Congrats,vw!!!
I got stabbed, you know, right here.
Mal ,'Shindig'
Natter 68: Bork Bork Bork
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
lisah - Sep 30, 2011 4:26:09 am PDT #29325 of 30001
Punishingly Intricate
Tom Scola - Sep 30, 2011 4:38:49 am PDT #29326 of 30001
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
Congratulations, VW! Great news to hear!!
Lee - Sep 30, 2011 4:49:09 am PDT #29327 of 30001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Congratulations VW!
I love the word plethora. Last time we had a donut day at work I used it to describe what we had.
Steph L. - Sep 30, 2011 4:53:20 am PDT #29328 of 30001
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
Oh my gosh, you guys. The car repair place called me this morning. This is for the exhaust, which the Toyota dealer told me would have to be replaced entirely, from the muffler all the way through the catalytic converter, to the tune of $1,800.
The place I took it last night is a local independent shop that does only exhaust and brakes. It's been around for over 25 years and has gotten a lot of good reviews.
The mechanic told me there's a rusted-out pipe between the muffler and the mid-pipe. They can cut it out and replace it by noon, for $85. I did not leave out a zero.
I almost cried right there on the phone. I *do* have an emergency fund that would have covered an $1,800 repair, but between that and the root canal, it would have been depleted.
$85. I want to bake them cookies or something.
Also, I am going to cease using the dealer for repairs or even maintenance. Fuck them hard.
Jesse - Sep 30, 2011 4:57:53 am PDT #29329 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
That is awesome, Steph.
Sue - Sep 30, 2011 4:59:29 am PDT #29330 of 30001
hip deep in pie
That's awesome Steph. The Car Talk (who I listen to religiously even though I don't drive) guys recently recommended to someone to take their car into a muffler place for that exact reason...dealers won't do those patching/welding jobs and will recommend replacing the whole system.
sumi - Sep 30, 2011 4:59:30 am PDT #29331 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!
Man, that is just awesome. And Whew!
Steph L. - Sep 30, 2011 4:59:50 am PDT #29332 of 30001
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
I am SO giving them a rave review on Angie's List. I may even register for the Car Talk forums to review them on there. (Seriously, the Car Talk forum people really know their shit when it comes to, well, cars. I found this mechanic through a combination of the Car Talk forums, Angie's List, and aimless Googling.)
t edit Car Talk x-post!
sj - Sep 30, 2011 4:59:56 am PDT #29333 of 30001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
The mechanic told me there's a rusted-out pipe between the muffler and the mid-pipe. They can cut it out and replace it by noon, for $85. I did not leave out a zero.
Yay, for an honest mechanic! That must be a huge relief.
Steph L. - Sep 30, 2011 5:02:11 am PDT #29334 of 30001
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
Yay, for an honest mechanic! That must be a huge relief.
I kind of want to write a letter to the dealership telling them exactly how much I've spent there over the past 7 years of owning the Echo (all maintenance, but it adds up) and then telling them why I won't ever be back. Shifty greedy bastards. I would have had WAY more respect for them if they just said, hey, we don't do exhaust work -- we recommend such-and-such place for that. If they said that, I would have kept coming back for regular maintenance. But fuck them.