Serious question. I only have the one car. I know there are people with more money than sense that have more cars than they can actually drive at a time, and that there are couples who may or may not be able to drive their SO to the mechanic. But how can they _assumef that I can even afford a cab, well Uber these days, when I’m about to have them hundreds of dollars getting my busted-ass, POS car fixed?

  • AA5B@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    Perfect timing on this post!

    • I chose my “normal” garage partly because I can walk to it
    • I occasionally have friends or family who can help
    • otherwise I’ll just wait

    However for the first time ever, I just got a loaner car from the dealer. Their estimate was they’d be done by last Wednesday but they haven’t started yet. Meanwhile the loaner is equivalent to my vehicle and it’s warranty work - they’re just making it damn expensive for themselves

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      4 months ago

      The dealership probably gets reimbursed by the manufacturer for that loaner (and the warranty work).