I have a big problem now! I hope you can give me your opinion in the next 12
hours:

My '91 Accord LX's ignition switch has been acting funny lately (hard to
turn the key to start the car, able to remove the key when the car is
running, stuff like that...). I was hoping to take advantage of my week off
(this week) to go to my favourite honest honda specialist mechanic (25-30
miles away) to fix the problem BUT, the stupid thing died this weekend, they
key won't turn, the car won't start (obviously).

So I called a few places nearby this morning, Firestone gave me the best
quote ($225) so I got my car towed there this morning and asked them to fix
the problem, the guy said no problem, should be ready by 5pm, call us or
we'll call you. At 3pm I get a call, he's telling me the technician is not
sure what the problem is and it seems long to find out, but he didn't have
anything new to say. Finally at 6pm I call them and the car is not ready. He
tells me that the technician did the following:

Apparently there is a "top part" and a "bottom part" to this thing, he said
the tech cleaned the debris from the "top part" but the "bottom part" is not
working. Car is not starting. Not a very clear description but that's all I
know. He still couldn't give me any quote or anything, he said we'll call
you tomorrow morning.

Now, what I need to know is: what the heck is that "top part" and "bottom
part", how expensive each of them are? Also I am affraid they want to charge
me a lot of labor for finding out the problem, which really sucks.

What kind of Attitude I shouild have tomorrow when they call me or when I
call them?

This whole thing sucks, i dont want to end up paying $500 for a stupid
ignition switch!

please tell me what you think!

RAT