This is why we work on our cars OURSELF
otherwise I do myself or theres another mechanic beside my work that doesnt charge me labour..
23-Apr-2005, 01:26 PM
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Originally posted by jinxedZ
Moral of the story is that Mechanics are crooks.
Moral of the story is that Mechanics are crooks.
23-Apr-2005, 05:00 PM
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Originally posted by 1PhatCX
umm excuse me? i take major offence to this statement as i am a mechanic! i have never once ripped someone off. i always do a thorough inspection to make sure the problem is diagnosed properly. its the other guys out there that make a bad name for me
umm excuse me? i take major offence to this statement as i am a mechanic! i have never once ripped someone off. i always do a thorough inspection to make sure the problem is diagnosed properly. its the other guys out there that make a bad name for me
24-Apr-2005, 04:32 AM
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I work at CT as an installer so I get paid by the hour no matter how much or how little work I do. But the Mechanics are on flat rate so they get paid by the job. It all depends on the people , sometimes I would see guys call unnessary work on vehicles and then the tell the service advisor what needs to be done and when the service advisor disagrees the mechanics would convince them into selling the job to the customer. The problem with CT is that its' such a big place that each time you bring in your vehicle , chances are not the same person will be working on it and they won't let you stand in the shop to watch for insurance and liability purposes.
24-Apr-2005, 09:58 AM
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it was a long read but interesting.. i want to become a mechanic but forsurely i know i will not become like a scammer like these people. but i know of some mechanics just scam people to make there money. that is very sad man i duno what to say when people do that like 1200 bucks and the car wont start so they changed the struts and give it an alignment wat bs is this
24-Apr-2005, 11:32 AM
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Originally posted by nsr250
I work at CT as an installer so I get paid by the hour no matter how much or how little work I do. But the Mechanics are on flat rate so they get paid by the job. It all depends on the people , sometimes I would see guys call unnessary work on vehicles and then the tell the service advisor what needs to be done and when the service advisor disagrees the mechanics would convince them into selling the job to the customer. The problem with CT is that its' such a big place that each time you bring in your vehicle , chances are not the same person will be working on it and they won't let you stand in the shop to watch for insurance and liability purposes.
I work at CT as an installer so I get paid by the hour no matter how much or how little work I do. But the Mechanics are on flat rate so they get paid by the job. It all depends on the people , sometimes I would see guys call unnessary work on vehicles and then the tell the service advisor what needs to be done and when the service advisor disagrees the mechanics would convince them into selling the job to the customer. The problem with CT is that its' such a big place that each time you bring in your vehicle , chances are not the same person will be working on it and they won't let you stand in the shop to watch for insurance and liability purposes.
my buddy is an installer at CT as well but hes in flat rate. and i get paid hourly at Speedy Autoservice. which is wicked cuz when its dead, they pay me to work on my own car haha
25-Apr-2005, 10:01 AM
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i use cobourg automotive....sure it takes me an hour to drive each way...but i know they are honest, i did a co-op placement there in highschool so i got to see "behind the scenes". now if i can't do it myself, it goes to them for all work. an honest shop is very hard to come by...as you see in the APA reports
25-Apr-2005, 01:40 PM
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Originally posted by alwaysoverkill
i use cobourg automotive....sure it takes me an hour to drive each way...but i know they are honest, i did a co-op placement there in highschool so i got to see "behind the scenes". now if i can't do it myself, it goes to them for all work. an honest shop is very hard to come by...as you see in the APA reports
i use cobourg automotive....sure it takes me an hour to drive each way...but i know they are honest, i did a co-op placement there in highschool so i got to see "behind the scenes". now if i can't do it myself, it goes to them for all work. an honest shop is very hard to come by...as you see in the APA reports
What if you gotta leave it there?
25-Apr-2005, 02:08 PM
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hehe, my buddy lives there so if i do have to leave it for like a day, i stay there and we enjoy some Jack Daneils. if it has to go for something big...i have CAA so i'd get it towed there. like i said, its hard to find a shop you fully trust. not only would they never rip me off, they hook me up sometimes with free labour here and there, which with timing belt and other maintenace, saved me $400 over competitive quotes here
27-Apr-2005, 11:22 AM
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Man that is absolutely scary... and these are big named shops as well! I can only imagine that smaller shops are worse. In any case this has not deterred me from taking my car to a shop. If you go to a shop you should always have them call you or tell you an estimate before you let them do anything! This investigation was a bit ludicris in the sense that they told the mechanic basically that they should do anything to get the problem fixed and that's that. Your asking for trouble right there, even though it doesn't give them the right.
