Maybe they paid market value for the computer (Around $100) and $230 for the
2 minutes of installation. That mechanic must be GOOOD for that kind of
money.
I agree that in a pinch, you might not have over paid too too much.
Particularly if that rate included diagnosing the problem (Which it probably
did).

-Craig
'85GL
Turned WESTY
Turned BOSTIG

On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 8:20 AM, John Rodgers <inua@charter.net> wrote:

> Oh, man! The guys really got ripped off on that computer. But if that is
> all there was, and waiting for one of lower cost to be be shipped in was
> going to jam their time schedule - there wasn't a whole lot to be done
> but get on with it. But I sure do hate seeing/hearing of someone being
> taken advantage of just because.....!
>
> John Rodgers
> 88 GL Driver
>
>
> Ted Titcomb wrote:
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Payson Titcomb [mailto:paysonpayson@aol.com]
>> Sent: Friday, June 12, 2009 8:36 AM
>> To: Titcomb Ted
>> Subject: A new hope...
>>
>> Ok, it's very late, and I've Been driving for 14 hours, so this one is
>> guna be short.
>> As many of u have probably heard, our computor, which regulates things
>> such as fuel injection, fried. Last night we slept soundly at a
>> holiday in not to far from our breakdown in Staunton VA. This morning
>> we towed the van to a shop, and a nice fellow named patric saved our
>> trip by selling us a used computor for $330 (and a free key chain).
>> So, with the van fixed, we decided to ditch new Orleans, and book it
>> west.
>> Travel was smooth aside from parts of the appalacian mts. Which took
>> their toll on velma, asking her to constantly dowshift into 3rd gear,
>> and once even second.
>> After we got throught the mts. It was truley smooth sailing all the
>> way to a park somewhere in Indiana.  We plan to stop in st. Louis for
>> a good deal of time to see Taiki's relatives, so it made sense to
>> sleep and finish our three hour drive that morning.
>> We pulls over, and stayed at leyville park, which is basically a camp
>> site except u don't have to pay. Well atleast I don't think so...we
>> got there at 2am and left at six...
>> So we got to camp and explored till like 3am and then crashed.
>> Everyone fits in the van, no tent necessary!
>> Anyway, sorry this was a bad report, I'll try and make it better
>> tomorrow, or hopefully tonight.
>> Later kids!
>>
>> PAYStheACE
>>
>>
>>
>>