# Phrustrated in Philly (Truck broke down)

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/phrustrated-in-philly-truck-broke-down/19639>\
**Category:** Auto Type/Class\
**Tags:** trucks\
**Created:** [September 16, 2008, 2:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/phrustrated-in-philly-truck-broke-down/19639 "2008-09-16T14:56:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![sixf00t4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@sixf00t4](https://community.cartalk.com/u/sixf00t4)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2008, 2:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/phrustrated-in-philly-truck-broke-down/19639/1 "2008-09-16T14:56:31Z")

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Long story short, my 2000 4x4 dodge ram 1500 needs it’s rear differential replaced. Had it towed off the turnpike to a place in west chester, (outside philly and i’m from pittsburgh) that originally told me $800 for the part, 500 for labor, and it’d take a few days. That was monday.  
  
  
  
 Today they called me, said the place they ordered from gave them the wrong part, and the right part is going to cost $1200.  
  
  
  
 I had called my mechanic initially, and they said 800 sounds right. I also called a friend out here to see if he knew of a better place to go. I’m so screwed.  
  
  
  
 Thoughts?

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**Author:** ![rocketman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@rocketman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/rocketman)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2008, 3:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/phrustrated-in-philly-truck-broke-down/19639/2 "2008-09-16T15:40:53Z")

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Get a friend with another pickup and rent a car dolly from U-Haul in Philly . . . and drag this truck back to Pittsburg. The mechanic you trust will fix it for you and any follow-up you have won’t require you to drive it back to West Chester to the mechanic you don’t now/trust. Imagine what it would be like to get it fixed in West Chester, pay more than you feel is reasonable, and then have the repair require follow-up or maybe the new part fails, so you’ll have to go back to West Chester to address this . . . dolly it back home. Rocketman

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**Author:** ![common-sense-answer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/common-sense-answer/32/716_2.png) [@common-sense-answer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/common-sense-answer)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2008, 4:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/phrustrated-in-philly-truck-broke-down/19639/3 "2008-09-16T16:35:20Z")

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Phorget Philly Pholly Phoolishness, Phorever!

Phoray to the phrightful Philly phoul-up phast with your phlatbed, phrolic back, phratranize phorthright, phriendly pholks, phix it and phollow-up in Pittsburg, not phlaming Philly, by phollowing Rocketman’s phantastic phormula phor phull-blown phretphree phortuity!

Phreak’n, phar-out! A phigurative phour-bagger!

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**Author:** ![ken\_green](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/ken_green/32/816_2.png) [@ken\_green](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ken_green)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2008, 5:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/phrustrated-in-philly-truck-broke-down/19639/4 "2008-09-16T17:40:31Z")

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No matter how you spell it, I agree…tow it home and deal with it on your own terms, even if it’s the same money, you can’t buy peace of mind any cheaper.