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Old June 21st 05, 09:34 PM
Alex Rodriguez
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In article <vvgeb11nrj923buu86b8div4oru8r21i74@usenet>,
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>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
>the Chevrolet dealer nearby. I know dealers are expensive, but this
>was quite a bit more than I expected. Best as I can explain it, not
>being a mechanic and knowing next to nothing about cars the power
>steering hose burst, the thing that it hooks into had some major
>damage, the part that was damaged is not removable, the entire
>gear/pinion/whatever had to be replaced. Bottom line, it had to be
>ordered from Jacksonville (I'm in south Florida), it cost almost $800,
>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
>didn't want to spend so much on an old car I don't plan to keep more
>than a year or two longer, but without this repair it was undriveable.
>I know small mechanics are cheaper, but would this repair have been
>that much cheaper? More than $100-200 cheaper?
>Also the dealer didn't offer a reconditioned part to make it come out
>cheaper, but the fact that they had to get the part all the way from
>Jacksonville means it must not be that easy to get, whether you're
>dealer or independent mechanic?


You should have told the dealer that if the cost of the repair was going to
be over a certain amount to call you first to get approval.
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Alex

 




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