jozjozjoz.com :: brain barf: Final ransom amount: $530 (plus tax)

September 19, 2003

Final ransom amount: $530 (plus tax)

That's right! The car dealership service department is holding my car hostage and I must pay $530 (plus tax) to get it back!

Ok, so I brought it in to do the yearly maintenance ($140). I asked them to check my tires (I knew there was a giant bolt/nail in the spare) and they found giant nails in my spare tire AND my right front tire ($30 to patch). I've had this ongoing problem starting the car & it turns out they have to replace the idle air control valve and clean the throttle body ($360). All of this is including coupons and discounts.

At least my brakes are fine. I shouldn't complain... at least I have a (pretty) nice car to drive my ass around town.

Plus, they're going to wash the sucker for me so it'll be nice and shiny when I get it back. It's the least they can do after sucking me dry.

I mean $530 is enough to fly one of my cabana boys out for a weekend... you know?

Posted by jozjozjoz at September 19, 2003 11:12 AM | TrackBack

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Damnit. You're scaring me. I need to take my car in for the 15k maintenance soon. The dashboard light is taunting me.

Posted by: OutOutBlogger at September 19, 2003 11:47 AM

you have my empathy - my 93 STS is at 170,000 miles, and just cried for a new fuel pump, which meant dropping the gas tank and replacing the entire pump/filter/fuel gauge assembly (since it's all one piece.) until the occasional service/repair charges exceed the annual payment expenses of a new vehicle, i'm keeping my 300 horsepower luxury car.

hope you don't have to ransom your baby again, anytime soon.

Posted by: keith at September 19, 2003 05:17 PM

Don't forget... that's $530 in non-sequential unmarked bills.

Posted by: Iki at September 19, 2003 06:39 PM

Damn. My car goes in sometime next month and it pulls to the right even after getting the tires checked and rotated plus aligned. You are scaring me!!!

Posted by: Rachel in Alaska at September 20, 2003 01:05 PM

sigh. I feel for you - I went through that 2 months ago - but much worse. I hate car problems more than anything in the world.

Posted by: eve at September 21, 2003 10:08 PM

Since when have I ever been a cabana boy?

It's cabana MAN, damnit.

Posted by: Mike at September 23, 2003 03:04 PM