Half Empty/Half Full

[ladysprite]

On the one hand, I didn't need the surprise of $798 worth of repair work on my car when all I was planning to do was take it in for its every-30,000-mile service.

On the other hand, a $798 repair bill is much better than dying in a traffic accident, and I'd rather find out the front brakes were shot to hell when I brought it in for service than, say, on the highway at 70 mph. Especially 2 days before a major road trip.

Also, Saturn of Medford gains major kudos for being genuinely nice. The routine service also turned up a couple of cosmetic problems - nothing life-threatening, but the sort of thing that just make driving more irksome. We had to decline having them fixed today, for financial reasons, and apparently they made the executive decision to fix at least one of them at no charge. That went a long way towards turning today's vehicular upkeep experience from a source of further stress and misery to one that was at least somewhat positive.

It could be worse. It could have been much worse.

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For the record, if other vehicle maintenance/repair stuff crops up feel free to contact me. If it something I can do, I'd be willing to work out a something for the cost of parts plus baked goods/home cooked dinner (and maybe gas to get there).

[auntiemame67.livejournal.com]

What year Saturn is it?

I am also really please to hear that they fixed your extras gratis. *That's* the Saturn customer service I bought my baby for, and in recent years, I thought it had all gone the way of the dinosaur. It is wonderful to know someone's still living up to the way Saturn was supposed to do business.

I'm sorry I've been out of touch, hon, my stuff is chaos, too. But know I am always here, sending my love and hugs.

[redfishie.livejournal.com]

sorry to hear about the car - something similar happened to me recently, and in the end, thankfully nothing failed while driving.

[ladymondegreen.livejournal.com]

I'm glad to hear they've kept you from a potential accident. I hope the budget can withstand the strain.

*hugs*

[multigeek.livejournal.com]

Last I heard, GM was closing Saturn down, so I don't know what will happen to your local dealership. Finding a trustworthy car repair shop is tricky; I hope you can stick with this one.