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but I also am amazed that someone who didn't pay their bill regularly would be so demanding that they'd insist the repair be completed in less than a day.

I'm not an apologist for the Riccis, but if I made such a call to a busy auto shop and they told me something like, "I'll have to get back to you on that. We're pretty busy right now." and then never called back, it wouldn't make me suspicious.

If the timeline that Sherlock has described is true, then I agree with you, Devil. It really is odd that she'd make that call so quickly, especially if she had another vehicle to use. BTW, do we know if the Jeep was "his" car or was used more often by Angela? Also, I was under the impression (not sure where I read this) that the Jeep had been towed in for more than one repair, which would explain why Ricci returned it.

One other Jeep thought (and I am getting so bored with this Jeep thing), but if Moul's repair shop has been accurately depicted by scaredkat, then I am even more surprised that they would give the Jeep a good washing before returning it to the Riccis.

I am even more surprised that they would give the Jeep a good washing before returning it to the Riccis.

There is specualtion on that, but I doubt if a small shop like Moul's even has a car wash AND certainly wouldn't wash it by hand. I haven't seen it from a credible published source.

Your memory is correct, as to there being more than one thing that was supposed to be done to the jeep at Moul's. I think in addition to the repair, there was supposed to be an oil change, and that oil change couldn't be done on the first go-round b/c the jeep was removed so quickly.

There have been many different listings of what the work was, that was supposed to be done on the jeep. Fuel pump, ignition, oil change. I'm confused about it at this point. Angela could have cleared up our confusion, but she is just not the type to give a clear, definite, understandable account. (And after all, she owes no explanation to the public. I don't know why she has bothered to go back on LKL. She ought to go home and try to resume her life as best she can.)

You have a very good point about, why would some fly-by-night auto repair (if that's really how it is) be washing a car when no wash was paid for? Plus, one media report said they got all the mud off, so much so that the soil sample people couldn't even get a sample from the wheel wells. That sounds like detailing to me, and detailing costs money--no way is an auto shop going to do it for free!

I am even more surprised that they would give the Jeep a good washing before returning it to the Riccis.

It sounds like the vehicle was extremely dirty and Moul may have had a young employee that helped out around the place who would have been given this assignment. If you don't have a fancy shop and location you might make up for it by offering extra service. I don't see anything remarkable about them cleaning the vehicle.