[mattdavis11]

Kudos on the fix.

I get perturbed when mechanics tell people something is wrong and it's going to be expensive, especially when they can't afford it.

Last week there was a guy on the next door app looking for some help with his air conditioning on his car. I messaged him and we talk, then the next day he brings the car by my house.

This guy is down on his luck. His wife hadn't paid the mortgage in 4 years and ran off, etc... just in a hard spot . A friend of his recommended a mechanic who told him it needed a complete new system. We're talking a repair that exceeds the value of the vehicle. Another friend who looked at it said the compressor is fine but he didn't know what was wrong, it must have a leak.

I spend a little time, run some traps, compressor is fine, pressure switch, etc.. I find the lines are getting cold but there's no cold air inside. I Google where the blend door actuator is on his car and send him to the store.

He comes back, we take the glove box out and notice that the blend door actuator isn't even plugged in. Those things don't just come unplugged, someone was looking for some fast money.

The system was a little overcharged, I corrected that, and sent him on his way.

To say he was happy would be an understatement.