THE TALES OF LINDA'S LEMONS

Linda came by to show me her new car: a pale yellow 1986 Nissan Stanza. She just wanted an oil change. She said she was headed to the beach: she and her boyfriend had just made up and were headed for a romantic weekend. Looking under the hood, I remarked that the belts all looked original. Since Nissan recommmends replacement of the belt after 5 years or 50,000 miles, this car needed all belts and hoses by either standard: it had 86,000 miles on it, more importantly it was 10 years old. Anything made of rubber is on a time clock: 10 years and it deteriorates and/or hardens whether you use it or not.
Linda said,"Well, my boyfriend used to put the belts and hoses on my other car. I'll see if he can do it." I told her to make sure he did the timing belt. Nissans usually bend valves when they break a timing belt.
Two weeks later Linda called me. "How much to put a timing belt on my car?"
"$125", I replied.
"Oh, good. The shop here in St. Augustine is telling me all kinds of horrible things: He says I've got to have a new head and things...gonna cost me a grand..."

"Wait a minute!" I said. "You didn't drive that thing until it broke, did you?"
"Yeah..."she said."Beau (the latest boyfriend, I guess) said he replaced all the belts, but I guess he missed that one."
I told her the repair would be fairly expensive, but we could get her by cheaper than the $1000 estimate she'd gotten at the shop in St.Augustine.

Three days and $700 later Linda was back on the road. Her parting remarks: I NEVER THOUGHT BROKEN RUBBER STUFF COULD CAUSE SO MUCH HEARTBREAK!

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LINDA PUTS ON THE BRAKES
LINDA GETS A "FREEBIE"
LINDA LEARNS ABOUT RUBBER
LINDA GOES FRENCH
LINDA DOES EXOTIC CHEMICALS
LINDA'S GRANDMOTHER CRASHES!!!
LINDA BLOWS UP!
LINDA GETS PULLED, THEN JERKED AROUND!
WHO IS LINDA? IS SHE REAL?

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Thank you for visiting the ECONOMECHANIX WEB SITE. Please feel free to comment. We also serve the surrounding communities of Alachua, High Springs, Hawthorne, and Newberry! Gainesville has been my home since 1974, and I've loved Gvl and the Gators since I came here in the fall of 1974 to attend the University of Florida. I loved it so much I stayed and opened my car repair business. Originally it was out of the back of a 1963 Chevrolet wagon, but in 1977 a fellow mechanic and I opened an auto repair shop with actual walls, etc. I stayed in the same location for 26 years, and recently moved my operation to property I bought 15 miles east of Gainesville. I am doing most all the repairs myself now, having reduced my overhead from $1500 per month to practically nothing. I do work by appointment only. I mostly work only on my established customers cars, but I will occasionally take on new clients. E-mail me and I will either make arrangements to look at your car, or I will recommend you to someone who will.
George G. Scott, Jr.