Each day, when Paul would talk to them, he was told what they “thought” the problem was in addition to how much it would cost. And each day, they discovered that was NOT the solution.
We got so fed up that Paul told them after nine days that they could try one last thing and then we would pick it up that afternoon.
I went in the pay the $$$$$$ bill and pick up the van. They started it up for me and let me get in. My plan was to pick Paul up at work with it and then we could pick up the car.
Before I could even get out of their parking lot, I knew something was not right.
Not only was the “service engine soon” light on (that happens a lot with this car) but the brake light was also on. After all that money? But I wasn’t about to go back to THAT shop. So I kept going.
That’s when the “service engine soon” light started flashing which even I know is NOT a good thing. *sigh*
Because I was thinking more clearly than I had when we originally dropped off the van at a shop we knew we didn’t entirely trust (but it was close) . . . I was no longer sick . . . we decided to drop the van off at our normal mechanic’s.
Finally we did something right. Because we hadn’t made an appointment, we were at the end of the line. But four days later, we had our van back where it belongs.
I asked our mechanic about our previous repairs and he told us it was an easy fix and it could have all been taken care of for under $200. It’s not fun feeling like someone has taken advantage of you and probably loads of other people.
