Yesterday, Matt at AAMCO told me that the car was ready to be picked up. I didn't have time to get there after work, so I asked if I could come in today and get it. I came today at 2pm to get the car. Matt insisted he take full payment before letting me even test drive the car. I made the payment to him. The mechanics had trouble starting the vehicle. They said that there was something wrong with the carburetor. AAMCO replaced the fuel pump and filter. They'd gotten incorrect parts before. Since I'd never had any problems with the carburetor BEFORE they worked on it, I asked them to please check the fuel pump and filter. They said there was no problem with the new parts and that the carburetor was leaking.
Matt let me take the car on a test drive. I thought the shifter (although the same kind as the original) felt different. I just figured that's because it's new. I got about three blocks away from the AAMCO shop and the car got stuck again between gears. With the clutch in OR out, it would not go forward or backward more than an inch. I called the shop on my cell phone and they sent a mechanic to come fix it. He looked at it, tried to fix it, then went back for tools. He worked on it some more. He left and came back with another mechanic. When I left them with the vehicle, they were under it with a large hammer and the biggest damn screwdriver I have ever seen. They were under the car beating on it with the hammer. When I left, having used all my lunchtime, Matt refunded my money, and told me that they would have to adjust the shifter. He didn't know if it would take until the end of the day, or until next week, or another whole month.
I called right at 5pm to see if there was any chance that they had the car done. Matt said that they decided it would be best to transfer my vehicle to the Preston Highway AAMCO, because "Obviously our mechanics have done everything they could, and they cannot fix your car properly." Yeah, no shit. They're like a bunch of monkeys screwing a football over there at the Dixie Highway AAMCO!!! So, my wonderful girlfriend--again this being her DAY OFF WORK, goes out of her way to come pick me up. X is bringing the kids to a McDonald's close to my work so that it would not be 6:30pm before I get through traffic in the 'ville and across the bridge to get them.
My girlfriend calls me, and tells me that on the way over to get me, she stopped to put something in her trunk, and the ignition key broke off in her trunk lock!!! So basically, she's stranded with her daughter, I'm stranded at work, and obligated to meet with X at 5:30pm to pick up the kids. She has to call her ex-husband to come and help her. This is great! She should be able to count on me for that!!! Well, her sister ended up being able to bring her a key...and me??? I spent $40 of my repair money on a cab ride! I asked X if she could help me out (she and her mother had plans), I called my sister (still at work), I called several friends (either voicemail or were busy doing something)...I did what I had to do.
That's the problem...I'm always forced to do what I HAVE to do.
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