When I was in high school with a part time job I had a 1955 Pontiac. The master cylinder was going out so I took it to Big O Tires for replacement.

The mechanic there told me that new master cylinders weren't available and it would have to be rebuilt, but those old master cylinders can't just be "rebuilt", they have to be machined, honed, sleeved, etc. and it would have to be sent out across the country.

Every few days I would check back and I would get a story of "Your master cylinder is in this state" and then the next time it would be in another state getting something else done to it, because
"There are only certain parts of the country where people know how to rebuild these old master cylinders".

Finally over a month later the car was ready and I got a $700 bill for the master cylinder plus $90 to replace the spark plugs.

Later I found out that rebuilt master cylinders are readily available and fit something like 1939-1957 Pontiac, Olds, Chevy, Buick, etc. and only cost about $40. I never took my car back there ever since and now do almost all of my own repair work.

I can't even imagine the dollar signs in their eyes if they saw the 1968 200D I drive.

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