Patent ID: 8650068

Claim:
A method of determining services pricing, the method comprising: a server receiving vehicle identification information from a user via a network connection, wherein the vehicle identification information indicates a vehicle type comprising a vehicle brand; the server receiving service type information from the user via the network connection, wherein the service type information indicates a service type and has been selected by the user; the server determining an estimate price range based on the vehicle identification information and the service type information, wherein the estimate price range comprises a minimum value and maximum value for the indicated vehicle type and service type, and wherein determining the estimate price range comprises determining a labor estimate and a parts estimate, wherein determining the labor estimate comprises using an econometric model to forecast a base labor rate for a location received from the user and applying a ratio to the base labor rate, wherein the ratio is determined based on information received from the user, wherein the labor estimate comprises a range of labor rates that is determined for both of a dealer shop and an independent shop, and the range of labor rates is further determined from the vehicle brand; and the server providing the estimate price range comprising both the range of labor rates for the dealer shop and the independent shop to the user via the network connection, wherein the minimum value and the maximum value are provided to the user as bounds of the estimate price range.