Re: 140 amp Alts very cheap (archive)

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From maurice@teleport.com Sat Nov 11 01:31:44 2000
Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2000 17:31:44 -0800
From: Maurice Greven maurice@teleport.com
Subject: [V8] Alternator repair

I took my 85 VW Jetta to StartMart in the Seattle area a few years ago =
for a starter replace/rebuild. They did the following:

1.Charged me $105 more than they quoted because it was "hard" to get the =
starter out.
2. Didn't replace a heat shield (which I noticed the next day, due to =
some rattling, the shield bracket) over the starter which caused =
premature failure (6 mos) of the "new" starter.
3. Would not replace the heat shield that they admitted they didn't put =
back on but didn't have any longer, they said that they would but I gave =
up after taking my car back there 4 times
4. Would not compensate me for the shield or the premature failure, nor =
the $105
5. StartMart has no corporate headquarters that I could find, so there =
was no way for me to chase any thing down.

I would NOT take my car there UNLESS it was the last place on earth.

FWIW, my $.02

Maurice
'90 V8Q

There is a place around here called StartMart that sells the bmw 140amp alt for 119 with a life time warrenty and free install. Im in portland oregon, but they also have shops in washington, arizona, and colorado

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