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Post by christopher on May 24, 2020 11:22:43 GMT -5
I would make the original shop fix it. Otherwise he gets paid for the bad work and you get nothing. He just got away with it. Take it back until it is fixed correctly. Maybe talk to a lawyer for 30 minutes and see what the best coarse of action is.
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Post by bandito2 on May 25, 2020 1:55:33 GMT -5
OH GAWD!!! My brother must have had your mechanic... (or at least his evil twin up here in Michigan) My brother took his car in to a shop to get the front brakes done and fix a noise problem in the front end... It was all down hill into hell from there. They over charged him for a job that should have been half the price they charged. He was desperate to get his car fixed so he could keep his job so he was pretty much stuck with the shop that was open. Long story short, they screwed up his steering by just replacing some parts, but not all that were really needed to do the fix correctly. And they refused to use parts he bought online that he was going use to try to do the job himself. (which he soon found that he couldn't do) So he went through 2 sets of new tires that burned down to the cord in about 2000 miles with each set. My brother brought some of that upon himself. He had run into the issue of shops refusing to use customer supplied parts before. There were other issues as well, but still the whole thing stinks because they should have done the job right in the first place.
The other horror story was with my GF who regularly took her car to the dealership for scheduled service. No problem there as they always did right by her... except this one time when the shop noticed a loose shroud beneath the fuel tank when they had it up on the lift. This, after she had stated an issue with a rattling noise from the back or underneath, she wasn't sure. They said they couldn't fix it that on that day, but she could bring it back the next day. When she got home, she told me about the shroud and complained that now there was a strong smell of gas. I looked under the car and sure enough, in the mere minute or 2 after she got home there was a good sized puddle of gas forming from a very heavy drip of gas. She (AND I!) went back to the dealership. Putting the car up on the lift, the place from where the drip was coming from was obvious... right from the spot where there was a sheet metal screw right through the shroud under the tank.
The shop denied having done that and tried to blame me!!! WTF!!! I know GD good and well what happened. The little f-ck up shop rat twit that was assigned to servicing that car thought he'd help stop the noise for the customer by "fixing it" until she brought it back the next day. The dumb shit put a screw right into the tank just below the seam where the tank upper and lower halves come together. They absolutely refused to take responsibility and made her cry profusely... Dammit, it was awful and I was pissed as hell. I think it scared her and she was afraid the police would soon come and remove me so she relented. She still goes back there, but now they treat her almost like royalty... (because they know I'm still around and I think they know that IF there is a next time like the last time, I won't get mad, I'll get even.
It is stuff like all of that which makes me not allow almost anything to be done to my scooters other than by yours truly. Well, I do have shops do specific things that I don't have the tools or skill to do myself... like removing old/pressing in new bearings and putting new tires on wheels that I bring into their shop... (after they remove the old tires from the rims of course)
So yeah, I can sympathize with that feeling of resignation... And maybe even throwing a match to the SOB and be done with it. (of course getting a claim paid by insurance for the loss... desperate times can call for desperate measures on occasion.)
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Post by geoffh on May 25, 2020 15:19:32 GMT -5
OK I will hi jack this thread for a bit,and it,s not that big of a deal but after 30 days of trying on the phone via India and the wweb the cable guy turned up to fix my TV signal,poor guy social distancing and my dog to contend with? He sorted it out after 3hours of fixing!!! but he moved my router just far away enough to kill the signal to my garage,no problem I will just use the booster?it has taken me three days to sort out utube,kids help line,and numerous curses I have got there.
