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June 21st 05, 07:23 PM
Bob Ward
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On Tue, 21 Jun 2005 15:52:54 GMT,
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>In misc.consumers.frugal-living marc > wrote:
>> My old 97 Chevy Cavalier lost power steering. I could barely turn the
>> wheel. Not knowing any mechanics in my immediate area I took it to
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>> labor was $500 for 5 hours, with alignment and taxes etc it all came
>> to $1,500. That's about 3 times what I thought it would cost. I
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>You're not thinking about it from the right perspective. You didn't spend
>too much money, you missed an educational opportunity. :-)
>
>The car is worth <$2k. The cost repair is $1.5k. That means you don't have
>much to loose. Next time buy yourself a set of decent quality wrenches, a
>repair manual, and a steering rack (or whatever is broken). Read the
>repair manual, search google groups, ask questions in the Chevy and/or
>auto repair news groups, and spend the weekend giving yourself auto
>repair lessons. Just take your time and think about what your doing.
>The only way you learn this type of skill is by doing it. Eventually
>you get better at diagnosing things, removing rusted bolts, etc, and
>can most of your own repairs.
Your advice isn't worth much if the $2,000 car is your sole means of
transportation.
Bob Ward
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