I'm going to rant. About a year ago, we had our car towed to Larsen's for a diagnostic for chugging & smoking exhaust. They had it for weeks before they called to tell us we needed a new/used engine & quoted $10,000 to put in a used motor with 161,000 miles on it. We obviously had to give that some thought & went to pay for the diagnostic & arrange to have it towed home. We asked the mechanic for some clarification & he said he "suspected" a blown head gasket or broken O ring. I asked what code had come up & he said he didn't remember. He then went out to try to run the obd while it was up on the wrecker, but the battery was dead. Our car has been sitting in our yard as we continue to pay the notes on it. However, I didn't trust the diagnosis Larsen's had given us. We finally had a "mobile mechanic" come by & check it. His obd clearly stated it's the turbo. That diagnosis confirmed the research I'd done at the beginning. Now imagine if we'd replaced the engine for $10,000 and it was all for nothing. Never trusting Larsen's again. read more