Geoff from the sanity of the garage
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Post by jmkjr72 on May 25, 2020 19:56:45 GMT -5
sounds as bad as the shop my wife took our nitro to. with this covid and me having to go back to work she is living with her parents. well a heat shield came loose and my father in law just took it off. not knowing that it kept heat of fuel lines and those that have removed it had issues with the carpet melting. they tried to tell her that she needed a whole new exhaust because there was soot coming out of it(car sat for a year to get the computer rebuilt as the battery went dead and she had autozone replace it and cooked the ecu) they also said the brakes were not working at all. hmmm funny i had just put new pads in and checked them a week before it was in the shop. when i showed up with my temp gun and said please tell me how you know the brakes arent working and why does it need a whole new exhaust they changed their story to it was all just recomended because the car sat
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Post by 2stroked on May 26, 2020 16:06:13 GMT -5
sounds as bad as the shop my wife took our nitro to. with this covid and me having to go back to work she is living with her parents. well a heat shield came loose and my father in law just took it off. not knowing that it kept heat of fuel lines and those that have removed it had issues with the carpet melting. they tried to tell her that she needed a whole new exhaust because there was soot coming out of it(car sat for a year to get the computer rebuilt as the battery went dead and she had autozone replace it and cooked the ecu) they also said the brakes were not working at all. hmmm funny i had just put new pads in and checked them a week before it was in the shop. when i showed up with my temp gun and said please tell me how you know the brakes arent working and why does it need a whole new exhaust they changed their story to it was all just recomended because the car sat Shady bastards man. I am sorry that happened to her and you. This dude still dragging ass and being as helpful as a hemorrhoid. |
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Post by 2stroked on May 26, 2020 16:08:23 GMT -5
I would make the original shop fix it. Otherwise he gets paid for the bad work and you get nothing. He just got away with it. Take it back until it is fixed correctly. Maybe talk to a lawyer for 30 minutes and see what the best coarse of action is. I completely see and understand where you are coming from... That said, I'd rather be circumsised, again, using a pair of safety scissors than to let that app near my car again. Certified letter has been sent and delivered. Records of him signing we're kept, so it's all in motion. He's just being a douche canoe. |
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Post by 2stroked on May 26, 2020 16:12:13 GMT -5
OH GAWD!!! My brother must have had your mechanic... (or at least his evil twin up here in Michigan) My brother took his car in to a shop to get the front brakes done and fix a noise problem in the front end... It was all down hill into hell from there. They over charged him for a job that should have been half the price they charged. He was desperate to get his car fixed so he could keep his job so he was pretty much stuck with the shop that was open. Long story short, they screwed up his steering by just replacing some parts, but not all that were really needed to do the fix correctly. And they refused to use parts he bought online that he was going use to try to do the job himself. (which he soon found that he couldn't do) So he went through 2 sets of new tires that burned down to the cord in about 2000 miles with each set. My brother brought some of that upon himself. He had run into the issue of shops refusing to use customer supplied parts before. There were other issues as well, but still the whole thing stinks because they should have done the job right in the first place. The other horror story was with my GF who regularly took her car to the dealership for scheduled service. No problem there as they always did right by her... except this one time when the shop noticed a loose shroud beneath the fuel tank when they had it up on the lift. This, after she had stated an issue with a rattling noise from the back or underneath, she wasn't sure. They said they couldn't fix it that on that day, but she could bring it back the next day. When she got home, she told me about the shroud and complained that now there was a strong smell of gas. I looked under the car and sure enough, in the mere minute or 2 after she got home there was a good sized puddle of gas forming from a very heavy drip of gas. She (AND I!) went back to the dealership. Putting the car up on the lift, the place from where the drip was coming from was obvious... right from the spot where there was a sheet metal screw right through the shroud under the tank. The shop denied having done that and tried to blame me!!! WTF!!! I know GD good and well what happened. The little f-ck up shop rat twit that was assigned to servicing that car thought he'd help stop the noise for the customer by "fixing it" until she brought it back the next day. The dumb shit put a screw right into the tank just below the seam where the tank upper and lower halves come together. They absolutely refused to take responsibility and made her cry profusely... Dammit, it was awful and I was pissed as hell. I think it scared her and she was afraid the police would soon come and remove me so she relented. She still goes back there, but now they treat her almost like royalty... (because they know I'm still around and I think they know that IF there is a next time like the last time, I won't get mad, I'll get even. It is stuff like all of that which makes me not allow almost anything to be done to my scooters other than by yours truly. Well, I do have shops do specific things that I don't have the tools or skill to do myself... like removing old/pressing in new bearings and putting new tires on wheels that I bring into their shop... (after they remove the old tires from the rims of course) So yeah, I can sympathize with that feeling of resignation... And maybe even throwing a match to the SOB and be done with it. (of course getting a claim paid by insurance for the loss... desperate times can call for desperate measures on occasion.) Damnit man. U handled that far better than I. This dude here is still hiding from me, and he's twice my size. I do have a reputation around here for being the violent type, but I have aready let him know I won't touch him. If he makes things right. Not in writing of course. |
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Post by 2stroked on May 29, 2020 16:23:37 GMT -5
UPDATE: Not that y'all care, I hardly do anymore honestly. But it's home. And as right as any car that's had a major transplant.
