Jon Gabriel wrote:
> Just thought I'd poke my head in and say hello.
> Have been skimming the archives in my perma-lurker email account for the
> past few days. I'm happy to see that the list seems a lot less drama-prone
> than it was three years ago. :)
> So what's new with everyone?
Jon--
Hi. Good to hear from you again.
Was the drama three years ago? I
thought it was further back.
Something new that's happened? ...
O.K., so today I was driving the Saturn that
used to be my daughter's, until she got a newer
car and it got in an accident. Anyway, one of
the plastic rear quarter panels is half shattered,
and covered with duct tape.
This guy comes up to me in a store parking lot,
gives me his card, and says that he can get a
panel from his junkyard for $50, paint it to
match and fix it cheap. (The car is an SL series,
and the panels aren't for sale outside of junkyards
and such. I'd expected to pay $80 to $100, but
haven't got around to getting one yet.)
He gives me his card, says to call and "ask for Mike",
shakes my hand, and goes off to talk to the next
car owner with minor body damage. So maybe he's
just being resourceful in drumming up business in
a poor economy?
Except: The name on the card was "Louis", and the
address given is in the middle of a residential
area where there are definitely no body shops.
So is he an honest gray-market operator? (Pays no
taxes, but delivers.) Or would I never get the
car back? Or would I get it back, with a quarter
panel that he stole the night before off of someone
else's Saturn?
---David
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