Yesterday, I was on my way home from work on Interstate 95, which is alternately a crawl and a speedway. The driver in front of me tried to change lanes (without signalling, a Philadelphia tradition
) and at the last minute, changed her mind and braked. I tried to stop, but our cars collided. Both the other driver and I were able to walk away. Her car looks waaay better than mine.
However, as the poor car and I were being towed towards home, the tow truck driver mentioned that he did repair work. He said after the insurance company looked at the car, he would see what he could do as far as getting me a decent price. I mentioned about my beloved Mustang convertible, sitting garaged for a year because I can't afford the $1000 Pep Boys wants just to do a diagnostic to find out why the car was/is burning and leaking oil. I had stopped driving it last year rather than cause more damage.
Turns out this guy is a Mustang nut and he offers to look at it, for $60. He calls me last night with the news: for $600 he will do all the repairs that are needed, not only to fix the leak (valve cover gasket and head gasket were both leaking), but to get the car to pass inspection!!!
I'm getting my Mustang back!!!
I am so psyched!
Once it's done, I'll wait a few weeks to make sure I'm satisfied with the quality of work he did, and then I will see about having him fix the T-Bird as well. My gods, we'll actually have 2 running cars again!!!
However, as the poor car and I were being towed towards home, the tow truck driver mentioned that he did repair work. He said after the insurance company looked at the car, he would see what he could do as far as getting me a decent price. I mentioned about my beloved Mustang convertible, sitting garaged for a year because I can't afford the $1000 Pep Boys wants just to do a diagnostic to find out why the car was/is burning and leaking oil. I had stopped driving it last year rather than cause more damage.
Turns out this guy is a Mustang nut and he offers to look at it, for $60. He calls me last night with the news: for $600 he will do all the repairs that are needed, not only to fix the leak (valve cover gasket and head gasket were both leaking), but to get the car to pass inspection!!!
I'm getting my Mustang back!!!
Once it's done, I'll wait a few weeks to make sure I'm satisfied with the quality of work he did, and then I will see about having him fix the T-Bird as well. My gods, we'll actually have 2 running cars again!!!
