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Frugal and Energy Efficient Living

cbayer

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3. The Car Talk guys had a place in Cambridge back in the 70's.

Reply to phantom power (Original post)

Fri Jun 8, 2012, 12:04 PM

Jun 2012

It was great. You could take your car in, use the equipment and get invaluable advice and assistance from their mechanics.

But.... I think, but am not sure, that there were problems with liability.

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are there places where you can rent a mechanic bay by the hour? [View all] phantom power Jun 2012 OP

Many many years ago, there was such a shop in Ann Arbor. Ptah Jun 2012 #1

of course it would be Ann Arbor phantom power Jun 2012 #2

I miss Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti Ptah Jun 2012 #7

The Car Talk guys had a place in Cambridge back in the 70's. cbayer Jun 2012 #3

they closed it because they got sucked into doing too many of the repairs. mopinko Jun 2012 #6

I'd love that, too. MineralMan Jun 2012 #4

Great idea. If there aren't, there should be. Starboard Tack Jun 2012 #5