On my car, it has this weird super cool thermostat with a handle on it... so if your thermostat goes out... you remove the cover and pull it out by the handle, and in 2 minutes, you are on the road again.
It was the gasket which attaches the thermostat housing to the rest of the engine and cooling system. most likely a 2 dollar part.... 40 bucks because I can no longer do it myself... sheeeeeesh and I even told the guy to use my anti-freeze, not his... so the cost is pure greed.
he was still the cheapest though... 150 from the dealer, 80 from the guy who thinks he can charge dealer prices or more... he bid low this time...
60 from the guys who repair it, but break something else.... so you have to come back....
and my person who originally said 20 bucks.... but when I stood there so he had to use the right gasket and not some sh*t job, I guess he decided to charge me more. I hate being cheated!
actually, all my friends hate working on cars.... I do it because I have too. In the older cars, they were fun to work on... todays cars suck with all the anti pollution and computer this and relay that... these electronic gadgets take out 3 items when one fails... older cars worked better but were bad for the air and our kids.... not to mention us :)
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What gasket needed replacing? I know my valve cover gasket went out when I had Hailey.
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It was the gasket which attaches the thermostat housing to the rest of the engine and cooling system.
most likely a 2 dollar part....
40 bucks because I can no longer do it myself... sheeeeeesh
and I even told the guy to use my anti-freeze, not his...
so the cost is pure greed.
he was still the cheapest though...
150 from the dealer, 80 from the guy who thinks he can charge dealer prices or more... he bid low this time...
60 from the guys who repair it, but break something else.... so you have to come back....
and my person who originally said 20 bucks....
but when I stood there so he had to use the right gasket and not some sh*t job, I guess he decided to charge me more.
I hate being cheated!
The chocolate milk was yummylicious :)
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I do it because I have too.
In the older cars, they were fun to work on...
todays cars suck with all the anti pollution and computer this and relay that...
these electronic gadgets take out 3 items when one fails...
older cars worked better but were bad for the air and our kids.... not to mention us :)
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