Car Repairs

[dragontypewyvern@midwest.social]

"Estimate"

[grumpyduckling@sh.itjust.works]

Depends on the laws in your state

[grumpyduckling@sh.itjust.works]

Not really that hard if you've touched a car in the past 25 years.

[curbstickle@lemmy.dbzer0.com]

To an extent. If its not able to be safely driven, they are supposed to require you to have it properly transported (towed or on a flatbed depending on condition).

Actually got to see the cops called over that once.

[meowmix2525@lemm.ee]

What part of the car?

[unforeseen@sh.itjust.works]

The front fell off you see

[grabtharshammer@lemmy.world]

Far far away? Bill in dollars? Lol not without your car

[hossenfeffer@feddit.uk]

The front fell off?

[fredselfish@lemmy.world]

Transmission due to code P0734: Gear 4 incorrect ratio.

[dan@upvote.au]

That's a lot more difficult than investing in alternatives to cars.

[zoopzezoop@lemmy.world]

Yep. Right off. We had a funeral and everything.

[zoopzezoop@lemmy.world]

I touched it, but got sent away. It said it was a 2006. How was I supposed to know it was a 2008?

[lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com]

Location-dependent. Not all localities allow shops to hold a vehicle hostage.

[lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com]

Ahh, 1963. Classic PopSci...

[lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com]

laughs in DIY

[curbstickle@lemmy.dbzer0.com]

Thats fair, its definitely a YMMV.

[genosseflosse@feddit.org]

Well it's get easier the more guillotines are set up in the town squares...

[admetus@sopuli.xyz]

Yep, inspect is normally £20-£40, they give you the cost of repair and it stays at that cost. If they discover yet another problem, they don't force you to undergo the repair.

It is permitted for non-certified (MOT) cars to go to and from a mechanic so you can space out repairs over a month or more if needed.

Source: my friend bought a decades old Volvo so he tends to have LOTS of trouble keeping it in a reasonable state on his general wages.

[meowmix2525@lemm.ee]

Hm. Worth a shot? Here's the $20 part they recommend. Guy even wrote up a pretty decent tutorial, assuming you know your way around a jack and a wrench.

[wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world]

"why do I have all these parts left over?"