# The Light said "Check Engine"...

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-light-said-check-engine/227547>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [February 4, 2004, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-light-said-check-engine/227547 "2004-02-04T22:16:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![Lockseer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a5b964/32.png) [@Lockseer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lockseer)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2004, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-light-said-check-engine/227547/21 "2004-02-05T23:41:38Z")

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> [@Lockseer](#):
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> …Dear Lord. $1600 for everything wrong with my car.

Was supposed to pick up my beloved car today. Turns out when they got to fixing everything, they found that the rear brakes were at “10-15%.”

Sure. If you say so.

Here’s another $160. And they keep my little Prizm for another 24 hours…

Bastards, all.

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