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When power steering goes, it's time to turn to a garage
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Chicago Sun-Times
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April 26, 2004
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Q. My son has an '87 Ford Escort wagon with about 80,000 miles on
it. His recent visits to two different mechanics read like an episode
of "Curb Your Enthusiasm." One said, "You went to that guy??" And the
other said: "You went to that guy?? His dad sneaks over here to have
me work on his car." Anyway, the problem is the power steering, which
went out. My son had it disconnected a couple of weeks ago. One
mechanic says he can probably drive it without the power steering for
a couple of years, and it's not worth hooking it back up to diagnose
it. The other mechanic predicts dire consequences if he doesn't hook
it back up and get it fixed. Any ideas? He just finished being
unemployed for nine ...
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