From: Greg Pavlov

On 15 Apr 2004 14:50:02 -0700, (BJ Conner)
wrote:

The barber, the mechanic, the mortgage holder etc. all have a price
and you know what it is going in the door.

That is usually true of the barber, somewhat true
of the mortgage holder, and often untrue of the
mechanic.

Basically because the mechanic usually does'nt know the extent of the problem
when you first bring the car in. In MA, they are required to give an estimate
after diagnosis, and must not exceed the estimate by more than 10% without the
express permission of the customer. Maybe I'm just lucky, but I haven't had a
problem with a mechanic in many years.


George Adams

"All good fishermen stay young until they die, for fishing is the only dream of
youth that doth not grow stale with age."
---- J.W Muller