Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83 SMI; site emacs.uucp Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!whuxlm!harpo!decvax!cca!emacs!pz 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