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On Mon, 7 Apr 1997 12:01:03 -0500, CSJohnston@NOSPAMjuno.com (Chris
Johnston) wrote:

>What'd I do is take it to a PepBoys (I've had good experiances with the 
>one on NW Hwy and 635 in Garland) and let them look it over.

I wouldn't take my tricycle to Pep Boys.  If you want an honest
opinion, get someone like Lemon Busters to look at it.  They don't do
car repair, only diagnosis, and they don't recommend where to take
your car.  However, they will tell you what is wrong with it and about
how much you can expect to spend getting it fixed, so you can make up
your own mind about whether it is worthwhile.

Lemon Busters charges about $80 for their service; they have some
competition which you might want to check out.  My guess is that all
of the services of this type are worth what they charge.

Pep Boys will happily easter-egg hunt under your hood at your expense,
"fixing" things that don't need it, and completely missing the things
that do need it.  And leave tools under your hood, and cigarette ashes
in your car (and lie about it).

$80 paid to Lemon Busters can save you a FORTUNE.  In fact, you can
get some benefit from them without any cost at all:  when you are
shopping around for a used car, mention Lemon Busters, and tell the
salesman that any sale is contingent on an inspection by them -- if
the salesman indicates ANY PROBLEM AT ALL with this, you've just saved
a lot of money; $80 on Lemon Busters, and probably a hundred times
that much by not doing any business with that dealership.  (OTOH, the
salesman may just be a real smooth actor, so don't just bluff, get the
inspection if you think you really want the car.)

I am not affilliated with any car repair or diagnostic service other
than as a customer.  I have used the services of Lemon Busters on more
than one occasion, and have been satisfied with them.  There is one
occasion that I didn't use their services, and I sure wish I had.  I
am a former customer of Pep Boys, but never again.

I don't think all car-repair businesses are rip-offs, but those that
are make the other 3% look bad.

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