Re: Caveat Emptor
I'm amazed when people tell me they take their cars in for simple "repairs" and then tell me what they paid for simple DIY procedures. One guy was quoted $175 to replace a serpentine belt on his SUV. I took him to Autozone, bought the belt for $17 and had it installed in the parking lot in less than 5 mins.
I used to work on cars for beer $$$ and to save people some $$$. But then you have the people that ruin it for ya when they claim their car is now broken because of some unrelated repair that you did. e.g. You replaced struts and shocks and three weeks later their fuel pump goes out and they blame you????
Thank goodness I'm a car guy and can work on my own stuff!