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Local Mechanic Does For $52.27 What Belle Tire Said Cost $1000

By Ben Popken on March 12, 2009 3:34 PM 113 Comments

—>Mechanics are like doctors - it often pays to get a second opinion. When Josh's wife's Jetta failed, Belle Tire said it would cost $1,000 to replace the transmission. When Josh checked it out himself, he saw that it probably just needed to have a cable reattached to the transmission. Belle refused to check it out and insisted that it would cost $1000. So Josh to it a local mechanic, Otto Khim, and they fixed everything for $52.27, a savings of $947.43. Then he drove back to Belle Tire and laughed in their face. His story, inside... More »