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Aug. 6th, 2015 05:00 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
the_rckI called the first auto repair place, the one recommended by people we know and trust, and found out that I lacked a bit of information that would make a huge difference-- I needed to know whether or not the catalytic converter had fallen off, too, because that adds at least $1000 to the job.
I talked to Scott a little later, and he told me that, yes, the catalytic converter fell off. So I called the first guy back. He told me that it would be between $1700 and $2000, including labor and depending on whether or not he could save any parts from the old catalytic converter. (Scott thinks not because he says he's been getting error messages from the sensors in question for a while.)
The second place I called wouldn't be pinned down to any sort of estimate except to say that the catalytic converter added $1000 to the cost, whatever that cost might be.
The third place, I got an answering machine. Maybe they'll call back; maybe they won't.
The fourth place said $1300, but I'm not sure that I believe it as it sounds very low.
And I've gotten nothing else accomplished this afternoon, no writing, no link finding, no reading even. I did do the dishes, but that only took ten minutes, so I'm not sure I count it as a victory.
Scott claims that my laptop should be able to run Mountain Lion, that it did once before (which puzzles me). I have no idea.
I talked to Scott a little later, and he told me that, yes, the catalytic converter fell off. So I called the first guy back. He told me that it would be between $1700 and $2000, including labor and depending on whether or not he could save any parts from the old catalytic converter. (Scott thinks not because he says he's been getting error messages from the sensors in question for a while.)
The second place I called wouldn't be pinned down to any sort of estimate except to say that the catalytic converter added $1000 to the cost, whatever that cost might be.
The third place, I got an answering machine. Maybe they'll call back; maybe they won't.
The fourth place said $1300, but I'm not sure that I believe it as it sounds very low.
And I've gotten nothing else accomplished this afternoon, no writing, no link finding, no reading even. I did do the dishes, but that only took ten minutes, so I'm not sure I count it as a victory.
Scott claims that my laptop should be able to run Mountain Lion, that it did once before (which puzzles me). I have no idea.
