Re: Attack of the Monkey Lads (tm)

[quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk (Phil Payne)]

In message <3.0.3.16.19980927172402.246feee8@n-jcenter.com> Mike Arman writes:

> "You need a drive shaft, a strut, a front wheel bearing, and we need to
> service the rear wheel bearings as well. If'n you don't do this yew gonna
> die, boy! Gonna cost yew four hunnert dollahs."

Four hundred dollars for a new half-shaft, strut and wheel bearing??

Do you have their address?

> The mechanics at Tire Kingdom are a collection of lying sacks of shit. I
> wonder how many people have been fraudulently sold hundreds and hundreds of
> dollars worth of un-needed and totally bogus repairs. I do know that the
> Florida Department of Consumer Affairs gets more complaints about auto
> repairs than all other subjects combined.

I think 'totally bogus' is an understatement.  I couldn't buy the PARTS
for that!

I wonder what they would have done for $400.

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