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Elson Trinidad
My odometer & trip meter are broken on my '92 SL2. Otherwise the car's
running fine.
The situation is:
I brought it to my local mechanic and while it was at the shop, he called
and told me that he contacted a Saturn dealership and they have a
replacement odometer, but that it costs $600 (!) But he looked at a used
parts source and found one for $80, and he told me to pick up my car and
bring it back in when he orders the part.
After I picked it up, he then told me that it needed a new dashboard (?!?)
which was another $80. Hmmm. The dashboard I have is fine. He then upped the
cost of parts to $160. He also said that my speedometer is broken - but I
insisted it wasn't. And after I picked my car up, the speedometer was
working just fine.
Has anyone here broken their odometer? Is it a simple fix, or is it a
complex one? Is my mechanic trying to rip me off like every other mechanic?
On a tangent:
The next day I noticed a loud gushing air sound coming from my hood while
driving. I thought it was weather-related but it was going on as long as the
car was starting. I pulled over, opened the hood and noticed the air filter
cover was missing! I rushed back to the mechanic and told him the deal with
the air filter. Eventually he found the cover and replaced it back. Ugh.
Dunno if I'm coming back to him.
Any reliable, (relatively) honest mechanics in the Los Angeles area?
running fine.
The situation is:
I brought it to my local mechanic and while it was at the shop, he called
and told me that he contacted a Saturn dealership and they have a
replacement odometer, but that it costs $600 (!) But he looked at a used
parts source and found one for $80, and he told me to pick up my car and
bring it back in when he orders the part.
After I picked it up, he then told me that it needed a new dashboard (?!?)
which was another $80. Hmmm. The dashboard I have is fine. He then upped the
cost of parts to $160. He also said that my speedometer is broken - but I
insisted it wasn't. And after I picked my car up, the speedometer was
working just fine.
Has anyone here broken their odometer? Is it a simple fix, or is it a
complex one? Is my mechanic trying to rip me off like every other mechanic?
On a tangent:
The next day I noticed a loud gushing air sound coming from my hood while
driving. I thought it was weather-related but it was going on as long as the
car was starting. I pulled over, opened the hood and noticed the air filter
cover was missing! I rushed back to the mechanic and told him the deal with
the air filter. Eventually he found the cover and replaced it back. Ugh.
Dunno if I'm coming back to him.
Any reliable, (relatively) honest mechanics in the Los Angeles area?
