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| - Now I'm not really a car person, so I didn't really know what to expect from my journey to cheaply repair my civic. When the wheel on my mighty hybrid got bent by my asian driving abilities, I called every junk yard and wrecking yard in town fully knowing that it would be rare to find salvage parts for my car. Following the suggestion from one of the shops, I called Hub Cap Annie (possibly also known as "Annie's Hubcaps") and found out they might be able to fix the dent for $80 flat, which would be a HUGE difference from the ~$600 quote I got from the dealership.
Located in the almost-downtown are of Charleston and Eastern, I walked in without an appointment and was helped right away. James--who I believe is the 'guy in the back'--helped to guide me through what I needed to do. He took my wheel to the back and when he came back out after 5 minutes or so, he told me he had fixed it and all I needed to do was buy a replacement tire down the street at Galey's Tires (Bonanza and Eastern) for cheap. At this point, I felt a little bit like I was being played because my dad had warned me about being swindled by car repair shops. But I did it anyway, and after fumbling through my poor spanish with the really nice and incredibly helpful guy at Galey's (who also offered a verbal warranty and to put my wheel back on free of charge if Hub Cap Annie tried to charge me) and buying a used replacement tire for a mere $35, I was heading back to Hub Cap Annie within 15 minutes.
When I got back to Hub Cap Annie, James took the new-old tire, placed it back on the now-circular-again wheel, and put it back on my car for no extra cost. He was very helpful and always straight with me in explaining what was going on with my wheel. In fact, everyone at Hub Cap Annie was courteous and of great help to me. I highly recommend giving these guys a call if you have any wheel problems.
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