On my car repair. About a month and a half ago I tore off my left front side mirror, backing out of the parking lot at my dentists office. It was a parking garage with big, cement pillars and I was backing out and I spaced out for a minute and forgot I was parked next to the pillar and I hit it. Ripped the mirror off and put a huge dent in the fender. I got two estimates for fixing the mirror assembly; with labor it would have cost $850.
I went to an auto body shop my mechanic recommended. Instead of buying a mirror assembly from the Volkswagen dealer for $600, I asked the body shop guy if he could search around and find a cheaper mirror. So he found a mirror and I went in this morning and he installed it and with parts and labor the bill came out to $250! A savings of $600! That made my day. That was two hours ago and I’m still happy.