Never say you know your issues and that you have the part to fix them too.
If you have an issue with your car, you should not end up shopping around for a mechanic who is going to repair your car using the car part that you have.
This is not going to go well in your favor since they are most likely going to refuse to help you from the get-go when they hear that you already have the part needed.
It’s going to happen because there are a lot of mechanics and shops that are going to make the most of their profit from getting the parts themselves and selling them to the customers with an added cost.
The cost of the labor is not that high, and if you already advertise your issue as already knowing what is wrong with the car and already having the part needed, some mechanics will refuse you outright since this would not be a job that would be profitable.
Some shops also end up going to the extreme and taking the job, only to say that the part you had is not good and that they have to buy a new one that works.
A good idea would be to just take the car to the garage you trust and have them diagnose the issues, then speak to them that you will bring the part that needs replacement.
That way, while they will not make money from the part, they will steal and earn something from the diagnosis and the cost of labor of firing in the piece.
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I go by the mechanics pray I do stuff that alot of people aren’t trained for buy putting a person in a vehicle after you have just done a brake job on it.
This was truly a wonderful article and very well needed. My experience in finding a good auto mechanic was that I asked a friend of mine who was a mechanic (not professionally practicing) who did he go to? (My thinking… “If a mechanic couldn’t repair on their own cars, i.e. illness, hospitalization, travel, etc., then who would a mechanic trust or use?) When he told me who he uses and recommended him to me, I went and used him. He’s been my (and my family & friends) auto mechanic for 30 years now.
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I recently paid a “technician” 160.00 per hour to install a water pump. He also replaced a serpentine belt and belt tensioner. I called the shop to inquire about the hefty rate and was told that it is standard.
Who governs the rates that shops can charge for auto repairs in my city? I live in Tucson, Arizona
No one can fix my ’07 Kia Amanti. 3 shops everyone has a different evaluation. From battery strain, starter, auto start to wiring or Powertrain Control Module. No answers, no parts, still sitting, not running. Need help or advice.
In other words, never trust a mechanic I have learned !! And in my own surveys they abuse women!!
Government should be in controll and that’s a statement I hate to say
This article contains good information, but also grammatical errors that detract from its value. Needs proofreading. ChatGPT can even do basic proofreading for you.
Humorous sign in garage
Car repairs $50/hr
If you watch me $60
If you talk to me $70
If you give advice $80
If you try to help me $90
If you worked on it yourself $100
The book you recommend–“How Cars Work”–was published in 1999!! Quite a bit has changed in the past 26 years (I hope)–do you have a more recent publication to recommend?
Spot on and absolutely correct!
I was an auto/truck ,mechanic for 40+years and “all of the above” do apply, and then some, The one single irritant that always got me was the customer who told me what “the problem was and how to fix it!” Followed by the next best one, “I can tell you thats not it”, when given the diagnosis of the problem! I also NEVER told a customer over the phone what the problem MIGHT BE! IF the customer could talk to the Tech fixing the car, and explain to them the symptoms, and when the problems occurred, they usually got it right the first time! Time is money, and fixing your car, is best left to the professional
I never found the 4 things because of all the fucking add!