When Life Gives You a Headache, Shopping is a Temporary Fix

$1242. That's the size of the last car repair bill I had to pay over the holidays.

The size of the bill itself was not the problem. I mean, it's not ideal to spend almost an entire paycheque on my car, but when you need new brakes, you need new brakes. The problem was aftermarket parts, warranty issues and apathetic service managers.

After being on the ph…