Shop / Prompts & Skills / Auto Repair Estimate Explainer — AI Prompt That Turns Estimate Lines Into Plain Customer Explanations

Explain the repair estimate in words the customer can follow

A customer staring at a written estimate sees part names and numbers, not a decision. Approvals stall — or get signed resentfully — when the person paying cannot tell what each line is, why it costs what it costs, or whether the work is already authorised. The fix is a plain-language pass over the estimate you already wrote, using only what the estimate itself says.

One estimate line, taken apart

• The work, in plain words — 'replacement of the cabin air filter', not a part code and not a sales pitch
• The figures, unchanged — part charge, labor charge and total exactly as the estimate lists them; an explanation that quietly rounds or softens a number stops being an explanation
• The status, stated out loud — an estimate is not an approval. If the text says the work is not yet authorised, the explanation says so too

A real explanation, source check included

The estimate explainer returns the customer-facing message and its own source check in one output:

STATUS: READY
MESSAGE:
Your written estimate lists replacement of the cabin air filter. It shows a $24 part charge and $18 labor charge, with a $42 total. This is an estimate; the text says the work is not yet authorized.
SOURCE CHECK:
- Work and prices: ESTIMATE_TEXT.
- Authorization status: ESTIMATE_TEXT.

Sample data above is fictional, shown so you can judge the output before buying.

What never gets added

An explanation is not a diagnosis. The explainer does not add causes the estimate does not state, urgency the advisor did not assess, or savings that were never quoted. And when the estimate contradicts itself — two figures that cannot both be right, or essential text missing — it stops and asks instead of explaining over the gap: those HOLD questions go back to the advisor, not to the customer.

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