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bru
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Need Car Fixed
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Apr 10 03:24 UTC 2002 |
Okay. If I decide to get this car fixed, I need to have it done cheap. Does
anybody know a good indepenent Mechanic who can do the work inexpensively here
in Ann Arbor?
There is no hurry, if they need to take the time to do it over several weeks
adn it will save me money, I have no problem with that.
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mdw
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response 1 of 31:
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Apr 10 05:08 UTC 2002 |
What kind of car? What's the trouble with it?
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jazz
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response 2 of 31:
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Apr 10 15:52 UTC 2002 |
Jim at Conley's in Ypsilanti. Book ahead; the word's already out that
he's good.
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happyboy
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response 3 of 31:
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Apr 10 16:11 UTC 2002 |
useta live nextdoor to conley's...word, they're good. pretty nice
folks as well.
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void
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response 4 of 31:
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Apr 10 18:40 UTC 2002 |
Steve Steeb in Ann Arbor is a good mechanic, but I have no idea whether
he's cheap. He usually has a four-to-six week waiting list.
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gull
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response 5 of 31:
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Apr 10 19:21 UTC 2002 |
"Ann Arbor" and "cheap" don't usually go together...
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jep
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response 6 of 31:
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Apr 10 20:16 UTC 2002 |
If you can get the car to Tecumseh, or you have AAA Plus, you can go to
Barron's in Tecumseh. They're cheap and do good work. 517-423-1309.
They're replacing the alternator and battery on my pickup right now,
and it'll cost me around $200 total.
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mdw
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response 7 of 31:
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Apr 10 22:24 UTC 2002 |
Steve Steeb is great, but only if you have an american car (or an MG).
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polygon
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response 8 of 31:
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Apr 10 22:49 UTC 2002 |
We like Main Street Motors in Ann Arbor.
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flem
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response 9 of 31:
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Apr 11 13:01 UTC 2002 |
My family gets all their repairs from Jack at the Marathon at Maple and
Miller.
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ric
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response 10 of 31:
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Apr 11 14:10 UTC 2002 |
"Cheap"? You get what you pay for, often. Just remember that.
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orinoco
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response 11 of 31:
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Apr 11 14:16 UTC 2002 |
The Great Undatable One has good things to say about the same Marathon station
that flem's reccomending.
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mary
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response 12 of 31:
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Apr 11 15:46 UTC 2002 |
Japanese Auto Professionals, on Main at the railroad tracks. I
won't buy a car they won't do.
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void
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response 13 of 31:
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Apr 11 16:05 UTC 2002 |
A friend's mom swears by Weaver's Marathon at Packard & Stadium.
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jmsaul
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response 14 of 31:
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Apr 11 17:24 UTC 2002 |
Japanese Auto Professionals is great.
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gull
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response 15 of 31:
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Apr 11 18:17 UTC 2002 |
Re #12: I have a friend with an immortal Accord that swears by them.
I'll definately go there when I need major work done on my Civic.
(Hopefully that won't be until it reaches its scheduled timing belt
change.)
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jared
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response 16 of 31:
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Apr 11 18:19 UTC 2002 |
I guess next time my mr2 breaks down that's where to go.
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remmers
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response 17 of 31:
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Apr 11 19:19 UTC 2002 |
I'll third the endorsement for Japanese Auto Professionals.
Very competent, and they don't try to gouge you by selling
you things you don't need. Of course, the limitation is that
they only service, um, Japanese autos.
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jmsaul
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response 18 of 31:
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Apr 11 19:33 UTC 2002 |
Right, which is why I can't go there any more. Unless I get a Subaru WRX,
which I'm considering.
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slynne
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response 19 of 31:
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Apr 11 20:27 UTC 2002 |
Howard Cooper is pretty good if you have a VW
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bru
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response 20 of 31:
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Apr 12 03:43 UTC 2002 |
I thought they expanded to Saturns as well. Main Street Motors is Good, but
tehy are expensive. Keep in mind I am looking for inexpensive, it doesn't
even have to bea licensed mechanic as long as they have a good reputation.
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mdw
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response 21 of 31:
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Apr 12 03:52 UTC 2002 |
If they're good, you should *expect* they have a license - think about
the sort of person who would work on a complete stranger's car for less
money than the market rate of the work being done, but can't be bothered
to fill out some paperwork and get the proper license from the state.
Probably such a person wouldn't bother to get insurance in case
something happens to your car while they're working on it.
The biggest complaint about Japanese Auto Professionals that I have is
that they're very busy, and they have a really teeny lot & building - simply
parking there during the day to get a car looked at can be a challenge.
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other
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response 22 of 31:
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Apr 12 11:18 UTC 2002 |
Another voice for Japanese Auto Professionals. They have no parking, so
they want to get your car done and back to you as soon as humanly
possible, which is in marked contrast to some other operations I've dealt
with.
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bru
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response 23 of 31:
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Apr 12 18:55 UTC 2002 |
I have known some really good garage mechanics who liked to work on cars just
for fun, not for any profit. I just don't know any right now. Adn as I said,
cost is the over-riding factor. I just got stiffed by a company with a lot
of approval and good mechanics, licensed, and insured. They turned me loose
with a car that is in no condition to be driven very far, and they don't care.
Can someone else do any worse?
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mdw
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response 24 of 31:
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Apr 13 05:44 UTC 2002 |
"Worse?" You are joking, right? In the vast spectrum of possible
outcomes, there are definitely *far* more nightmarish worst cases, and
you came off relatively scott-free. You have your health, your car, and
it didn't take years to sort out, or cost an arm and a leg, either
figuratively or literally.
Yes, there *are* people who enjoy working on things "for fun". It
doesn't necessarily follow that it's fair to ask them to work for a
discount. Generally speaking, if they're competent and sane, they learn
to say "no" pretty quickly. The few who haven't have 20 years of
backlog to catch up on.
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