<prompt> Human: So I test drove and loved a Subaru Tribeca, which was for sale at a consignment lot. Before purchasing, I took the car to get a pre-purchased inspection. As a sidenote, the mechanic shop was recommended by the consignment sales person mistake 1. They did the prepurchase inspection, which had all good results. No issues, no big upcoming fixes required, and all indications of high reliability. I thanked them and drove back across the street and bought the car the contract has like a half dozen as is paragraphs and an explicit exemption from the Virginia lemon law. On the way home, I noticed the car was driving funny which I had not noticed before. I took it back to the mechanics the next day, assuming they forgot to tighten something. They told me that the entire strut had gone bad on both front wheels. When I reminded them that the sound started immediately after they worked on it and b that theyd approved it as perfect less than 12 hours before, they confessed that they had seen it before where lowering the car off the lifts caused already-failing struts to give away. The fix would cost 1,000, and after calling to complain they lowered the price to 500, saying they would cover half of the original estimate. In disbelief I went home, googled it, and fixed the car for 21 by replacing the sway bar bushings using a torque wrench and a flashlight. Now, my question is this: do I ask them to cut me a check to cover the damage which I fixed myself, get the struts replaced at a discount I will need to do this anyways in the next couple years, or do something else? Not sure how to approach this weird financial situation.  <response>: Honestly, save yourself the headache. Write an honest review somewhere if youre into that sort of thing and move on. 