It has begun...

[Ming]

I went to him to have MANY dents removed from the side of my car (my wifes car was parked next to it in the garage and the kids would slam the back door into my car all the time)

He said I could pay big bucks to have the dents removed, and the panel repainted, or I could have a rubber strip installed that would cover 99% of the dents, and protect the car in the future... Total cost...
$10

CUSTOMER FOR LIFE>

[Az]

say... how much does it cost to ship a car to the Chicago area from Israel?

[LTEC!]

Which brand/model/year is your car?

[Pekka]

Azazel, I'll drive it for you for little pay .

[JohnT]

Looks like the twins are channelling...

Plato: Check your PM's!

[Az]

the sea ice might present somewhat of a problem over bearing straight.

[Pekka]

Mind over matter Azazel.. mind over matter.

[Ming]

Originally posted by Azazel
say... how much does it cost to ship a car to the Chicago area from Israel?

A trustworthy mechanic is worth ANY PRICE.

My favorite was when my wife got into an accident (not her fault... really) and I took her car to this guy for major repairs. He not only fixed all the stuff the insurance company approved, he fixed a bunch of other stuff that we knew the car needed... and only charged us the amount approved by the insurance company minus the deductable... so we didn't have to pay a dime out of our own pockets...

CUSTOMER FOR LIFE>

[Japher]

I just spent $1,000 on my truck; busted radiator, battery leak ate through some stuff (?), and a tensioner was lose so I had them replace it. One of my friends who is getting his automotive technician certification and is a long time car enthusiast (has rebuilt cars all his life, a total of about 7 cars to date) told me I got ripped. I think it would be a good idea to have personal consultants to help ppl not get ripped off by car repairs ppl.

[rah]

But if you had a personal consultant, he'd have to be qualified to do the work. And if he can do that, I'd want him to do the work.

[Ming]

Originally posted by JohnT
Looks like the twins are channelling...

Nahhhh... (at least I don't think so )

I just think it's the comfort level of knowing somebody you can trust to fix your car. It sucks to be ripped off, and I guess rah and I are just thrilled that we know that it isn't going to happen to us

[Boris Godunov]

$2299.99.

What are we guessing about again?

[Az]

Ming, he sounds like a great guy. I wish I had friends like this.

[LTEC!]

I have a friend that will diagnose, estimate the repair cost and refer me to the right mechanic.
But if your transmission is going i'd say parts would be 1700, labor 600.

[rah]

And what's even better, is his buddy/partner, played on our softball team. He does all the body work. So we get reliable mechanical and body work.