I think, too. I could so identify with having car noises that aggravate but not quite enough to get you to the repair shop. I'm glad it seems to have worked out for the best for you. I enjoyed reading this.
I've always found the adventure of car repair to be a ride upon the Wheel of Fortune.
My best case of Uncanny Luck(TM) was when the rust-rotted exhaust pipe connection at the engine completely fell off (Bang!scrape-scrape-scrape-scrape) just before the intersection with an exhaust-and-muffler specialist right there on the corner. And the people there weren't crooked, to boot!
One of the reasons I'm glad both our cars are Toyotas is because the dealer repair shop has a "Service Manager" who actually knows cars, and has done a great job with our vehicles over time.
My husband's former car, a manual-Tx Tercel, started occasionally making a sound like a tin can being crushed when the clutch was depressed. Two previous service managers and their teams (same dealer) found nothing wrong with the car. I convinced my husband to try the service manager I used, and when the sound/situation was described, he had an immediate probable diagnosis. His team fixed the problem, which never recurred. One of this guy's gifts is that descriptions of sounds/sensations actually mean something to him. I'm convinced that other mechanics hear "Blah, blah, whatever," because those diagnostics don't click with them.
Boy, I hope this guy doesn't retire...
The blockade was set up quite close to the dingy, shady little restaurant which I had always sort of expected to burn down sooner or later.Hahahaha! Or actually, ullhhh... I can
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My best case of Uncanny Luck(TM) was when the rust-rotted exhaust pipe connection at the engine completely fell off (Bang!scrape-scrape-scrape-scrape) just before the intersection with an exhaust-and-muffler specialist right there on the corner.
And the people there weren't crooked, to boot!
Glad your turn on the Wheel worked out.
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My husband's former car, a manual-Tx Tercel, started occasionally making a sound like a tin can being crushed when the clutch was depressed. Two previous service managers and their teams (same dealer) found nothing wrong with the car. I convinced my husband to try the service manager I used, and when the sound/situation was described, he had an immediate probable diagnosis. His team fixed the problem, which never recurred. One of this guy's gifts is that descriptions of sounds/sensations actually mean something to him. I'm convinced that other mechanics hear "Blah, blah, whatever," because those diagnostics don't click with them.
Boy, I hope this guy doesn't retire...
The blockade was set up quite close to the dingy, shady little restaurant which I had always sort of expected to burn down sooner or later.Hahahaha! Or actually, ullhhh... I can ( ... )
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