# Some motherfucker smashed my car window

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**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [March 1, 2010, 9:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-motherfucker-smashed-my-car-window/530842 "2010-03-01T09:11:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Measure\_for\_Measure](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/measure_for_measure/32/557_2.png) [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2010, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-motherfucker-smashed-my-car-window/530842/41 "2010-11-26T02:17:57Z")

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> [@banjoDavid](#):
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> I chose to swallow my pride during the summer and return to the same dealership to have “check engine light work” service. I was working a temp job 3 blocks from the dealer, so I took the car in.  
> They did OK by me this time, so if I need further work, I may go back to them.

Er. Your car is out of warranty. Dealerships have a reputation for expensive repairs, not good service. Perhaps you should look for a good local mechanic.

You live in Chicago. Go to a public library and flip through [Consumer’s Checkbook](http://www.checkbook.org/), which does surveys of local businesses. You could even subscribe if you wanted to support their fine work.

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**Author:** ![banjoDavid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3d9bf3/32.png) [@banjoDavid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/banjoDavid)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2010, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-motherfucker-smashed-my-car-window/530842/42 "2010-11-26T02:33:39Z")

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> [@Measure\_for\_Measure](#):
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> Er. Your car is out of warranty. Dealerships have a reputation for expensive repairs, not good service. Perhaps you should look for a good local mechanic.
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> You live in Chicago. Go to a public library and flip through [Consumer’s Checkbook](http://www.checkbook.org/), which does surveys of local businesses. You could even subscribe if you wanted to support their fine work.

I live in the fantasy world painted by my father of “the car dealer is the place to go.”  
I don’t know much about cars and repairs, and the impotence that that creates is tough. I don’t know how to figure out who to trust with my car.

Thanks for the info

David

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**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2010, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-motherfucker-smashed-my-car-window/530842/43 "2010-11-26T03:21:16Z")

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So far, my best mechanic is from a friend’s recommendation. It is a crapshoot, though (far too much of a crapshoot for the kind of money mechanic work costs).

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**Author:** ![ralph124c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2010, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-motherfucker-smashed-my-car-window/530842/44 "2010-11-26T15:42:46Z")

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Interesting…yes, the last time I had a windshield smashed, I brought the car to a dealer-they simply sent the car to a glass shop, then billed an extra amount to my insurace company.  
Sort of a commission, I guess.

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