First of all, having removed the caliper from the car, this meant that I was without transport. One could argue that I should not have driven the car in the first place - however, the service of picking up the car from its owner and then test driving it under every day circumstances, is not a service offered by too many repairers, but it provides me with an opportunity to assess the condition of the car and convey my findings to the owner,and, whatsmore, there is no charge to the owner for my time to pick up, petrol costs of being driven there - hmm...a pretty fair deal. Right, as I said, I was without transport stuck at Glenorie, with the nearest wrecker being at Parramatta.
So, say I trot off to the wrecker. At least an hour in travelling time - well, more than likely closer to an hour and a half, and then having to wait for the required part to be found, and then there is every chance that the replacement item would have been no better, and how much would the wrecker have charged ? $50.00, $80.00 ? Plus travelling time ? Or, alternatively, had I ordered the part over the phone, I would have had to wait for God knows how long (next day perhaps ?), no transport, really......
Absolutely, the way I handled this was by far the best and most efficient and money saving way. Regards Styria
I know which was the better solution for the owner of the car.
