Don't You Just Love It?!?

It's just great when you take your vehicle in to the shop for some routine stuff and walk out with a $1,000 bill! All I needed was an oil change and I get the standard alignment, rotation and balance free for the life of the vehicle. So I was looking at about a $30 bill. Come to find out, I have a nail in the side wall of one of my tires and all of them are actually starting to look pretty bad (so Garner wants 4 new tires). I need a fuel system cleaning, a transmission and brake fluid flush, and my battery needs to be cleaned b/c it has corrosion. I hate cars. If it were up to me, I wouldn't do any of it, which I know probably isn't the smart thing. So, luckily I have my husband who is overprotective and decided I needed all of the maintenance done. We are about to drive to Kansas City, MO for a week without Garner and he's a worrier. No wife of his is going to take a trip without a full vehicle inspection along with the expensive bill! I also hate not knowing if I'm getting the run-around b/c I'm a woman who knows nothing about cars/vans/trucks, etc. O-well, at least Garner talked to the guy and seems to know a little about what he is saying...I do not and don't intend to learn!