[geeks] Car and such.

[Mike Nicewonger]

On Friday 29 March 2002 07:39 pm, you wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 29, 2002 at 07:17:16PM -0500, Tom Borton wrote:
> > I'd be a little suspicious of that amount.  There's a cap of 110% of the
> > original estimate once you've received it (it's a state reg, but largely
> > universal - some localities restrict it more), and he's almost exactly
> > $10 over the mark ($522.94).  Now that you've paid, I don't know how
> > much you can do or if it's worth the hassle, but it *is* suspicious that
> > it is so close to that 10% over.
>
> It wasnt a written estimate, it was a "on the phone" estimate.  In any
> case, the car's home, its fixed, $50 isnt worth fussing over at this point.

Here in good ole Maryland the shop can go to $50 over an estimate (written or 
phone) without asking. Over $50 they gotta get permission.

Mike N