranty is up… The Carquest better/best product lines are pretty good…
Now they should only charge you 0.8 hours labor, so if the shop rate is $200 an hour, you should be charged $160.00 for labor to install the starter plus parts (starter)… Labor based off a LE model…
If you were installing the starter yourself in the Nashville area, the premium starter cost $129.00, the professional starter cost $165.00.. But a shop has overhead just like any business so they will charge a markup on the part, that is standard practice… Plus the starter part price might be higher or lower depending on your demography…
IF the shop agrees to honor the lifetime warranty for the starter, if you chose it, make sure to get it in writing on your receipt and make sure not to loose it…
I don’t think most any shop will order from RockAuto, they are great for the DIYer, but not for a shop when turn around time is how they make money, and waiting a week for a part that is in stock right down the road is just bad business for a shop…
And as said earlier, let the shop supply the part for warranty reasons…
And the online part from Toyota, is the same price at the Toyota dealer parts counter, so you could ask the shop about it, but the CQ starter will work just fine, I have sold and installed many of them…
Also, a shop will get the part at a discounted price (commercial pricing)…
