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Originally Posted by estranged4life

My wife once took our ol' beloved battlehorse 1996 Nissan Sentra (bka "The Wildlife Eradicator") to the dealership and they TRIED to have her pay $120 to fix a minor transmission line leak.

She brought the car home, I put it up on jack-stands, climbed under it with only a phillips head screwdriver and fixed THAT leak in less than 30 seconds (Tighten the screw on the hose clamp).

Trust me, mechanics love to try to squeeze that extra dollar from women who don't know a thing about automobiles.

A dealer once had my car for only 6 hours for repairs and charged me for 12 hrs of labor. I told my Dad and he marched down there and tore them a new one. They bill according to the book's time on things but seriously, if I give you my car late morning and take it home early evening, that just ISN'T 12 HOURS! They would only refund me for 3 or 4, I forget exactly how many.

Dad also made them put 2 more new tires on the car when I first bought it. They said they were fine and I didn't need them, he said I'll take it to the registry and they'll put a failed sticker right on it. They gave me the tires. I wish I could be more like that, I am not a good negotiator.

My advice on that Ford would be to trade it in for a Toyota.