Word: repairable
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...cars too badly damaged to continue can be hauled to a Hot Wheel's Service Center, a complete automotive repair facility. Toy cars seem to have successfully resisted every onslaught of feminism--the service center features "Ted's Dynamometer," Larry's Towing," "Mike's Transmission," "Al's Service and Tires," and "George's Radiator...
...planet, look at rocks with its TV eyes and dig up samples with its shovel. Engineers at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., now are working on a robot that will be able to take off from the space shuttle, reach an ailing satellite in orbit and repair it. The Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, D.C., similarly, is building a robot that can be sent out aboard an unmanned submarine to find and repair crippled vessels undersea. Robots are already at work in the manufacture of tanks, aircraft, guns and ammunition...
...arms dealer for the "Cedar Rapids Air Force." He has snagged four UH-1B helicopters for medical evacuation use by the city. Two fly; the others are being cannibalized for spare parts. List price for these helicopters: about $250,000 each. They cost Cedar Rapids only $10,000, for repair and refitting. In addition, Roller has provided 17 two-seater Hughes TH-55 helicopters, some without engines, others near wrecks. Four operable craft have risen, phoenix-like, from the wrecks...
Once you've made a choice, get a written repair estimate (including parts, labor, and tax). Tell the mechanic that if actual repair costs exceed the estimate by more than $10, you are to be notified before any additional work is done...
Beware of vague, unitemized estimates that say "fix engine" or "repair car." Be sure you understand your warranty coverage before repairs are started, and ask to see old parts after repairs are made...