I Just got Ass raped.
 

I took my car to the shop as I needed the timing chain replaced. The guy called me back and told me it would be $1675. I told him I had $1400 cash he said "I guess I could do it for that." I said great and dropped my car off last Thursday .He called me today and said my car was ready. I get a ride and show up with 14 hundred dollar bills only to be told the bill was $1873.95. I told him "You said on the phone you would do it for $1400 cash." He said "No I didn't if you want your car I need $1873.95."


That's bullshit huh?


:Oh crap



sorry to bitch but I do feel a little better.:winkwink:

scam artist, I would not leave it at that...

Also another popular scam - change shit that was not agreed upon and request money for that..

quotes..

so what did you do?

Fucking paid the guy as I didn't have a choice he had my car.

oh, for some reason it seemed like all you had to spend on the repair was $1400. yeah, if he knew you had more to spend on the work, then he just agreed to the terms to get guaranteed work by getting your car. the extra $200 over the $1600 was prolly to teach ya one for trying to deal with an auto shop.

You should always get a written quote :thumbsup

Timing chains need replacing? Colour me educated. Sorry to hear about the shady mechanic experience, Angel!

that's quite the mess :( belts do enough damage

timing chains will actually stretch out over time, then can slip a tooth due to the slack.

:2 cents::2 cents: bible truth

If ya didnt gain button popping, zipper splitting weight and trimmed that entangled fistfulls of afro pubic mess in between ur legs the garage coulda done professional courtesy favor 4 ya.

Agree with hardcore :thumbsup

I bought the car from one of my friends and the two questions I had for him were can you fix it and does it have a chain or belt. I thought a chain would last almost for ever. Who know's what they really did to it. My friend couldn't fix is cuz there is some kind tool you need to hold the engine together when they pull it out. I have a VW so he didn't have the tool. When I need work it changes into a BMW.

You'd better hope he did it right too. I had one guy improperly replace mine a few years ago, and it totally killed the engine. When I went back to give them what-for the place was out of business. Engine was toast.

Now we've found shop that's reasonably priced, honest, knows their shit, does all the repairs on time, etc. It's a luxury.

next time find a guy on CL who works out of his home. I have a guy like that and he charges half of what the shops charge

thats sad 1400 is high for a timing chain. that's transmission range rebuilt installed. hope he threw in dinner and a movie at least

When I was 20 I had a similar situation (this was in the early 90's). My car would just die while driving down the road. I took it in and they checked it out. They told me the timing chain was slipping and needed to be replaced. They quoted me $450 for the work and I had them do it. What was supposed to be a 2 or 3 day job at the most turned into a 3 week job. They kept calling me and telling me they found this and they found that and had to fix it. I had to have it done because I needed the car and I had to rent a car this entire time which added to the cost.

In the end my bill came up to about $1600. I drained my account and borrowed some from a friend and got the car back. Two days later it did the same exact thing it did before and died while going down the road. I took it to another garage and they told me it was my distributor cap. It had a crack and when it heated up it would expand and cause the car to misfire. All that other stuff was likely not needed. They charged me $50 to fix it and the problem was solved.

A friend of mine's dad was a lawyer at the time. When I told him what happened he was pissed and went after the other garage. They eventually settled with us and gave me $1000 of my money back.

I learned my lesson then. If possible get two opinions and get the price in writing.

Lube and a condom at the minimum!

i do most of my engine work. dont trust outsiders

I've learned a lot in the last 10 years, but still don't know enough to do anything major.

Well, of course your mechanic is trying to screw you. What do you think? That?s what they do. They can make up anything. Nobody knows. ?By the way, you need a new Johnson rod in there.? ?Oh, a Johnson rod. Yeah, well, you better put one of those on.?

http://img2-1.timeinc.net/ew/dynamic...ge-Diner_l.jpg

This is common, I mean inflating the price.
But in this case it was not just inflating the price, it was agreeing on price and then saying "we did not agree on that"..
This is double screwing...

i didn't want to alter the bit, it's a classic.

I know, Johnson rod, lol

the car business is full of schmucks. if you wanna get him back, leave an oiled rag in your engine bay & let it set the car on fire. then accuse him of leaving the rag in the engine & sue his ass. one good scam deserves another.

This guy and my friend worked at VW dealership back in the 80's together so I trusted him my bad. On a another note they forgot to put my battery cover back on. LOL It does dive very nicely gain.

so true, its a universal phenomenon

U Should have asked someone in GFY :-) Or in Adultfriendfiner

U Learnt a lesson

Cheers

Have some of your boyz pay him a midnight visit,,,,,:mad:

I was just about to say the same thing.. :thumbsup

:1orglaugh:1orglaugh :1orglaugh

So, there was no ass sex?

I could've done it for $500

http://www.trbailey.net/g2/d/17214-1...y-mechanic.jpg

Sounds like you got ripped off (how much do timing chains/belts cost)...Kick him in the Duderus for raping your anus! :winkwink:

:stoned

ADG

3 options.

1. Tow your car out the lot on off hours.
2. Hire a mobile locksmith during off hours.
3. Call in your vehicle being stolen.

Get your revenge by posting several scathing online reviews.

Yes this is a common scam for sure. One bad thing is that a similar scam can happen at the dealer. A friend who used to work in the customer-facing side of the garage told me that their mechanics are trained to inspect the car and look for wear and to make a list. The "mechanic" who calls the owner of the car, will then try to upwell him or her on repairing lots of other things that may not need repairing or that still have some life left in them.

yelp, google and FB reviews. Just do a checkin on fb and you will have the option to leave review. It will cost him a lot more than 400 he screwed you on

What he said :2 cents:

with car repairs its like with lawyers and anything else, if possible only use them if you got there by recommendation from someone you can trust
(friend, family member etc)

Shop around and research. It's the difference of 2-4x sometimes.

If you have the gall, threaten to ruin him as a bait and switch artist. The keyboard can have a deep impact on his long term bottom line.

Stick to Jap, ever since we nuked them they've been making great cars.

Timing chain replacement cost so much?What car is that ,(what is a price of belt only)?

take to his hand with a ball peen hammer.

Sad but now you know what to do the next time.