Now, now LADYFINGER. Dealers have to charge 25-50% more to pay that nice young man in a tie to read what is wrong with your car and why they cannot give you a loaner. Now just because I like you, you could trade in that old clunker for a brand new Gasalot SUV with a limited 5 day warranty. Why we would be happy to take over your payments. Did you get those pretty eyes from your mother?
Ladyfinger: My local guy charges way less than the dealer but has a two week waiting list. You stand in line for the best. A real pleasure to have only the required thing fixed.
Lew: You delivered a few too many sales flyers on the PO job. ;-)
Following one of our hurricanes, my sister-in-law found it cheaper to fly her brother in from Seatle for a week to repair her flooded–out car, than wait for a local repairman.
I miss my timing light. I miss room to swing my wrench, and balance my beer. What I do not miss is the sun setting Sunday evening and the car won’t start for some reason.
What I also miss is buying every part (including oil) from my local parts store. When I had to figure out how to put in a whatchamacallit, he took the time to tell me how to install it. Though he never took back an electric part.
The picture on the Franks Body calander wasn’t Frank’s body.
Superfrog over 13 years ago
That would be autoimmunity!
xsintricks over 13 years ago
Ziggy should go to Car Talk.
DrMoses over 13 years ago
Yes that happens to people too Ziggy.
lewisbower over 13 years ago
Now, now LADYFINGER. Dealers have to charge 25-50% more to pay that nice young man in a tie to read what is wrong with your car and why they cannot give you a loaner. Now just because I like you, you could trade in that old clunker for a brand new Gasalot SUV with a limited 5 day warranty. Why we would be happy to take over your payments. Did you get those pretty eyes from your mother?
stewartava over 13 years ago
Try the other garage accross the street Ziggy.
freeholder1 over 13 years ago
Ladyfinger: My local guy charges way less than the dealer but has a two week waiting list. You stand in line for the best. A real pleasure to have only the required thing fixed.
Lew: You delivered a few too many sales flyers on the PO job. ;-)
freeholder1 over 13 years ago
They can build a car for roughly a quarter what it takes to buy all the replacement parts.
And our “junkyard” guy will sell them to you much cheaper.
gofinsc over 13 years ago
It could be worse: it could be a 57 DeSoto!
momazilla over 13 years ago
Following one of our hurricanes, my sister-in-law found it cheaper to fly her brother in from Seatle for a week to repair her flooded–out car, than wait for a local repairman.
freeholder1 over 13 years ago
Let me know about the DeSoto, go. THAT I can work on.,
lewisbower over 13 years ago
I miss my timing light. I miss room to swing my wrench, and balance my beer. What I do not miss is the sun setting Sunday evening and the car won’t start for some reason.
What I also miss is buying every part (including oil) from my local parts store. When I had to figure out how to put in a whatchamacallit, he took the time to tell me how to install it. Though he never took back an electric part.
The picture on the Franks Body calander wasn’t Frank’s body.
stewartava over 13 years ago
Gone are the days of ‘shade tree’ mechanics. The tree is gone, and you need to be an electronic technician.
COWBOY7 over 13 years ago
Get a better mechanic, Ziggy.