J s charged me $250 to replace a $3.00 part. To begin, I have an 1974 VW Bus. Its not restored but I do what I can to keep it on the road. I had recently lost my job, and had to move out of my place. I had a Burning Man ticket burning a hole in my pocket, and nowhere else to go. So took what money I had left and hightailed it across 3 states to get to the Black Rock Desert in Nevada. In fact, I stayed a whole week after Burning man to help clean up after the festival. Now getting to the point. That whole week I spent on the desert playa after the festival, meant a lot of driving through thick dust. By the time I left to go home my engine was operating the worst it ever had. I thought the engine was blown. I drove over 100 miles to get to Reno at 25 mph, sputtering the whole way. The guys at J s acted like it was a real serious problem. Kept it in the back for a few hours, even. Turned out it was just that the fuel filter was clogged. But they charged like $60.00 for the fuel filter ($3
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