The violation of the Krautmobile contiues. This time by a ghetto backyard mechanic.
The little booger has been leaking coolant for quite some time now. The waterpump was going out. It finally got really bad so I was going to fix it. That's when The Funk and Cakeboy told me about their "mechanic". They said he has done all the work on their cars and he is hella cheap.
Well, i thought what the hell i'll just get this thing fixed really cheap and not have to do any physical labor. I mean it's not like it's a hard job or the parts are that expensive. I've changed the waterpump on my Vette and believe me that is a million times harder than on some little VW. My sources can get the waterpump for like $50 bucks max for a brand new OEM one. I could get a used or knock off for as low as $25! And the work only takes about an hour so I figured at most I would be spending $100, maybe $150 tops if this guy wanted to push it.
Well, this dude just called me and said the car was ready. I asked him how much he wanted for the job and he was all like, "$240." TWO HUNDRED AND FORTY FUCKING DOLLARS! for a crappy little vw waterpump that only takes an hour to replace! He broke it down and said it was $120 for the waterpump and $120 for labor. This guy has some fucking balls. He better have a reciept waiting for me when I pick it up. I don't know where you can get a VW waterpump for $120 unless they are selling pure gold ones somewhere. My Vett'e waterpump only cost $90, and that was with the core charge that was refunded! And $120 for labor? The thing is literally held on by three bolts!
I am kicking myself right now for letting someone else touch my car for something so damn simple. I could have done this myself and spent $50, maybe $65 max if you throw in a case of beer to drink while i'm doing it! As far as i'm concerned this guy is a crook and i'm going to make sure everyone knows it.
4:26 p.m. - 2003-08-28
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