Dead Car, Fixed Car
Posted on February 1, 2007
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Yesterday, my car died. Thankfully, I found a good mechanic who worked on her today and revived her. After replacing my battery several weeks ago, the car decided not to start again yesterday morning. It appeared to be the same problem as the last time except, this time, my battery was only weeks old. I doubted that I could have two dud batteries in the twelve months that I’ve owned this car for. It was, I suspected, the alternator.
My suspicion turned out to be correct. After calling around to get information on several auto shops, I finally decided to entrust CanTrust Auto Repair with the care of my car. They worked fast, and were (relatively) inexpensive. They diagnosed the problem within an hour, and were done the repairs in only a few hours. I’m very happy with the service I received from John and his crew, and I’m definitely considering making CanTrust my regular auto shop when I need tune-ups and repairs.
I’ve got a new alternator (well, technically, it’s rebuilt, since they couldn’t find a new one–parts for my car seem to be almost all specialty parts) with a two year warranty, and I got them to put in my new spark plugs and alternator belt since the car was already in their shop. It wasn’t exactly the cheapest repair in the world, but having called around before taking my car it, I’m confident that I didn’t get screwed. It cost what it cost because that’s what it costs, not because the shop was trying to squeeze me dry. If nothing else, the ‘87 Integra will ride another day; and she’ll probably do it with greater fuel efficiency since some of the things that weren’t in peak condition now are.
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