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From: pz@emacs.uucp (Paul Czarnecki)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: dodge omni repair bill
Message-ID: <119@emacs.uucp>
Date: Wed, 3-Jul-85 14:36:27 EDT
Article-I.D.: emacs.119
Posted: Wed Jul  3 14:36:27 1985
Date-Received: Fri, 5-Jul-85 06:25:24 EDT
Organization: CCA Uniworks, Wellesley, MA
Lines: 51


Was I robbed?

1981 Dodge Omni, 63k miles, 2.2l

I had it repaired at the local Dodge Dealer (Silver Lake Dodge,
Wellesley, MA) and I think the bill was way too high.

	Transmission Fluid/Filter      $66.30	;labor
	Check Brakes			70.20	;labor
	Misc Materials			25.95
	Shop Materials			13.65
				       ------
				       176.10

	Coil/Wires Installed		97.50	;labor
	Cables				22.62	;parts
	Coil				30.80	;parts
	Sealer				 4.38	;parts
	Shop Materials			 9.75
	Tax				 2.89
				       ------
				       167.94

Some information first...

I wanted the transmission (manual) fluid replaced because a guy I trust
said Omni trans are bad nwes and should have the fluid replaced
occasionally.  I couldn't do it myself because there was no drain plug!
The was a fill plug up high on the side but no drain.  I presume they
took the side off and watched the fluid spill out.

The brakes (non-power) are much tighter now.  The pedal no longer goes
all the way to the floor and the parking brakes is no longer ornamental.

The second bill was to solve the "stumbling/stalling when wet" problem.
I have had the wires, distributor cap replaced before to no avail.  They
said the bad coil could have caused the cap/wires to fail.  The sealant
was usd to "waterproof the computer"  (can you imagine spraying
scotchguard on your vax? :-)

Was I robbed?  Are these prices reasonable?

					pZ
-- 
-- I was just exhausted from the act of being polite.

   Paul Czarnecki
   Uniworks			decvax!{wanginst!infinet, cca}!emacs!pz
   20 William Street		emacs!pz@cca-unix.ARPA
   Wellesley, MA 02181		(617) 235-2600