Friday, September 23, 2011

Broken Door Lock

One of the automatic door locks on our Kijang stopped working yesterday.  My driver said he would take it in to have it fixed.  I asked him how much he thought it would cost.  He said maybe somewhere between 100,000 and 200,000 Rupiah.  I gave him 200,000 Rupiah.  A couple of hours later, he was back, the door was fixed, and the total cost: 150,000 Rupiah (less than US $20 dollars).  In the U.S., just for the shop to take apart the door to look at the problem would have been US $200.  Plus, I probably would have had to leave my car at the shop for at least a day.  I wish I could have my car serviced so quickly and so inexpensively in the US.  This is something I will definitely miss when we go home. 

This is where my driver took our car:

DELTA
Auto Accessories & Air Conditioner Service

Jl. Ampera Raya No. 1
Jakarta, Selatan (Pejaten Barat)
Tel: (021) 78835304 -78847028
Fax: (021) 78847029

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