Dan asked:


I’m sure we’ve all heard stories about a repair shop taking someone for a ride. What can we do about this? Maybe Dateline can do a special series on this and go all across the country with hidden cameras.

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Scharnhorst F asked:


I have 2001 Beetle and a local mechanic said the ****** fluid was a little dark, how long do have to fix it and what has to be done. It has 99,800 miles and I live in the east bay of California. Also, I purchased it used 2 weeks ago and carfax was clean and the service records I have tell of all the recalls and most likely sched. maint. was done per factory, it runs good and no service lights on at all, life expectancy of my car?
Are there any good and reasonable VW mechanics near Hayward, etc?

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CarsRepairs asked:

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Angela C asked:


I am looking to buy an older model car and I am wondering which older cars (mid 80’s - 90’s models), do mechanics prefer to work on? My mechanic told us a while back that he hated working on Ford Contours, which made me wonder if some cars are easier to do work to than others.

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cats asked:


Does anyone know if there are any basic car maintenance courses that a woman can take either in person or online? I live in the New York/New Jersey area? I have a new car and want to learn as much as possible since I don’t want to be ripped off by mechanics.

STEVEN