Hi guys!
It's been a while since I've posted here. I just spent 650 bucks
at a Shell station for a tune-up and an oil change. Since when did standard maintenance cost this much? I almost died when the guy called me up with the cost. Well, ever since I had the work done, the check engine light has been on. The car seems to run okay. I've had just about everything you can possibly imagine done to this car and I barely drive it. It only has 37,000 miles on it (98 Contour SE). At 17,000 miles, it had a cracked head gasket. The brakes have been replaced. New spark plugs with the tune-up from a few weeks ago. And the list goes on. My question is this, and it's a common one. I KNOW that I need to get the codes read, but is there another place besides Autozone that will do it for free? There doesn't seem to be one close to me here in Maryland. The guy at the Shell station said he'd charge 160 bucks
to hook it up to their machine. Talk about excessive. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Kind regards,
Paula
