02-05-2024, 10:44 PM
(02-05-2024, 04:24 PM)Durian Fiend Wrote:I appreciate all these comments. It helps when you give your opinions, and when this is all over I'll let you know what happens. I don't want to mention our mechanic's name unless he lets us down. We'll know by later today after she talks to him.(02-05-2024, 06:42 AM)Obie Wrote: .5 at Lex Brodies would be about $150.00 based on hourly rates, shop charges, tax and parts etc .Damn, no doubt you're right. Living in the past here, I figured it'd be $50 labor plus a relatively cheap plastic part.
I would stick with the original repair and ask the original mechanic why he did it !
We need to hear from Sue. She mentioned Lex Brodie's by name but not the original mechanic's shop.
Is he too affiliated with a repair business or perhaps a shade tree clan member?
"Running terribly" means the car still loses power and acts like it's going to stop running after the new alternator was put in.