Share Your Experiences

[Jahee]

Me, personally i've never had a bad experience with a mechanic, except i'm pretty sure a part i had replaced under warranty was repaired and not replaced like i asked... other than that nothing.

What about you people?

 

[Jahee]

Anyone?

 

[jagec]

I've gone to a mechanic ONCE, and that was because the van failed emissions, and I had to get $150 of work done to get a waiver (I knew it wouldn't pass, since it had leaky valve guides...but I was only using it to haul stuff every so often). My bill? "Tested emissions--over limit. Cleaned throttle body. Tested again, still over limit."

$150 please, thank you.

That's why I do all my own work.

 

[IronWing]

One mechanic replaced a ruptured fuel line, inserting a section of rubber hose in the line. This was on an older truck with a vacuum fuel pump. Whenever it reached 45 miles per hour the truck died as the fuel line collapsed under vacuum.

On an Escort, a mechanic replacing a worn fuel pump broke a filter tip off the pump. The tip traveled up the fuel line lodging against the entrance to the fuel injector system. It took two weeks and $900 to figure what the hell was wrong with the engine.

 

[Jahee]

Originally posted by: ironwing
One mechanic replaced a ruptured fuel line, inserting a section of rubber hose in the line. This was on an older truck with a vacuum fuel pump. Whenever it reached 45 miles per hour the truck died as the fuel line collapsed under vacuum.

On an Escort, a mechanic replacing a worn fuel pump broke a filter tip off the pump. The tip traveled up the fuel line lodging against the entrance to the fuel injector system. It took two weeks and $900 to figure what the hell was wrong with the engine.

Wow, did he foot the bill? or deny it?

 

[bella ragazza]

I don't trust Mechanics. My one friend went to one and totally ripped her off because she didn't know much about cars.

 

[Rogeee]

Well let's see, none, maybe because I am a Automotive Technician.
What does the OP do for a living ? ,I want to start a thread on how many bad experiances everyone has had with McDonald's drive through employees.

 

[Jahee]

Originally posted by: Rogeee
Well let's see, none, maybe because I am a Automotive Technician.
What does the OP do for a living ? ,I want to start a thread on how many bad experiances everyone has had with McDonald's drive through employees.

Great :thumbsup: You do just that!