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To: Peter Dierks who wrote (15377)	12/7/2006 8:17:03 AM
From: Oral Roberts	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 71588

But as a rule there are far more good shops then bad. Back in the 70's I was a mechanic and our local news show decided to do an expose on shoddy and fraudulent repairs like they had done up in Minneapolis. I actually was involved with 2 of their stops. Every shop they stopped at found the correct problem and fixed it for little money and in a couple of cases free. I was one of the free guys that realized the vacuum modulator on the transmission wasn't working right which causes it not shift making you think the transmission is junk. They had put a plugged vacuum hose on and I blew out the obstruction and put it back on and sent them on their way. Boss was pretty happy when that segment hit the news:)

To: Peter Dierks who wrote (15377)	12/24/2006 1:02:01 PM
From: Alan Smithee	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71588

Most of us could tell some pretty disgusting car repair stories. I drove my car out of the repair shop after an oil change and tire rotation last Saturday morning. Something didn't sound right in the suspension. I got about a mile away and instead of stopping I turned around and drove it back. There were still two lug nuts on one rear wheel. If I had gone much further, the wheel would have fallen off. It had sat outside overnight. the owner of the shop openly wondered if someone had tried to steal the wheel. Attempting to deflect responsibility hurt his respectability. The shop has made some other mistakes. The next minor mistake will terminate the relationship. That sort of thing would never happen at a Les Schwab shop. Although I would prefer Michilens or Dunlops, I buy my tires at Schwab. They have an extensive network of shops, fix flats for free, check air and rotate tires for free and are incredibly responsive. Their signature is to have a guy come running up to greet you and find out what you need you as soon as you drive up. (I'm obviously behind times on this thread. Trying to catch up).