Stopped by Terry Sayther’s shop today to get my srs light reset (it turns out that the airbag check circuit is smart enough to know if the passenger seat is taken out, but it never checks to see if it’s been put back (also, it turns out that the reset tool is a couple thousand bucks)). It’s not that I particularly enjoy rolling around in gear oil or putting my hands on hot headers, but I would not be able to stand leaving my car with someone to get it fixed. I figured my chances of getting this dirty business done and getting myself out of there were better at a nice independent shop like Terry’s than, say, BoA (for example; I have no idea what’s supposed to be on that website -looks like a big blue box to me (?)).
Anyway, the rest of the story is that it took about five minutes, I never lost sight of Whitey, I didn’t get my name added to anyone’s database, and to top it off, the guy (Hector, Arthur, Alfonzo, something like that) wouldn’t let me pay him. The guy (Alfred maybe?) read the codes to me, asked about the car and generally seemed like he was interested in what he was doing. Lowdrag seal of approval and mad props to the Terry Sayther empire.
I really wish I could remember that guy’s name, I want to add him to my Christmas card list.
UPDATE: His name is Rafael, and he’s the employee of the month. Congratulations Rafael!