past tense buying advice

"MonkeePuzzle" (monkeypuzzle) 04/09/2018 at 09:36 • Filed to: None

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!!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! but during the test drive this convo happened:

monkee: yeah, I think the A/C is dead, it’s certainly not getting cool

seller: nah, it’s fine, it’s working, see *waves hand around*

monkee: umm, it’s the same temp whether the A/C is on or off...

I argued him down a small amount as I could see all the components were there it was likely a leak or some such thing, and lo and behold what do I find on receipt lost inside the car?

labor declined... :(

I guess I at least know where to start on the problem :D

so I guess the buying advice is, if they give you a folder of receipts give ‘em a look through before negotiating, and if you don’t have a folder check throughout the car and maybe a receipt will be lost within.

MonkeePuzzle > MonkeePuzzle 04/09/2018 at 09:44

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also, the discount tire installed tyres appear to still be under warranty. #neat

MonkeePuzzle > MonkeePuzzle 04/09/2018 at 09:46

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one freakin dollar for an A/C line and some money for gas!?!?!??! now I’m gonna have to replace the line, replace the dryer, replace likely other components, refill, find inevitable other leaks, restart process :S

Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo > MonkeePuzzle 04/09/2018 at 09:48

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Wow. A seller not going with the infamous “AC just needs charged” line...

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > MonkeePuzzle 04/09/2018 at 09:48

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That would be units/quantity, not dollars. 1 AC line and 18 quarts of refrigerant I assume.

MonkeePuzzle > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 04/09/2018 at 09:51

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this makes me feel better (but not smarter)

$1 did feel like a steal... :D

MonkeePuzzle > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 04/09/2018 at 09:52

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yes, went with teh far wiser

“NUH UH! YUR WRONG! THIS IS COLD! YOU DONT EVEN KNOW HOW COLD FEELS!”

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > MonkeePuzzle 04/09/2018 at 09:54

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I should have said ounces, not quarts lol. I looked for it and still missed it in the line item. This is how the job sheets look for the techs. Tells them what they need but not what it cost since they don’t care, they just want to fix it.

Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo > MonkeePuzzle 04/09/2018 at 09:56

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Ha! To quote Better Off Ted: “Those are just facts, and facts are just opinions, and opinions can be wrong. The only think that can’t be wrong, is confidence.”

I think the reason the “just needs charged” works so well is because deep inside every one of us wants to believe it.

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 04/09/2018 at 09:58

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Are you trying to fix a fleet of refrigerated semi trailers?! I don’t even think an average commercial building uses that much.

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > Eric @ opposite-lock.com 04/09/2018 at 10:00

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I corrected myself in reply. It didn’t seem right but I am so very dead this morning.

shop-teacher > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 04/09/2018 at 10:02

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When I sold my Roadmaster, with non-working AC, the buyer asked me, “Do you think the AC just needs a recharge?”

I said, “Nope, the compressor is seized, and it doesn’t even have a condenser in it right now, so it definitely needs more than just a charge.” He appreciated my honesty.

Man, I miss that car.

MonkeePuzzle > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 04/09/2018 at 10:19

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HOW did better of ted not get more episodes~!???!

MonkeePuzzle > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 04/09/2018 at 10:20

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^ I too am not for the logic #mondays #hangintherecatposter

Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo > MonkeePuzzle 04/09/2018 at 10:20

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Right!? I take some comfort that it was killed off before it got a chance to get shitty.

MonkeePuzzle > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 04/09/2018 at 10:22

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an ever present risk. a show is good because it slightly deviates from the standard. so the network takes notice of the now popular show, and attempts to get it more viewers by pushing it back to the standard model. show ruined.