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  <title><![CDATA[Wrench Socket Fixture]]></title>
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  <description><![CDATA[Wrench Socket Fixture is an independent car repair shop. Diagnostics, brakes, suspension, electrical fault finding, and pre-purchase inspections. Written estimates, no surprises.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Summer road trips and what to check before you go]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[June is when we see the most pre-trip inspections. People are heading out for the summer and they want to know the car is solid. Here's what we actually look at and what tends to get missed.]]></description>
    <pubDate>2026-06-15</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[What a pre-purchase inspection actually covers]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[We do a lot of these. The $145 flat fee covers 90 minutes of actual inspection time, a written report, and a conversation about what we found. Here's what goes into it.]]></description>
    <pubDate>2026-05-20</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[On electrical faults and why they get misdiagnosed]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[The code tells you which system is unhappy. It doesn't tell you why. That distinction is where most electrical misdiagnoses happen, and it's why we invested in a Pico oscilloscope back in 2018.]]></description>
    <pubDate>2026-04-08</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[What a Pre-Purchase Car Inspection Actually Covers]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Most people buying a used car spend more time researching the color than the mechanical condition. That's not a criticism. It's just how it goes. The listing looks clean, the seller seems honest, and the price is right. But a used car is a machine with history, and that history isn't always visible from the outside.]]></description>
    <pubDate>2026-05-12</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Why Electrical Faults in Cars Get Misdiagnosed So Often]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[The most common pattern we see with electrical faults is this: a warning light comes on, the car goes to a shop, the shop reads the code, replaces the component the code points to, and the light comes back within a week. The customer is frustrated, the shop is defensive, and the actual fault is still there.]]></description>
    <pubDate>2026-04-22</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Flat-Rate Labor in Auto Repair: What It Means for Your Bill]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Flat-rate labor is how almost every auto repair shop in the country prices its work. It's not inherently dishonest. But it's a system that can be used against the customer in ways that are hard to spot unless you know what to look for.]]></description>
    <pubDate>2026-03-15</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[What to Check on Your Car Before a Summer Road Trip]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[A car that handles the daily commute without complaint can behave very differently on a 600-mile drive in July heat with the AC running and a full load of luggage. The components that fail on long trips are usually ones that were marginal already, pushed past their limit by sustained load and temperature.]]></description>
    <pubDate>2026-06-10</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[When to Get a Second Opinion on a Dealer Repair Estimate]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Dealer service departments are not inherently dishonest. They have trained technicians, proper equipment, and access to manufacturer service data. But they also operate under significant pressure to generate service revenue, and that pressure shows up in estimates in ways that are worth understanding.]]></description>
    <pubDate>2026-02-10</pubDate>
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