Dale’s Service

Since the warranty’s expired, I’m loathe to take it into the dealership and get repairs done. Only because 1) they’ll try to sell me a new car and 2) it doesn’t qualify for cash for clunkers (Hurry folks, if the $ 2 billion more passes the house/​senate it’ll be gone in two weeks).
So when the engine light came on one, two or three months ago, I consulted the manual. Take it in «soon» if it wasn’t flashing – it wasn’t. So I procrastinated, got the oil changed and tranny serviced at the drive through place hoping that would do the trick. It didn’t.
On Friday, a friend recommended this place. On Monday morning hub and I stopped on way to work w/​out a prior appt or phone call. They took it right then and there and had it done by 5. It didn’t cost an arm and a leg, just an arm. Car jock showed us the faulty parts that were replaced, an oxygen sensor was the culprit. It runs much better. And all for less than a month’s new car payment.