That noise seems typical of a cracked exhaust manifold. $5000 sounds insane.
You have actually met people who state that they want to pay more for their car maintenance?
I guess that you operate in different social circles than I do.
He never said they want to pay more, just that they appear willing to do so. A smart business charges what the market will bear…
Actually, he did state those exact words:
100% true although I made absolutely no reference to people in my so called “social circle”! I described a few customers at the Buick dealership where I worked 42 YEARS ago in SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA! I am confident db4690, George in San Jose, and other members who now live or have lived there can confirm it is like living on another planet. In the mid 1970s there were idiots that believed image was everything and the more you pay the more it’s worth!
My apologies!
I missed it even after checking again before posting. Must have a mental block on those words in that order 