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I hope he would be smarter than to buy some crap part to put in my car.
I mean, he does this stuff for a living...you'd think he'd know where to shop and where not to shop.
Well, before I pass judgement on the man in regards to parts and where he got them from--- I'd have to ask--- Was this car repaired "on the side". Did you get the man to fix your car for free (his labor), telling him you ain't had no money, or just a little money? Did he buy the part? Did you buy the part, but were limited in finances? Alternator purchased from NAPA verses alternator from Auto Zone, it might cost nearly double from NAPA. If this guy repaired your car as a favor and from reading the thread it seems as if that is what went on.
Well as the old saying goes-----
Good work ain't cheap, and cheap work ain't good.
$20 battery-- I can't imagine getting any battery, rebuilt, blem, factory second, whatever for $20. It's a pay me now or later deal. You need to have the bargain basement battery checked. The alternator failing could cause the battery to fail, specially a $20 one. Then get a good battery, doesn't have to cost $100 but it does need to have enough reserve capacity to run your car. Heck, a battery for a riding lawn mower cost more than $20.
Yes, he repaired it at his house, but I paid for him to do it. Even though he's family (basically) I don't expect for him to do things for free. As for the battery, I bought it with the battery in it. As soon as he saw it he told me that I needed to get a new one because the one I had was junk. Obviously the battery is really junk because I found a site online that says that once your battery light comes on your car should run at least an hour (from the battery) before breaking down. Mine ran about 25 minutes.
I hope he would be smarter than to buy some crap part to put in my car.
Well, before I pass judgement on the man in regards to parts and where he got them from--- I'd have to ask--- Was this car repaired "on the side". Did you get the man to fix your car for free (his labor), telling him you ain't had no money, or just a little money? Did he buy the part? Did you buy the part, but were limited in finances? Alternator purchased from NAPA verses alternator from Auto Zone, it might cost nearly double from NAPA. If this guy repaired your car as a favor and from reading the thread it seems as if that is what went on.
Well as the old saying goes-----
Good work ain't cheap, and cheap work ain't good.
$20 battery-- I can't imagine getting any battery, rebuilt, blem, factory second, whatever for $20. It's a pay me now or later deal. You need to have the bargain basement battery checked. The alternator failing could cause the battery to fail, specially a $20 one. Then get a good battery, doesn't have to cost $100 but it does need to have enough reserve capacity to run your car. Heck, a battery for a riding lawn mower cost more than $20.
Yes, he repaired it at his house, but I paid for him to do it. Even though he's family (basically) I don't expect for him to do things for free. As for the battery, I bought it with the battery in it. As soon as he saw it he told me that I needed to get a new one because the one I had was junk. Obviously the battery is really junk because I found a site online that says that once your battery light comes on your car should run at least an hour (from the battery) before breaking down. Mine ran about 25 minutes.
