Car is Fixed... Again
By DE
@DaddyEvil (151064)
United States
June 18, 2025 11:15am CST
The mechanic who originally fixed my car in December came over this morning and started checking to see if he could find any problems... The only thing he could find was the battery was completely dead. The mechanic said it didn't even have a "spark of life" in it anymore.
He took the battery out and got a brand new one and installed it for me, then moved the car and wouldn't take anything for the help. He said to drive it like I normally do and if there's a problem, call him back.
He's a very nice man. I was pleased with his work rebuilding the motor and helping me now. 
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17 responses
@MarieCoyle (45119)
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17h
At least the battery was under warranty, that's good. I'm glad you have a good garage mechanic available to you, that's often a hard thing to find these days.
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@DaddyEvil (151064)
• United States
17h
We have two garages that we call, depending on which one has time to work on our car... Thanks.
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@MarieCoyle (45119)
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14h
@DaddyEvil
Where I used to live, I had a great car repair garage. Finding a good one up here was difficult, I finally did. And happily, it's not far away, that's the best part.
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@DaddyEvil (151064)
• United States
14h
@MarieCoyle It's always nice to find a good garage and have the money to pay them.
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@LadyDuck (476628)
• Italy
1h
@DaddyEvil - We were lucky so far with our batteries. The battery inside our Ford Fiesta (car built in Japan by Mazda) lasted 13 years.
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@DaddyEvil (151064)
• United States
1h
@LadyDuck This is the second Buick LaSabre we've owned and both of them kill batteries within two years. Their batteries are more expensive than the ones that go in other cars here. We pay $200 for them where most car batteries cost $100... We always get the two year warranty with our battery so they're normally covered and we don't buy them after the first one.
When we had a Ford Mustang, the battery for it only lasted two years, too, but it was one of the $100 batteries. We always bought the warranty with them and only paid for the first battery.
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@DaddyEvil (151064)
• United States
1h
Thanks. That's what the mechanic said, too.
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@allknowing (147689)
• India
11h
NIce to have such people around who are helpful
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@allknowing (147689)
• India
8h
@DaddyEvil I have my computer technician and a few others who are always there to lend a hand
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@DaddyEvil (151064)
• United States
5h
We've been wanting to go get some pizza and we can tomorrow since we don't have to stay home waiting on the workmen. We'll also buy some groceries tomorrow, too.
@lovebuglena (46799)
• Staten Island, New York
7h
Good that your car is working again. I hope this new battery won’t have any issues.
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@DaddyEvil (151064)
• United States
7h
Thanks. I hope it doesn't have any issues, too.
I'd like to make some short trips but don't want to be left stranded somewhere.
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@AliCanary (3322)
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7h
Wow, that's amazing that you have a mechanic who would come over to your house, not to mention fixing the car and charging naught for it. What a nice person!
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@DaddyEvil (151064)
• United States
7h
He is really nice and I was happy he came to check and fix the car. He checked the charging system while he was here and verified it was working fine.
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@DaddyEvil (151064)
• United States
7h
@AliCanary Thanks... We've had a lot of work done on it recently. I hope we don't have any more trouble.
@AliCanary (3322)
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7h
@DaddyEvil that's good! I hope you don't have any more car trouble.
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@DaddyEvil (151064)
• United States
8h
He didn't think so... The battery wouldn't hold a charge when he tried to jumpstart it. He just took it out and got a new one and put in.
@DaddyEvil (151064)
• United States
8h
Yes, he is. Sometimes he's a little too passionate about the cars he works on.
Thanks.
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@DaddyEvil (151064)
• United States
13h
We're really happy with this guy and the work he's been doing for us.
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@DaddyEvil (151064)
• United States
13h
Thanks... We were really upset. We spent too much money rebuilding the motor for it to still have problems.
@DaddyEvil (151064)
• United States
8h
He told me to use it like normal and, if any problems develop, call him and he'll come back. I really hope so, too.
It will make me worry for a while about us getting left stranded somewhere, though.
@RasmaSandra (86093)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
14h
Glad you have a working car again,
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@DaddyEvil (151064)
• United States
14h
That's what we paid at Christmas for the new battery that just kicked the bucket. I'm glad we got a warranty on it.
It's not often you get a good mechanic.
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@DaddyEvil (151064)
• United States
8h
Yes, it is... I didn't like him the first time I had to call them for help. He went off on a rant because I didn't check the oil in a car that hadn't been used in six months. Instead of getting in an argument with him, I explained to the secretary that I didn't bother checking oil when I couldn't start the car. He didn't apologize but he has been really nice since then and asks what has been happening since he last worked on it. I explain and then he goes from there.
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@DaddyEvil (151064)
• United States
16h
I'm glad it was something under warranty.
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@FourWalls (75803)
• United States
15h
How sweet! It's great to use the same person, because you build a relationship. Yesterday I had my oil change and maintenance/inspection done, and the technician gave me a USB-C adapter. Those things are $10-$15. It didn't even have "Honda" written on it! 
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@DaddyEvil (151064)
• United States
15h
A freebie is always nice! I'm glad your car got some attention. I'm sure it enjoyed that. 
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