Those evil capitalists
I am once again disappointed in the behavior of some local businessmen. Today I took my car in for servicing at Toyota of Walnut Creek. The initial estimate for the service was $235.00. When all was said and done the final bill was $233.58. Plus they gave me a free ride back home and picked me up when the car was done. Even worse they were exactly on time! How can I rant and rave about that? It's just not fair. Then, to make matters worse I decided to stop and get new tires for my car. The Toyota dealership noticed a screw in one tire and I had been noticing a slow leak, 5 pounds pressure per week, in another. So, I figured, what the heck I'll get new tires at Big O Tires right down the block from the house. The owner, Ed, refused to sell me new tires! He said there was nothing wrong with the ones I had and he could easily fix them up just fine for $20.00 and I should get at least another 10,000 miles out of them. Hey, whatever happened to that traditional American greed, whatever happened to gouging lying mechanics? I'm crushed... Again. :-)