My car broke down in this town, and it was only a short walk from the hostel to Checker, on the South side of town. While the staff were neither the most knowledgeable or zippy, they were definitely earnestly helpful and friendly. They lent me a crescent wrench and a wire snippers and sold me a new battery and a new starter solenoid, and offered to test my alternator. The residents of Moab played no small part in suggesting simple things I could try and do on my own to get the car rolling again.
I managed to get on my way out of town without the lost time and expense of a professional mechanic, which is saying a lot since I was trying to get to Colorado to visit my father, but I didn't have much time, and most of the local mechanics were closed on the Saturday that I needed them! What could have been a bummer turned into a personal victory--thank you, guys!! read more