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« on: November 23, 2007, 12:35:30 PM »

the car overheated yesterday...had to change the thermostat and the radiator cap...that, along with changing the oil and cleaning/adjusting the brakes will cost me $105!...the good news is I have the money...the bad news is that $$$ was part of the loan payment...oh, well, I guess I'll adjust my next payment towards the loan (once I get paid for translations!) Sad
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« Reply #1 on: November 23, 2007, 04:12:43 PM »

That sucks!!!
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« Reply #2 on: November 23, 2007, 06:14:46 PM »

Oh, it's terrible to run into car problems! Those are one of those "unexpected" expenses that come up every now and then that makes you so frustrated! It sounds like you've got a good handle on it! Good luck!
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« Reply #3 on: November 23, 2007, 11:30:13 PM »

Ugh! While I can totally understand how frustrating it is, despite a good deal. As the Devil's Advocate I have to say that a new thermostat, rad cap, and oil change, brake adjustment, here would have cost at least $400.

I feel worse than the dentist. People only come and see us when their cars brake down, and that is never a good day for anyone.

At the same time, that is how we make a living - fixing the broken cars! While we always try to give our customers the best deal, and if they shop around they we see, I know there are people who still think we are taking advantage of them when we are not.

The price of oil is killing us small business people let alone the freight increases on every part that we buy for our customers, so we in turn have to pass those rising costs on to our customers...

Anyway, I hope that you dont have anymore problems with your car!
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« Reply #4 on: November 24, 2007, 05:07:23 AM »

Those are good points JennR.  Anything car-related is expensive here too.  My husband is also a small business owner (maybe that should be another thread!) and he loses a lot of money on homeowners in general.  One story he tells is that a homeowner ordered some kind of natural siding or stone, then was pissed when the job was completed that it had natural "flaws" because it wasn't a processed/manufactured item.  They wanted my husband's business to eat the cost of thousands of dollars for something THEY picked out.   They finished the job and then ignored all the homeowner's phone calls after that.
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« Reply #5 on: November 25, 2007, 08:19:23 AM »

I know, $105 is pretty decent for what it was, and considering prices here in ES....I used to go to this workshop all the time, then had the "brilliant" idea to go to a cheaper one last year.... hammer and THEY killed my old car!....so, I´m back with the original workshop!...I do try to give the car preventive maintenance (oil changes, brakes, belt changes- which is the next thing coming up, I´ll do that in January)....
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« Reply #6 on: November 25, 2007, 08:29:24 AM »

I got an oil change and inspection yesterday and it was $75.00!
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« Reply #7 on: November 26, 2007, 12:17:35 PM »

Sorry to hear about your car, Marissa!   smile flower
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