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Article #12248Re: Reliable Auto repair (recommendation)
From: Brian Gordon
Date: Tue, 13 Jun 1995 00:00
Date: Tue, 13 Jun 1995 00:00
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In article <fatmanDA4Luz.B4A@netcom.com> fatman@netcom.com (Scott Phillips) writes:
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>I hope this is the correct forum. Generally I only see negative comments here, but I hope that a recommendation will be received as well.
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>I recently had occasion to have some electrical work done on my car. It's an
>ancient beast ('69 Buick) and I was rather afraid to take it in since the value
>of the car is at best $700 or so (maybe as scrap metal).
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>Anyhow, I took it to Bascom Auto Electric. They replaced the starter, advised
>me that several other things SHOULD be done (sound familiar?) and then asked
>what I wanted to do. I opted for the new starter, a replaced battery cable
>and nothing more. They understood and did the job for less than the estimate.
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>Additionally, they gave me a ride home from the shop and picked me up to get
>the car. BTW: they dropped me by the bank on the way home since they dont
>take checks so I could get some cash.
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>The service was great, the price was reasonable and my car now runs like it did
>prior to the "problem". I am very pleased that I didn't get fleeced (or at
>least I dont feel I was).
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>If you're interested, they are on Bascom Avenue, just south of San Carlos
>on the left side as you're travelling south.
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That echos my experience with them for the last several years -- highly
recommended ...
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 106595,451a99133e3d8455 X-Google-Attributes: gid106595,public From: briang@netcom.com (Brian Gordon) Subject: Re: Reliable Auto repair (recommendation) Date: 1995/06/13 Message-ID: <briangDA4vwD.LGr@netcom.com> X-Deja-AN: 104362132 distribution: ba sender: briang@netcom13.netcom.com references: <fatmanDA4Luz.B4A@netcom.com> organization: Netcom Online Communications Services (408-241-9760 login: guest) newsgroups: ba.consumers