nickb2
Wrench. Diagnostic Tech.
Hi guys and girls.
I am a bit early today. Had a huge work eek and nodded off early, so hence, up really early and wanted to share an experience I had a work this week that touched me greatly, but at the same time made me real sad.
So here goes.
A 2006 caddilac CTS RWD with a 3.6l comes in.
I saw this car at least three yrs ago and I told the owner it was shot and to not invest on it. This time, car is back in, have vague history on it, but it is same as I remember, raise vehicle, body crunches, nothing but rust.
No safe place to jack car, everything is rusted through. Now have to put 2700$ down, engine needs major attention and driver window inop, needs new battery etc.
Here is where it gets sad.
The owner of said caddy passed away last yr. Now the client is his widow.
I told her, plz dont invest in this car. She says its the only one she knows how to drive. And it reminds her of her husband.
So I got the go ahead to fix the engine and then fine tune a few things, but there is so much I can do.
Anyway, sometimes, you just got to know when to quit, but in this case, I will fix this caddy as best I can, cuz she like the RD caddy, and she remembers her husband while in it.
My duty is to fix it responsibly. But I feel the car is not safe, however, she is old and frail and may not pose much of a threat.
Even in the car trade, you gets touching stories like this.
Another example, at almost 5pm yesterday, a couple with thier daughter came in from 3 rivers, volvo lost blower motor father could not drive with fogged windows and with windows down at -25c well not a good idea.
Took apart a bit of the dash to get to hit motir, came back to life, told dude, dont turn it off till you get home. That blower is a 7hr job to remove and replace.
Helping is good. But am I helping this elderly lady in keeping a memory, or am I helping my boss make money on a useless POS.
I am a bit early today. Had a huge work eek and nodded off early, so hence, up really early and wanted to share an experience I had a work this week that touched me greatly, but at the same time made me real sad.
So here goes.
A 2006 caddilac CTS RWD with a 3.6l comes in.
I saw this car at least three yrs ago and I told the owner it was shot and to not invest on it. This time, car is back in, have vague history on it, but it is same as I remember, raise vehicle, body crunches, nothing but rust.
No safe place to jack car, everything is rusted through. Now have to put 2700$ down, engine needs major attention and driver window inop, needs new battery etc.
Here is where it gets sad.
The owner of said caddy passed away last yr. Now the client is his widow.
I told her, plz dont invest in this car. She says its the only one she knows how to drive. And it reminds her of her husband.
So I got the go ahead to fix the engine and then fine tune a few things, but there is so much I can do.
Anyway, sometimes, you just got to know when to quit, but in this case, I will fix this caddy as best I can, cuz she like the RD caddy, and she remembers her husband while in it.
My duty is to fix it responsibly. But I feel the car is not safe, however, she is old and frail and may not pose much of a threat.
Even in the car trade, you gets touching stories like this.
Another example, at almost 5pm yesterday, a couple with thier daughter came in from 3 rivers, volvo lost blower motor father could not drive with fogged windows and with windows down at -25c well not a good idea.
Took apart a bit of the dash to get to hit motir, came back to life, told dude, dont turn it off till you get home. That blower is a 7hr job to remove and replace.
Helping is good. But am I helping this elderly lady in keeping a memory, or am I helping my boss make money on a useless POS.