Sometimes I'm smart... others I'm not

[speediva]

So out of the clear blue sky, I walk out of the store and my Civic totally won't start. There was NO noise at all when the car was turned to ignition, and the battery worked fine - all the lights functioned, door remote worked fine.

So I had the car towed to my house in hopes I *might* be able to start it one last time to get it into a shop to have the starter replaced - costing me a fortune of course.

Well, I finally coughed up the $75 to get the car towed to the shop of my preference (at least AAA saved me $15 on the tow...). Less than 5 hours later I got a call from the shop with the approximate dialog that follows:
"Your car is ready to go!"
"Whaaaaaa?"
"Yeah, the starter is fine... there was a bad wire that I had to rewire and connect, but it's ready to go!"
"I'm an idiot."

Just had to share that it cost me $175 today to be told I'm a moron.

[BullShifter]

Better $175 than $400 or more. At least it's fixed.

[speediva]

Originally Posted by BullShifter

Better $175 than $400 or more. At least it's fixed.

Yeah... they could have been shady and said "Yep, needs a new starter" and raped me, but they were honest. That much I did appreciate. Plus I have back my 32mpg "cheapo gas" ride instead of my 24mpg ethanol-intolerant ride. That's a VERY good thing with gas averaging $3.39+ in my area.

[MagicRat]

Originally Posted by speediva

Yeah... they could have been shady and said "Yep, needs a new starter" and raped me, but they were honest. That much I did appreciate. Plus I have back my 32mpg "cheapo gas" ride instead of my 24mpg ethanol-intolerant ride. That's a VERY good thing with gas averaging $3.39+ in my area.

No, this is a valuable and rare discovery. An honest mechanic. Well worth the cost, in the long run, imo

[speediva]

They came HIGHLY recommended from both friends and through online reviews for being very honest. The problem is that they are 15 miles from where I live, but as long as the car(s) are running and driveable, I do believe I have a new mechanic. Yay!