thanks sa recommendation sa Kristal Aire, although napagastos tuloy ako ng malaki kanina
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car: Mazda 323
noong Tuesday, ginamit ko ang auto ko and while driving under the scorching heat one afternoon, biglang tumaas ang temp gauge ko while going to a friend somewhere in Manila. then I keep filling up the water sa radiator. then off we go sa Bambang. while driving going to Bambang, naka-3 fuel station stops ako just to cool down the temperature and fill up more water. I know delikado magdrive with the temp gauge on the maximum (read: overheat) pero I need to drop off my friend back home and me going back home as well. fortunately wala namang masamang nangyari sa kotse ko.
then kanina lang, I went to one of the bus terminal in Buendia-Taft to drop off my brother. bago pa sumapit sa Taft-Quirino intersection, bigla na namang nagoverheat ang kotse after filling up again the radiator with water. but I drove it nonetheless until I reached a fastfood chain beside the bus terminal to park it. when I was about to go, ayaw magstart ng kotse, at pinalamig ko muna siya. since nasa Buendia-Taft area ako, I decided to go to Kristal Aire and drove it up with an overheat car.
pinacheck ko sa kanila yung kotse ko doon. initially, yung estimate para sa remedy ng radiator is 2,000. pero nung umalis na ako sa shop going to LRT (I need to rest because galing ako from a GY shift work), nagtext si Angel (tauhan ng shop) na kailangan nang palitan yung buong radiator assembly which costs 5,000. yung upper part ng radiator ko sabog na at plastic yung upper part nito, according to Angel. after agreeing to our terms, I said na "sige, palitan niyo na siya" at balikan ko na lang sa hapon.
pagkabalik ko ng shop sa hapon, nakita ko yung lumang radiator na mukhang luma na at may lumalabas pang tubig na may kalawang. then I checked the car, and OK na siya. kahit sa paguwi ko sa amin, no signs of overheating.
is the radiator assembly that costs 5000 OK naman or mahal siya?