Still waiting on a quote. I’ll call again tomorrow and hopefully they will have a quote. I’m very close to going and getting it with a trailer. It would just be so nice if they could fix it and I could go get it and it would be done
Sorry that you're going through this, and all I know about your particular circumstance is what you've written here. There are many considerations in play when trying to figure out just writing the check for the fix versus DIY.
Based on what you wrote, it looks like you are going through a lot of trouble to save just a few hundred bucks. I personally don't think you're being gouged on the axle by that distant shop. You're probably not getting the "Friends and Family" rate, but it doesn't seem outlandish. Now you're talking about retrieving it with a trailer. Some other considerations:
- Are you incurring storage fees at the distant location? Will those be payable when you retrieve the boat? Will any storage fees be "waived" if you have them do the work?
- Every day that passes without a decision is another day gone.
If it was me, and it's not, I'd just write the check and get the boat when it's done.
This situation stinks, and it could happen to many of us. Good luck.
