why are mechanics such scumbags?

Question

they all lie and overcharge, and then screw something else up on you're car. i am never buying a used car again, the only way to not get screwed is to buy a brand new car that has a warranty.

Answer 1

We dont all lie and overcharge. I have never ripped anyone off-ever. And as far as the warranty guy goes hes lumping all mechanics in one too. It really upsets me to see this attitude towards people in my field. Its a tough business. No wonder guys are not getting into it as much anymore. Who likes to be berated like this. Im lucky to live in a small community where I know everyone and they all trust my work. I cant understand why mechanics rip people off. There is more than enough honest work out there to do and it makes you busier over the long run. Im usually booked a week in advance. And you can go to sleep at night knowing you did the best you could. Todays vehicles are getting even more complex than ever before. It takes many hours of study and training to keep up. Doctors have it easy-the human body doesn't change as fast as the technology we have to deal with. Anyway,please dont lump all mechanics together. there are some good ones out there. Like previously suggested ask your friends and family where they go. Once you find a good mechanic he will look after your car,he may suggest things that need immediate attention or may suggest future repairs. Try to keep on a maintainence schedule. This way you shouldnt end up with a monster repair bill. Hope you can find a tech who can change your attitude toward us. Good luck.

Answer 2

ok as far as the last idiot goes, the labor guide is a GUIDE. let me repeat A GUIDE. the labor stated in that GUIDE is for a brand BRAND NEW car with no RUST, or other age related issues that makes the actual time longer.

it is not a set in stone labor amount for every vehicle.
also you .... warranty.....

it also does not include DIAGNOSTIC TIME
which is NECESSARY to determine the
cause of the problem. would you rather we just guessed? would that be more cost efficient for you? you only pay for the answer, not the question. try that with any other proffesional.

sorry for YELLING, but you ASSHOLE warranty adjusters are not mechanics. and if your customers are so upset about the results, its because the warranty that was sold to them SUCKS.
the people screwing you, if you are indeed bieng screwed on the repair end, is the owners and managers, of course, they are just passing on the anal rape that they recieved from your warranty company. take it up with extension 908, if hes still available.

oh geez now i got all upset, maybe because mechanics are tired of spending half a day woring on a problem, and bieng told by some PRICK with a LABOR GUIDE tells them that it only takes .7 hours for...
this kind of buisness reminds me of health care. ever noticed your health care seems to be only as good as your health insurance? its the ****** up system, and the people up top, not the doctors. well, we only cover this.......

ok for the asker of this question....
yes there are some scumbag mechanics out there. ask around. many are honest. try small repairs first. and hope they are more forthcoming and decent than your warrany company was when they sold you their services. sorry for your bad fortune, better luck in the future.

Answer 3

I feel your pain. As an automotive warranty claims adjuster, I deal with service advisors and mechanics daily, taking 50-100 calls a day. All of the calls have one thing in common - they are lying to me about something. If it isn't the amount of failures, it is a lie about how much labor is in the guide, or the price of the part. I have customers calling me daily asking why shops charged them more than their deductible. It turns out that when a shop tells me they are using Alldata, and I look in Alldata and they told me repair calls for 3 hours labor and I find 1.6 hours, they will charge the customer the difference. I give the customers the same advice - make them show you in the labor guide where it calls for more labor than we approved. We have access to all parts and prices given to us, and if they tell us a part is aftermarket, and the factory price is lower, I will set it at the lower price, give them the part number, and tell them to use factory. The shops do everything they can to squeeze out every last penny they can get, but if people were a little more informed, there are ways to prove the shops are full of it. We aren't allowed to call them liars, but we are allowed to send inspectors out to take a peek at it. The shops also get red-flagged if we have a car inspected. For example, I just had one inspected on a Jaguar that told me they had an ABS code, and the car needed an Electronic Brake Control Module. The inspection report states that there were no codes, no history codes, and the original EBCM is still on the car. The inspector drove the car, did ABS stops, drove it with a scanner hooked up to it, no problems were found whatsoever. Here is the catch. The EBCM was replaced at the same shop less than a year ago. Remember, I said no history codes? That means the last one was BS too, so that shop is having $2237.98 deducted from all future claims, this claims was declined, and the shop has been reported to the attorney general in their state.

Answer 4

And there you have your answer.

You would probably do well to research the mechanics in your area....... ask around.... see who other people recommend..... call the Better Business Bureau and ask if they've had any complaints on this guy. When you've found a mechanic that a number of people have recommended, go ahead and take your car to him for something minor...... develop a relationship with him..... pay your bill on time...... you want this guy to be your friend when you really need something fixed

Answer 5

Because you are a legal independent, your father can't sign for a procedure to be performed on you without your legal consent, otherwise you have the right to take legal action against your surgeon and father. Tattoos aren't something that define you as a good or bad person. I actually just got my first tattoo last year when I turned legal and although my parents don't know about it, it certainly hasn't stopped me from doing anything that I would've been able to do before I got it. As for the job, if your employers care about tattoos, there shouldn't be a problem so long as you keep them covered. Tattoos are part of your personal life, so they shouldn't hinder your career so long as you keep them separate. Because everything you own is yours, he really can't do anything to you other than deny your your inheritance. But so long as you don't really care about that, then it shouldn't be a problem. And I don't mean to lecture, but your father needs to realize that you are your own individual and he can't live vicariously through you; whether or not your tattoos stop you from doing your job or whatever else is your decision, and if you later on regret your tattoos, that's your decision, just like it was your decision to get them in the first place. Tattoos are an art form and if you love something enough to get it permanently inked onto your body, I think that sort of dedication is something to be commended, not insulted. Try and find a way to negotiate with your father, but if he insists on having your tattoos removed against your wishes, then he's being a bit immature and close-minded. Best of luck!

Answer 6

but here,s the thing a mechanic will be working on it when it goes in for warranty work,and not all mechanics are bad,they all have good days and bad days like everyone else,even a new car is going to tear up,keep this in mind,when it does ,a mechanic will be working on it also,good luck.

Answer 7

Most of the time it is because they have to deal with idiots all day that think if they touch the car it becomes golden and that they are married to the pile of crap for the rest of their lives like the a$$hole that bought it and neglected it till the parts wear out. I use to be one of those "scumbags" but I have never riped off a single person in my life. I have however been accused of it by paper pushers that think it is acceptable to try to find someone else to blame because their Harvard education did not teach them to check their oil. sorry for the rant.

Answer 8

If there is one thing I truly hate about life in general is dealing with bullshit mechanics, its the most full of **** service I can possibly comprehend. No matter what car I have or what the **** is wrong with it, i can buy all the parts to fix it for 50 bux, and then BOOM, 600 dollars ****** labor on everything. **** mechanics, even the most honest shops on the world still ****** overchage, its like im just trying to fix my damn radiator or something and im paying practically half the price of my goddamn car to fix it. **** is gonna piss me off til the day I die, or all mechanics die, one or the other.

Answer 9

Mechanics are people too ;-)
Like any business, sometimes the bottom line gets the better of them. The best way to find a good mechanic is through word-of-mouth or referrals.

Answer 10

Not all of them are. Theres good ones out there, you just gotta look for them, its like anything else--why pick on mechanics? lawyers, doctors, etc etc. theres always a scumbag out there