Q: I want to talk to someone so I can satisfy buy the answer I don't want to somebody come to my house
I have a starting problem. Can someone replace the starter and how much will it cost including parts and how soon can someone do it. The car is in the garage and I have hydraulic jack and jacks stands air and some tools. If I can talk to the person I will have a better idea how we can proceed.
My car has 110000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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