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.
It's a real burden being right so often.
Mal ,'Bushwhacked'
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.
Sue - Sep 30, 2011 4:59:29 am PDT #29330 of 30001
hip deep in pie
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.
Sparky1 - Sep 30, 2011 5:03:33 am PDT #29335 of 30001
Librarian Warlord
Last time we had a donut day at work I used it to describe what we had.
I . . . I . . . I don't understand why you would tell people about the donuts? Then other people come and eat them!
Lee - Sep 30, 2011 5:05:23 am PDT #29336 of 30001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
We had 8 dozen!
I got first crack at them though.
sj - Sep 30, 2011 5:06:00 am PDT #29337 of 30001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
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.
Exactly! That kind of honesty creates a customer for life, which I would think would be worth more than one job.
-t - Sep 30, 2011 5:12:23 am PDT #29338 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
vw! Such wonderful news! So much happiness to you both!
Tep, Car Talk generally recommends brownies. Hooray for less expensive fixes!
8 dozen does sound like a plethora of donuts.
SailAweigh - Sep 30, 2011 5:14:14 am PDT #29339 of 30001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Somehow, that plethora of donuts is turning into pleather donuts in my brain, which is not the same thing and ew.