# What to do **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [June 30, 2007, 9:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-to-do/1139 "2007-06-30T21:50:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![hopelesscar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/46a35a/32.png) [@hopelesscar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/hopelesscar)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2007, 9:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-to-do/1139/1 "2007-06-30T21:50:18Z")
ive had my car to dealer 2 times and spent over 1600.00 on repairs they said it needed to make my car start properly and still doesnt wanna start please tell me what i should do??? ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/48514_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2007, 11:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-to-do/1139/2 "2007-06-30T23:07:47Z")
The first thing that you should do if you expect an answer that will help you is to tell us: \*Year, Make & Model of car \*Number of miles on the odometer \*Maintenance status (Have you maintained it according to the manufacturer’s specifications, or is it one of those cars that rarely receives maintenance?) \*The exact symptoms (Ambient temperature when you experience a no-start problem, noises that you hear while trying to start it, and anything else that you can think of related to the problem) \*The repairs that have been done so far in order to try to remedy the situation. You wouldn’t call a doctor on the telephone, simply say “I don’t feel well”, and expect him/her to know how to cure you. Fixing cars is similar in that information on the symptoms is vital if someone wants a cure. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/48514_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2007, 10:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-to-do/1139/3 "2007-07-02T22:57:18Z")
I can only assume that the OP finally got his/her car started or that he/she did not want to provide the information that would be necessary in order to actually give a response with some value. Go figure! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/1/d/1d47c66a543aa6c5a7873bb2320858f978ff52ed.png) [@system](https://community.cartalk.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2007, 11:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-to-do/1139/4 "2007-07-02T23:19:52Z")
Guess it want a hopeless car!!!