Do you trust your MECHANIC?
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Ring Ring...
Michelle: Hello.
Caller: Hi, is Michelle Dipalma there please?
M: This is her.
C: Hi Michelle, Alan here from Joe blow auto care. looking at your car, you brought it in for an alignment and a tune up.
M: Yes I did.
C: Well we found a few more problems and wanted to run them by you to make sure you want them done.
M: Okay.
C: First of all, the headlights. The headlight fluid is a little low. We're going to need to top that off.
M: How much is that going to cost?
C: That'll probably be... about... well depends, do you want the halogen fluid or the regular?
M: The halogen is better?
C: Yeah.
M: Okay, and you said that was about $30?
C: Yeah... each headlight.
M: Oh... so $60. Well, okay, we can go ahead and do that.
C: Good call Michelle, I'll mark that off. now the tires: I don't even know how this happened. It's weird. Somehow the left tires got on the right and the right tires got on the left. Do you want us to switch those back for you?
M: Yeah, is that dangerous?
C: Oh yeah, but be thankful that the front weren't on the back and the back weren't on the front. That could cause a real headache.
M: Oh gosh! How does that happen?
C: Well, sometimes the servicemen get confused.
M: How much is that going to cost?
C: About $50... per tire.
M: per tire?
C: Yeah, but we don't need to do the spare though. We can leave that one alone.
M: Oh, so we don't need to do the spare, so $200?
C: Yeah, but you'll be glad you did it. Imagine going down the highway and all of sudden. Whamo!!
M: Oh no!
C: Yeah... big problems.
M: Alright, we can do that.
C: And the biggest problem here... my guy checked it out... and again I don't know how this happened. Actually it could have happened last time you had it in for service somewhere. Someone removed the transmission.
M: The transmission?
C: Yeah, it's just gone.
M: But don't I need that?
C: Yeah, it improves gas mileage.
M: Ohhhh.
C: You really need one though; do you want us to install one for you?
M: Well yes, if I really need one. But how much is that going to cost me?
C: Well it's going to be a bit. Actually, if I were you, I'd get two of them for this type of car.
M: Okay. two. How much is that going to be?
C: Well, how often do you go in reverse?
M: Just when I back out of the driveway, I guess.
C: Well can you park on the street, maybe?
M: Yeah, I could probably do that.
C: Because without a reverse function, you could probably save a bit of money, especially if you're getting two transmissions.