well... I dunno ....
Sometimes huge bills don't mean good repair. Maybe I would have tied the greedy mechanic to the car and let them both burn to ashes ...... <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

OTOH, there is more "meat" on a well nourished mechanic than on a cat, however well fed....

So I guess, in your view, a mechanic might indeed be more usefull in dire emergency .. <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
And with a grilled mechanic, you normally have no risk of tularemia, which is another advantage...
You got me convinced, Bounty...
When my cat dies, I will have a mechanic instead....


P.S. : that's just a joke ; I don't want mechanics to think I really hate them....