I like expensive toys. I own a 1993 Cadillac SeVille and a 1997 Cadillac DeVille Concours. Any shop or dealer repair on a Cadillac (as I have discovered first hand), is extremely expensive. It isn't just the labor cost, either... The PARTS are RIDICULOUS. Dealer or Shop repairs must be budgeted for months in advance. That is fine - if I know I have a problem coming...
If it's something spontaneous, like the blower motor on my 1997 DeVille, and the month is (chosen at random...) October, then fixing then problem becomes time sensitive and thus must match or exceed the sensitivity of my fingers while I'm trying to drive when the temperature is already approaching freezing...
Dealership: 760 to replace a blown out blower motor.
Regular Shop: Didn't bother...
Part Alone:
- 476.00 from the dealership
- 275.00 if I look around for a new one.
- 125.00 at a junk yard.
Looks like I'm doing this one on my own...
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