Ever been ripped off by a car mechanic?
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haha i just bought that movie last night to give to a friend for Christmas. I saw the movie myself in the theaters and I was extremely impressed.
Ever been ripped off by a car mechanic?
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Were you very good looking or something?
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Sometimes customers walk in and ask how much a labor charge is. I give them a price and they say "wow thats alot, it only takes xx amount of time..I could do that myself".. I then respond.."go do it...
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I think you're not quite getting what they're saying.
If I understand it right--and there's every chance I don't--the estimate you get (and presumably have to approve) before any work is done is...
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Piccaboo, I'd be very interested to hear from you any tips you'd care to share about how to spot a decent mechanic/shop vs. what to look out for/how to know you're being screwed. I take my car to the...
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I didn't realize oynot had received a promotion :bounce:
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Okay :censored: because you are such a :censored: and you think posting a per task rate is the way to go, let me give you an example of what a per task rate in hours would be for a 2004 GMC Envoy,...
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Have you ever worked with a painter or contractor, and they give you an estimate for painting your house? They estimate it'll cost you $1,000. How did they get that number? They look at your house,...
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:iagree:
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Take the time to get to know the Service Manager who writes ups the tickets - and smooze him a little - he is the one who you want to give your vehicle to the A Class Technician, not the B or C Class...
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Shouldn't you be changing some blinker fluid or something?
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Only after I'm high on blinker fluid :woot2:
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It's better to be able to know how to talk to them & also ask for the old parts back.
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If you have your own business you can charge whatever you want, if you work for someone and you can do the work in 2 hours that takes an average person 3 hours, you'll either get paid more or you're...
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correct !
correct !
correct !
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Wasn't the Jiffy Lube scandal in the news like 2 yrs ago? I think about the same time as the Sears scandal.
Ever been ripped off by a car mechanic?
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:down: you probably paid the same. :harhar:
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Actually, everybody gets it but YOU! :wave:
Of course, you're probably one to sue Kraft because the time listed on the box says 30 minutes but it took you 40. :lmao: Had you had everything set up...
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Piccaboo is a mechanic, you must all be his croonies thinking it's OK to over charge on time slips.
Any customers out there to say how they've been ripped off by a car mechanic?
It's 4:30 and...
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ouch that sucks. last time i went to get an oil change they tried to upsell me for several things...i turned them all down.
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My m3 won't keep up with your van :nono2:
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I guess I win all money than, because I finished in less time than the race allotted, which means according to Flat Rate, I was faster at my job (the race) therefore I get compensated for 3 hrs,...
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I wonder if oynot realizes how much a Big Mac would cost if they added the actual time he spends washing the lettuce as a separate charge? :scratch:
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You should have posted: "Who has NEVER been ripped off by a mechanic?".
Of course, your thread would have likely died right there! :P
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My husband is my mechanic. He'd better not be ripping me off! :ranting:
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Weren't you the one who keeps talking about cronies? No one else in this thread mentioned it :lol:
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Does she want to go to the mechanic that can read fast and charges $200/hour, the mechanic that's an average reader and charges $100/hour or the one that's studying hooked-on-phonics and charges...
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Am I the only one in this thread who agrees with everything oynot is saying?
Why is everyone taking Piccaboo's side?? I think he is just a mechanic trying to justify the way he has been ripping...
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Nobody but you, right?
If you can't spot the crazy person in the room, guess what? It's you!
Ever been ripped off by a car mechanic?
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:crylol: :rofl2: :lmao:
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Me. My dad and I do our own work. For everything car related. I've never even been to a mechanic's garage.
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The shops(think local/independent mechanics not the chain shops) I went to for my high school/college days typically asked if I wanted new or rebuilt parts for stuff like a starter or alternator. ...
Ever been ripped off by a car mechanic?
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Why does it bother you so much?
Let me give you an example (though completely useless since you're having a hard time thinking outside the box)
You pay a flat rate fee for your car. The book...
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I got hit pretty hard by a shop down in Kendall, Florida called Turbo Clinic. I gave him close to $10,000 to build two engines for my RX-7 and he screwed both of them up, in a big way. Stripped the...
Ever been ripped off by a car mechanic?
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I aim to please my cronies :woot::woot::woot::woot::woot::woot::woot:
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By rebuilt I meant a alternator/water pump etc. that you pick up from Autozone/Advance Auto. Its "new" but was rebuilt from a core. Do repair shops typically put these on cars? or just put a OEM...
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The "shop charge" was for the lube they applied before they raped you.
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Already there. :lol:
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Don't listen to the haters. I'm not laughing at your idiocy :nono2:
All those posts that Iaaaiws and MAX made to explain wot Piccaboo was trying to explain makes no sense at all. No gym from home...
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He's looking for his left handed monkey wrench - and he thinks you have it :ranting:
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