[Christ]

Originally Posted by mhmitszach

Getting my car fixed was a joke. Pretty much had to have it fixed at the shop it was towed to because I got it there for free because my girlfriends brother worked there.

360 dollars later it's running. Drove it around 500 miles, Dad pops the hood. The mechanic ruined the valve gasket and I was leaking oil. Which means, I got to take a picture of my burnt up cams for you. Dad replaced the gasket but managed to lose a bolt and break another one in the top. So he "fixed" it by putting a ton of sealant in place of the bolt...0_o


The mechanic also managed to just straight up remove my splash guard. So I'm going to try and find a large piece of coroplast at some point.

I've been getting fairly decent gas mileage , according to scanguage, driving back and forth between home. 32-35 mpg with no real regard to speed but trying not to brake too much.

Going to try to start keeping track of gas mileage again now that I've got things straightened out and normalized.

I may not be getting great gas mileage but last weekend I drove ~500 miles for free. I actually made 3 dollars in gas... Thumbs up to ride share and having people pay for gas in exchange for a ride!

I feel like I'd have been taking the car back to the mechanic straight away, and either making them fix it, or making them pay the bill to have it fixed at a reputable shop (they obviously aren't, if that's the kind of work they endorse).

Regardless, I wouldn't be going there again.