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Car Repair Vent
So I went today to get my snow tires on my car for winter. No big deal, right? Well first they charge me $80 when I thought it was supposed to be free since I bought the tires there last year. Apparently, it doesn't count for this year. Whatever.
So my stepdad met me there and they didn't see him come in. They opened the door and asked me if I could come out and look at something. I motioned to my stepdad who got up and as soon as he started walking over 3 guys huddled together in the shop and started whispering.
Apparently, the break line randomly broke, right there parked in the shop. But "Luckily, it happened in the shop on not on the road, so let me get you a quote to fix it today". Um, excuse me!? My stepdad said it's the oldest trick in the book. I guess you can jam on your breaks with both feet as hard as you can and the break line will pop.
So, we told the guy no way and we will fix it (my stepdad used to fix our cars before he got cancer...he beat it...so he's getting back into cars)
As we are leaving they are telling us how we should get it fixed there so I remarked "Well what did you do jam on the breaks with both feet because it was fine before I came" to which the guy started telling me the RIGHT way to break and then I lost it and started telling him that I don't need a lesson on how to break, they do.
Ugh! So now I have no car. It's sitting in my driveway for triple A to come tow it to my parent's house tomorrow.
Sorry I had to vent...taking my car places is always so stressful. I'd like to think they won't screw me over but 75% there is always something new they find. Oh and by the way, I got my car completely inspected in August, car taken apart and everything to see if it was worth putting money into and only AC was an issue. Break lines were NOT noted.
Re: Car Repair Vent
My husband and I are car fanatics, and I have actually raced my car before on a track! A lot of people think because I am a girl, I dont know anything about my car. I have gotten quotes on new CV joints from a dealer and they were trying to charge me 3x the amt. that it really costs to do. I laughed at them and left. I think they figured that I wouldn't know better and just pay it.
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I wish I knew more about cars. I, too, feel like I'm getting taken advantage of when I go to mechanics, but I have no real way of proving it.
I hope you get your car back to normal soon!