Share 3 real stories with people who already stay or will come up to Fort Mcmurray with old car and from other province: 2 [% Z, Y( ]3 s; }6 ] % }: U1 f' t8 Z: cStory one: I have an old Passat from Toronto this January, spent $200 for Out of Province Inspection in Fort Mcmurray then one week later, I was told to pay minimum of $3000 to repair a list of items of my car. I could believe it was true, and spent another $200 for another Out of Province Inspection in another car shop, almost the same price as they said. I still did not believe and faxed the list to a mechanics in Edmonton, and I drove to Edmonton have my car fixed as the list mentioned but paid only $800 including Out of Province Inspection in one day. 2 e/ z$ P9 k" s$ |1 h: L6 h; {3 F 4 E- A4 @8 o- S" k9 pStory two: Last month, the water pump of my car not working, I tried 3 car repair shops in Fort Mcmurray, I was told to wait at least one week, and they would charge 12 hours labour ($120/h), that will be $1440p +tax and material. Again, I did not try to repair my car here in Fort Mcmurray, I paid $550 for towing my car to Edmonton and paid another $320 to repair the car including the materials.& t! a2 l4 f% ^
$ z' X$ z+ V: ]+ l3 L; m) dStory three: one car of co-worker was broken down in Highway 63 and phoned AMA to tow his car to a car repair shop in Fort Mcmurray, one week later, he was told they could not fix the car and recommend him to tow his car to Edmonton.) b# H$ |' @! `% r
) g" N% N- A/ K. z3 l1 E1 R* U& fLesson learn: Repairing a car in Fort Mcmurray is extremely expensive and you have to wait for a while. if you want to have cheap and quick repair, drive to fix it in Edmonton.! b- ^9 O$ s ]3 A
' e; ~0 @6 F5 Y/ g3 {$ \9 W* S7 w2 eIf any body know there is a good mechanics here in Fort Mcmurray with reasonable price, please let me know... I appreicate it in advance.