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

you sure?”

“I’m old, not magical. But yes, I’m sure.”

Three days earlier, I had taken the car to a nearby repair shop for a routine inspection. The owner, a woman named Maris Cole, had checked it herself.

“The engine is strong,” she told me. “But one ignition coil is weakening. It may last six months, or it may fail tomorrow.”

Apparently, it had chosen continue reading …