I can wield a screwdriver. Which means, I can make minor repairs on my car if I have to. Nothing involving the engine of course, but if it's a part, I can turn a screw left & right. I've replaced all my burnt out lights on my Jeep Cherokee, and I've had to do the same for my Chevy Trailblazer.
One of the things on my To-Do list is to replace the passenger side taillight, which was broken due to my being a Good Samaritan when I get bumpered the Wednesday before Thanksgiving 2005. I saw the scrape on the bumper, which since nothing was dented or perforated, then I wasn't going to replace it (it's what the bumper is for!). However, when I got home, I saw the cracked/broken taillight. And since I didn't get any pertinent info from the other driver, it was now my problem.
I have put replacing the tail light off now for 5 months. I even passed my inspection. The light's still working, that's all that matters. Now that I finally have a weekend to do some things, I investigated getting the tail light fixed. Here are the stats, and you'll know which route I went!
GM Parts: To go to a dealer, pay $110 plus TX Sales Tax, I would have been out the time & energy to get over to the dealership and $120.
Parts Train Online: On sale for $58. No Sales Tax since it's an intrastate transaction between CA & TX. Ground shipping: $16. Only out the time & energy clicking around on the net for 20 minutes and $74.
Hmmmmm....sounds like a winner to me! I saved almost $50. I can't WAIT to get in my replacement part and fix my baby!
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment