Beware the Boneyard...

[Rodger Donaldson]

On Sun, Dec 17, 2000 at 07:26:03PM -0500, Bill Rowe wrote:

> shokan is another outfit that loves to sell used parts for more than what
> they can be had new.  guess they believe in the saying that a sucker is born
> everyday.

People are trained to believe that dealer mechanics are always more
expensive and that second hand parts are a bargain.  I had to be disabused
of the former notion the hard way, having supported a local mechanic for a
number of years (gotta look after the little guy, right?), until one
particularly steep quote for some work included stuff I'd asked to be done
previously.

Took it to the dealer for that make of car - they quoted several hundred
less for the same work.  And actually did it, too.

-- 
Rodger Donaldson		rodgerd at diaspora.gen.nz
"Enjoy our thick wad of travesty."