A Mechanic Tried to Charge Me $8,000, Thinking I Was Just a Clueless Old Woman — What I Pulled from My Purse Wiped the Smile off His Face

Start with the compression test.”

Brent glanced at me.

“The scanner showed a misfire.”

“A misfire is not a compression test,” Maris replied.

“It can suggest internal damage.”

“Did you start the engine?”

“Briefly.”

“I watched you,” she said. “You never started it.”

He said nothing.

Maris picked up his invoice.

“You wrote that the engine must be replaced. What continue reading …