[Home]  [Headlines]  [Latest Articles]  [Latest Comments]  [Post]  [Sign-in]  [Mail]  [Setup]  [Help] 

Status: Not Logged In; Sign In

Something Is Going Deeply WRONG In Russia 329 Rivers in China Exceed Flood Warnings, With 75,000 Dams in Critical Condition Command Of Russian Army 'Undermined' After 16 Of Putin's Generals Killed At War, UK Says Rickards: Superintelligence Will Never Arrive Which Countries Invest In The US The Most? The History of Barbecue ‘Pathetic’: Joe Biden tells another ‘tall tale’ during rare public appearance Lawsuit Reveals CDC Has ZERO Evidence Proving Vaccines Don't Cause Autism Trumps DOJ Reportedly Quietly Looking Into Criminal Charges Against Election Officials Volcanic Risk and Phreatic (Groundwater) eruptions at Campi Flegrei in Italy Russia Upgrades AGS-17 Automatic Grenade Launcher! They told us the chickenpox vaccine was no big deal—just a routine jab to “protect” kids from a mild childhood illness Pentagon creates new military border zone in Arizona For over 200 years neurological damage from vaccines has been noted and documented The killing of cardiologist in Gaza must be Indonesia's wake-up call Marandi: Israel Prepares Proxies for Next War with Iran? "Hitler Survived WW2 And I Brought Proof" Norman Ohler STUNS Joe Rogan CIA Finally Admits a Pyschological Warfare Agent from the Agency “Came into Contact” with Lee Harvey Oswald before JFK’s Assassination CNN Stunned As Majority Of Americans Back Trump's Mass Deportation Plan Israeli VS Palestinian Connections to the Land of Israel-Palestine Israel Just Lost Billions - Haifa and IMEC This Is The Income A Family Needs To Be Middle Class, By State One Big Beautiful Bubble": Hartnett Warns US Debt Will Exceed $50 Trillion By 2032 These Are The Most Stolen Cars In Every US State Earth Changes Summary - June 2025: Extreme Weather, Planetary Upheaval, China’s Tofu-Dreg High-Speed Rail Station Ceiling Suddenly Floods, Steel Bars Snap Russia Moves to Nationalize Country's Third Largest Gold Mining Firm Britain must prepare for civil war | David Betz The New MAGA Turf War Over National Intelligence Happy fourth of july

Editorial
See other Editorial Articles

Title: Car Mechanics are Weasels
Source: [None]
URL Source: [None]
Published: Dec 7, 2011
Author: Turtle
Post Date: 2011-12-07 18:38:45 by Turtle
Keywords: None
Views: 457
Comments: 24

My check engine light can on and my 1999 Ford Winstar van did not want to start. It finally did, so I took it to the local mechanic whom I had never been to before.

It was the Mass Air Sensor. $200 for the part, he told me, $70 labor. I checked at Autozone and got the part for $129. It was located in the air filter. Took me about 45 minutes to change it.

Weasels!

Post Comment   Private Reply   Ignore Thread  

Begin Trace Mode for Comment # 10.

#1. To: Turtle (#0)

You are making a generalization which certainly does not apply to ALL mechanics. I know several who would not take advantage of anyone for anything because they are honorable.

James Deffenbach  posted on  2011-12-07   18:44:03 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  

I have my own OBD II/CAN reader so the only thing I take to the mechanic is stuff I don't feel like working on, and as I know exactly what problem is I never have issues with him trying to pull a fast one, in fact I don't think he tries pulling a fast one on anybody.

IRTorqued  posted on  2011-12-08   1:57:15 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  

#12. To: IRTorqued (#10)

i figured everyone already knew about obd2s ! lol man i got tired of the 'duh- huh, let's hook it up and see how stupid you are ! ?' b.s. in various new cities that i lived in over time.

Rotara  posted on  2011-12-08 02:08:11 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  

I have my own OBD II/CAN reader so the only thing I take to the mechanic is stuff I don't feel like working on, and as I know exactly what problem is I never have issues with him trying to pull a fast one, in fact I don't think he tries pulling a fast one on anybody.

I am sure the people we take our stuff to don't rip anyone off. Not that they don't make money, of course they do and I am glad they do. They couldn't stay in business if they didn't. But they have good reputations and all the work they can do.

James Deffenbach  posted on  2011-12-08 19:02:06 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  

Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/Latest

[Home]  [Headlines]  [Latest Articles]  [Latest Comments]  [Post]  [Sign-in]  [Mail]  [Setup]  [Help]