Q: my son's car went through a diagnostic with a mechanic and they said they fixed the problem but it died again today - who should p

asked by on January 31, 2018

my son's car went through a diagnostic with a mechanic and they said they fixed the problem but it died again today - who should pay to have it towed back there?
My car has an automatic transmission.

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