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In article <1992Nov7.023336.2684@cbnewsj.cb.att.com> ecl@cbnewsj.cb.att.com (Evelyn C. Leeper) writes:

> In article <1992Nov5.182530.1248@cbnewsm.cb.att.com> bench@cbnewsm.cb.att.com (daniel.benscher) writes:
> > DON'T USE MULLANEY'S TIRE AND SERVICE CENTER IN ABERDEEN, NJ!  
> > I recently had my car serviced there and have one minor complaint
> > and one major one.
> On the other hand, I was very pleased with them.  In changing a flat I
> managed to snap off one of the bolts.  I was able to get the car to
> them on the remaining three bolts, and expected a big charge for
> replacing some complicated wheel assembly.  Instead, it was about $25
  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
If they charged you only $25 for the whole thing, this was undoubtedly
something they vaguely described to you as complicated - it was
probably more like they had to replace a valve stem or such.

> including fixing the wheel, fixing the flat, and changing the tire.
> I suspect the standard deviation may be high.
> Evelyn C. Leeper  |  +1 908 957 2070  |  att!mtgzy!ecl or  ecl@mtgzy.att.com

I suspect that for something relatively simple like you describe, they
could hardly rip you off - most folks would certainly balk at having
to pay more than $25 for what you describe - fixing a flat shouldn't
be more than 10 bucks tops, changing the tire another 5 or so,
balancing the tire is another 5 or so, tax, and the remainder to the
*complicated wheel assembly do-hickey*. 

On the other hand, if your car is already there for some mechanical
problem, then they have reason to put your car on a lift or pop the
hood and *find* something else wrong with it etc..... This has
happened to me a few times with various ripoff chains. In my opinion,
there are 2 kinds of auto-service places - sleazy and outright
crooked. It's kinda like this past Presidential election..... the
choice was which of the evils do you want to pick.  



Mark