Sneaky car mechanics

editor — Mon, 10 May 2010 07:37:35 +0000

More and more people nowadays feel that finding a good auto shop proves to be quite challenging. To look for the perfect mechanic who is not only highly-skilled and certified, but more importantly, who is trustworthy enough to offer his services at the right price is something that car owners are finding to be a definite impossibility. If you do not pay attention, you might find yourself a bit struggling on the financial side for just a minor repair. The series of articles that follow will reveal a few “sneaky” tricks that most mechanics pull off to cheat customers of their hide. Being more aware and conscious of these matters will help hopefully help car owners in getting, less likely, tricked or cheated off.

Sneaky Mechanics, Spit and Shine Technique

editor — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 07:39:03 +0000

How many times have we seen this trick being pulled off? The mechanic tells you something in your car must be replaced, like the starter motor or maybe some other obscure car part we haven’t heard of and instead of replacing that perfectly fine, functioning part, the mechanic merely removes it, gives it a good scrubbing and polishing so it will look like a new replaced part, and puts it back in your car with none the wiser. Car parts which are singled out for the spit-shine trick are those which can be easily removed by hand. Batteries are just some of these “prime targets”. Some shops will not even bother to do anything about it. Instead, they will tell you that they have replaced the part with one that was refurbished (thus explaining why it doesn’t look that shiny and new).

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Sneaky car mechanics

Sneaky Mechanics, Spit and Shine Technique