So today I took my car in to get the valve cover gasket replaced--everything seems ok with the car, but I was informed that the engine cover(?) was missing some bolts. The guy who owns the shop offered to get some bolts for me--he ended up taking one from a minivan in the parking lot. I thought perhaps that was some vehicle they were rebuilding to sell, but what if it was another customer's vehicle, being repaired? I don't know. It does seem a bit sketchy, doesn't it? I suppose that is why the former owner of the car avoided going to certain auto shops to have the routine maintenance done, preferring to go to other more "reputable" auto shops, even if they do cost more money. Does ethnicity play a factor? Can one generalize and say that auto shops operated by ----- can have some questionable practices? It's hard to say...
Labor was $140... for how many hours of work? Should a sub teacher working for 7-8 hours get less than that?
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