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- From: imam@crayola.rutgers.edu (Adil S. Imam)
- Newsgroups: rec.autos.tech
- Subject: Honest Tech (WAS: Re: SENTRA Wipers, help...)
- Message-ID: <Aug.23.01.10.47.1992.4011@crayola.rutgers.edu>
- Date: 23 Aug 92 05:10:47 GMT
- References: <714402092.F00001@blkcat.UUCP>
- Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J.
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- In article <714402092.F00001@blkcat.UUCP>
- Steve.Kaess@f417.n109.z1.fidonet.org (Steve Kaess) writes:
-
- I Wrote:
- >>
- >> The wipers and the windshield washer on my 85 Sentra died.
- >> The
- >> technician at a local workshop...
-
- [Details Deleted]
-
- >> ... I was pretty happy about the quick fix.
-
- [Tech's diagnosis deleted]
-
- >> So, I think, I should replace the relay.
- >> Where is the relay?
-
- To which Steve Kaess replied:
-
- > HEY!!!
- > it sounds like you found a skilled and honest tech who tried to save
- > you some money and do a quick fix. I think you should go back to
- > him and let him earn some money. While I KNOW where the relay is
- > I decline to disclose the information. Automotive pros have bills
- > to pay just like you do.
- >
-
- Actually, the technician in question IS a very honest and skilled
- person and I recommend his place to anyone who asks. I know that I am
- quite fortunate in this respect since I have had some experience with
- the "other" kind of mechanics [Who, in my book, rate close to car
- salespeople]. What I didn't write in my original post was that they
- had already earned some money on that day since they had changed the
- oil/oil-filter and replaced 3 tires (the 4th one is in good condition
- and the tread pattern is the same as the new ones) on my car. Now, I
- think that it is ethical if I take his advice and try to change the
- relay (after I find it, i.e.) for the wipers. The technician, by
- trying the "quick-fix" method created a sense of good will and made a
- loyal customer (a smart move). I, on the other hand, am trying to
- save some money (also not un-smart, IMHO). Do you still think that I
- should get it done by him? Is it unethical if I do it myself?
-
- -Adil
- --
- Adil Imam
- Computer Science,
- Rutgers University,
- New Brunswick, New Jersey.
-