The first guy shattered the trans case, botched the lines together because either he didn't know how to remove the quick connect or didn't have the release tool, do he cut the lines and used a piece of aluminum pipe and some hose clamps. The wires were twisted together and not taped. The torque converter looked like it had been in a fire fight, was more dimpled than a fat grandma's thighs.
The rack and pinion was stripped out (the line connections) going straight the wheel 12'o-clock was pointing at 2:30 I didn't even notice that myself. The pump was cracked, and sprayed a pin sized stream directly at the serpentine, the lines were hooked up reversed, and the center bolt for the pulley was finger tight.
The TCM from our car was destroyed, it's been replaced and the new one flashed to deal with the now HD version of the trans. We got the HD and it's TCM (plus he had to pay the 275$ flash cost at the GM dealer) with 89k miles which the first bastard had a 900$ price on for 300$ because of his own stupidity. He also paid 185 for a new rack and 97 for a new pump. This time around he paid for his fuck ups.
I've made some flyers calling him out on being rip off douche and stapled them to trees, poles taped to pop machines and just sitting in little gas stations all across the town.
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Post by aeroxbud on May 29, 2020 16:57:53 GMT -5
Glad you got it back. That's terrible workmanship. But more than that, it's dangerous. A lucky escape.
Things can only get better mate. Take care.
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Post by FrankenMech on May 29, 2020 17:44:54 GMT -5
Man, how can anyone screw up a job that bad. Was he drunk or high on drugs? Serves him right to get posters up. His 'work' is dangerous.
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Post by fuzzyruttin on May 29, 2020 20:28:34 GMT -5
Man, how can anyone screw up a job that bad. Was he drunk or high on drugs? Serves him right to get posters up. His 'work' is dangerous. Nope, just some typical in-bred American ... sorry, I have not kept up with this thread if that sounds out of line |
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Post by 2stroked on Jun 5, 2020 16:11:15 GMT -5
Not drunk,can't say about the other part, but I will say that not ALL of Kentucky folk are the Hills Have Eyes type....well, mostly.
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Post by 2stroked on Jun 5, 2020 16:12:04 GMT -5
Man, how can anyone screw up a job that bad. Was he drunk or high on drugs? Serves him right to get posters up. His 'work' is dangerous. Just a lazy POS that has hired out some crackheads to do his work for him,and has zero fucks to give about anyone but himself. |
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Post by aeroxbud on Jun 5, 2020 18:16:48 GMT -5
I did wonder how he had so many good reviews. That explains a lot.
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Post by matlock on Jun 21, 2020 22:24:42 GMT -5
well fellas dont fell too bad i once bought a truck from bpt ct for 300 it was a steal so i thought 1989 f350 150k utility body nice big roof rack 460 CI engine seemed good so i threw a plate on it and began driving her home about 1 week later im driving down the road every once and while i hear a knock coming from the roof i didnt think much of it after all what could it possibly be i thought continued on my ride and came to a stop light i didnt really brake that hard but when i did i saw a big black rod smack the windshield i immediataley got out to look and would you believe it the truck split right in half.... the roof rack was smacking the windshield i got it welded up drove it a few more weeks ended ujp getting hit from the side the truck literally blew into pieces i never seen anything like it the hood and fender opend up like a mouth and gobbled the car that hit me when i got out thank god i had my belt on homeboy in the passenger side of the car that hit me was sitting there unconcious face bleeding and the steel fan from my engine was 3" from his blood face still spinning hes is lucky he didnt get his nose and face chopped off any ways i ended up with 5600 from the insurance company and 1000 for my injuries i had a speaker i used to ride around with on top of the seat well when i crashed that speaker hit me in the head and my head busted through the driver window i had to goto ghospital and get glass pulled from my hgead my mom was there within 10 minutes thank god it wasnt worse....
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