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Five Ways Your Mechanics Can Rip You Off by holufemy: 7:59pm On Jul 25, 2015 |
Some mechanics are quarks, others are just ‘legit thieves’. Either way you don’t want to be in business with any of the two types of mechanic. This two types of mechanic can frustrate us. Here are the top five ways your mechanic can rip you off. If any of this has happened to you before, then its time to change mechanic 1. Charging for unnecessary repairs. I often hear that a mechanic diagnosed a problem, repaired it and – surprise, surprise – the problem was still there. They then re-diagnose it as a different problem and repair that. Sometimes, this repeats as the mechanic conducts the Ship of Theseus paradox in real life. Eventually, the mechanic repairs the original defect but charges the customer for all the repairs. As your gut is telling you, the mechanic shouldn’t charge the customer for the earlier, unnecessary repairs. 2. Overcharging for parts or labor. Most shops have a simple markup on parts. They buy them wholesale, mark them up and sell them to you with the job. The problem is that few people know what an actual part should cost. They also charge an outrageous amount for labor. 3. Misdiagnosing something that is not faulty. Sometimes to pad their bills, mechanics will tell a customer non-defective parts need to be replaced. Your brakes need to be resurfaced? They’ll tell you to get them replaced. Other parts on the car can be repaired? They’ll suggest replacement. Like unnecessary repairs, unneeded parts being sold to you is also illegal in Michigan and many other states. Source: http://www.wheelsng.com/2015/07/five-ways-your-mechanics-can-rip-you-off/ cc: lalasticlala cc:ishilove
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Re: Five Ways Your Mechanics Can Rip You Off by INTROVERT(f): 7:59pm On Jul 25, 2015 |
3 instead of 5... you would have made FP |
Re: Five Ways Your Mechanics Can Rip You Off by lonelydora: 8:16pm On Jul 25, 2015 |
Introvert, na everywhere you dey? Nice thread though |
Re: Five Ways Your Mechanics Can Rip You Off by Emmatdayo(m): 8:50pm On Jul 25, 2015 |
We go soon ban dis girl abi guy called introvat |
Re: Five Ways Your Mechanics Can Rip You Off by Druss(m): 10:21pm On Jul 25, 2015 |
Joyriding your car. This goes on more often than you want to know. Does every mechanic joyride the car after a repair? No. But this is one of the things we are really learning more about with the advent of dash cameras. The problem is that if you catch the mechanic doing this and your car is undamaged, it is hard to get compensated for it. Helped you post the rest. |
Re: Five Ways Your Mechanics Can Rip You Off by colossus2: 5:55am On Jul 26, 2015 |
INTROVERT:Na you be FP administrator? You don resume because person don pay BIS for you now |
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