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[sanpaku_backup]

"Hi, I'm calling from Firestone. We took a look at your car... yeah, the struts look bad. Real bad. That'll be $713."

...sound of guts turning in on themselves...

You can never tell with mechanics. Real problem or scammeroo? Who wants to find out the hard way... well, that's what happens when the "roads" around your house would not be out of place on the moon...

One thing that was definitely a scammeroo was this guy from "Primerica" asking me if I was happy with my current job and wanted to look at new ways to get ahead-- their company is expanding! How did you get my name, I asked. "Cole Information Services," whatever that is. How strange.

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I dunno

[flw.livejournal.com]

Did you get it done, yet? Struts? Is the ride lousy? Don't listen to me. It's not gonna crash your car, that's for sure. Did you get it aligned? Get it aligned first, then if the ride is lousy, put new struts on it. But don't listen to me.

Re: I dunno

[sanpaku.livejournal.com]

Too late! The car does have 108,000 miles on it, so I was sort of expecting something like this.

Re: I dunno

[flw.livejournal.com]

108K ... new struts ... that sounds about right. God Bless the Toyota Corporation.