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debbie mulcahy wrote:
> 
> I took my elderly (10 yr old) car in for an oil change last week.  The
> fellow that was taking care of it told me that the car was making a
> clicking noise & that something was wrong with some bearings or
> something (gee, don't I know alot about mechanics!) and that he couldn't
> change the oil because it would ruin the engine.  Since I'm pretty
> ignorant about cars, I don't know whether or not this is true.  He
> immediately followed this info with the name of a nearby garage where
> his friend could fix it for me ("Ask for him by name since he's the only
> one who'll give you this special deal...etc.").
> 
> Maybe he was just being nice & helpful, or maybe he was trying to send
> his friend some extra work.  Any ideas if changing the oil might really
> wreck the engine?

  Nice $ Helpfull gets 99:1 odds
  Stoopid gets 90:1 odds
  There is no line on "Scam"

  You admitted that you know nothing and are being set up.  This is why
  my wife refuses to take a car into the shop.  Women are easy prey, or
so
  think the "artists".

  Hint: If you *ever* hear anything that would make you ask such a
question
  of the good folks here, *run*.  The chances are that you are being
scammed!
  Get a good mechanic.   They are worth a few bucks more per hour. 

  Disclaimer:  No I am not a mechanic!  I don't even play around under
cars
  anymore.

----
  Keith R. Williams
  krw@ibm.net