Reply #9: Get a SECOND opinion!!!! [View All]

My husband's car kept stalling out. He took it to the dealership and they told him that he needed a new engine which they would supply and install for $5000 for a new engine, $4500 for a rebuilt engine, or $3500 for an engine with 35,000 miles on it.

He took it to another garage and they found that he had loads of water in his gas tank. Repair cost? $7.00 for a can of Dry Gas and $5.00 for a new gas cap (the old one had a crack in it).


I was told that my van had blown a head gasket, but the mechanic who told me that said he didn't do that kind of repair. Took the van to a mechanic who works for the same company my husband does. He listened to the engine for a few seconds and said, "Vacuum hose leak." He fixed it in about one and a half minutes and didn't charge me a dime. The car is running great.

Get another opinion.