While we adventure-d out way to Nashville for a birthday adventure weekend our trip hit a bit of a bump when the vehicle's radiator hose started spewing fluid. Oh no! "Where even is La Vergn, TN" we thought. With a call to a friend's handyman boyfriend we found that it was a pretty simple fix and that we should be able to get the part fairly easily at a Advance Auto Parts store. Lucky for us (we thought) we are a few miles away.
We walked in and explained our situation to the gentleman at the counter and he looked at us and said that there was nothing that he could do, that they did not have the part and we wouldn't be able to get it fixed that easily. Well, thank you sir. Our followup question was about if there was someplace near that he trusted that might be able to take a look at it... and his response was, " Well, you know that if you just go on out there (as he points towards the exit) there are a few shops across the street." Thank you.
Ugh.
Away we went to call around, in an unfamiliar town, to find a reputable servicer ... after a lot of phone calls to people in the area (who were all out of town...man.) my friend decided to go back in and see if we could at least purchase the part. Figuring that might save us some money and the guess work of seeing if the next stop, a mechanics shop, had the part in.
Praise the Lamb, a gentleman named Milton was working and helped my friend find the part and came out to take a look at the car with us. Even though he wasn't able to help us himself, I appreciated that he tried to take a look at what was going on and then was also able to point us in the direction of a mechanic shop that he would feel safe sending his momma to.
Thank you, Milton, for changing our experience with this location significantly. read more