Not $400, but $43
@GardenGerty (160879)
United States
August 22, 2020 9:21am CST
A couple of weeks ago the air conditioning in our car quit working. Bob at first thought it was "something" that I do not remember. He called about the part and was told the part alone would be $400.
He did some reading, and trouble shooting, and checked some fuses. Still no AC.
Bob bought the appropriate freon for our car at Wal Mart--$43. They would charge $100 per tank to put it in. He spent a couple of days trying but could not do it. He talked with Sid.
So yesterday, after doctor appointments, etc. we stopped by and saw Sid. It took about five minutes to put it in, and Sid did not want to be paid.
I am glad to report we now have AC in our car, for $43, not $400.
Good part of our week.
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16 responses
@snowy22315 (181948)
• United States
22 Aug 20
That's awesome. I wish I knew "Sid."
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@GardenGerty (160879)
• United States
26 Aug 20
Everyone needs a "Sid" in their life.
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@snowy22315 (181948)
• United States
26 Aug 20
@GardenGerty Yeah, they do! I had a friend and also a former roommate who was kind of a Sid, and my son was too, but both are not available now.
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@GardenGerty (160879)
• United States
28 Aug 20
@LadyDuck ONly worked a little while. Not going to be $400 to fix it, though.
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@LadyDuck (471968)
• Switzerland
26 Aug 20
@GardenGerty Unfortunately I have read that it did not work.
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@cherriefic (10399)
• Philippines
22 Aug 20
That's a huge difference in price! Good thing you were able to save.
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@GardenGerty (160879)
• United States
26 Aug 20
There is another problem as well, but it is not the $400 one.
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@GardenGerty (160879)
• United States
26 Aug 20
It did not fix all of the problem, but we definitely do not need the $400 part.
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@GardenGerty (160879)
• United States
26 Aug 20
It helped, but there is something else wrong. However it will not cost $400.
@Downwindz (2537)
• Netherlands
26 Aug 20
That is one amazing job done saving on repairs! I always love it when it is something that we can easily fix ourselves or with the help from friends.
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@GardenGerty (160879)
• United States
28 Aug 20
It was a good save. We still need more stuff.
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@Downwindz (2537)
• Netherlands
29 Aug 20
@GardenGerty that is the thing, it never seems to have an end to what we actually need.
@changjiangzhibin89 (16784)
• China
23 Aug 20
Oh, $43 and $400 are poles apart ! It seems to be a piece of cake for Sid.Who is Sid ?
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@GardenGerty (160879)
• United States
26 Aug 20
Sid is a man who in the evenings, after working his mechanical job in a manufacturing plant comes home and does car mechanic work. He has a completely fitted out shop with even a lift. It seems we still need another part, but it is far from $400.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16784)
• China
27 Aug 20
@GardenGerty Oh,I see.They do that as a sideline.
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@GardenGerty (160879)
• United States
26 Aug 20
We do have a/c in the pickup truck. The car still needs a little more but it is only driven a little bit until we do.
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@GardenGerty (160879)
• United States
28 Aug 20
@simone10 The $400 part would be the compressor, It seems to be the "clutch" on the a/c.
@simone10 (54187)
• Louisville, Kentucky
27 Aug 20
@GardenGerty Back in the 80s, the a/c in my car went out. I wasn't lucky for it to be freon but I forget now what was wrong with it, a compressor I think. I was divorced and raising two kids alone, so I couldn't afford to get it fixed. That year, our summer was one of the hottest, and I was miserable. I drove that car around for many years after and never was able to afford to fix the a/c.
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@GardenGerty (160879)
• United States
26 Aug 20
Nope. Only partial fix. We do need another part, but it is not the $400 one.
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@GardenGerty (160879)
• United States
26 Aug 20
Turns out the freon did not fix it, but we still do not need the $400 part, so that is good.
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@andriaperry (117130)
• Anniston, Alabama
22 Aug 20
Oh yeah, they rip people off all in the name of cool.
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@GardenGerty (160879)
• United States
26 Aug 20
And sometimes people have no idea what they are doing, and charge you for something you do not need.
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@GardenGerty (160879)
• United States
26 Aug 20
Yes, he is a friend as well as a mechanic.
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