From the inbox:
Hey Zia,
My tale: I used the new Google Local to find trailer hitches in Seattle. My daughter and grandkids are moving to Portland, and I’ll do some hauling for them. I got a bunch of hits on U-haul, of course, but I like to buy locally so I noted the hit on Ballard Muffler. The guy wanted a deposit so I rode up there and gave him $50.00 cash, because his card reader didn’t work.
The place looked very dirty, and there was a very “Deliverance” looking guy staring at me from the back of a ‘60 Chev pickup. The creep factor was arching to the right.
I’m scheduled to take the car in tomorrow morning for the installation, and I was getting a bit antsy. Then two things happened. I was relaying this tale to a friend who responded that he has always had good luck with the small businesses in Ballard.
And, a search for “ballard Muffler” took me to your blog and your happy tale.
I feel much better.
But, same friend and I were wondering something. If you have a 2002 BMW , whouldn’t the muffler be covered under warranty? The car is only 2.5 years old.