Are the methods of your automtive repairs suspicious?
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I been noticing for a while now that I keep on going back with my cars to the automotive repair shop. I have a wiper fixed then a few days later I have to have the horn seen to. Now they have fixed the horn but the cars service light has come on. They wanted a lot of money for a noise when I make a turn. We then dicovered that they never put steering fluid in the car. This happens to both cars. Just curious. Cars have an average of 60,000 mles each.
Answers to this question:Yep, I'm with Gregory on stay suspicious...but I'm also a bit suspicious. You say the cars have 60k miles on them...how old are they? A ten year old car with 60k miles could very well be starting to have wiring problems, such as issues with the horn.
And when it comes to the power steering fluid, why were they responsible for that in the first place? Did they do work on the rack or power steering pump?
Sometimes, with older cars with low mileage, you run in to issues that have more to do with age than use. Cars are not built to sit.
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I think the only answer Micheal is to change your garage
I know it sounds more like superstition than anything, but I've been known to not take my car to the mechanic even when something needs fixed because it only leads to me having to take it in to the mechanic again.
Currently it's been about 5 years since I've taken any of my vehicles to the mechanic. I hope to continue this trend.
» Answer from Thomas Kong Answer given 2 years 82 days ago.sometimes they can be a little dodgy, once my beake fluid was not changed after servicing and i was not informed
Total Answers: 5, Total Page Views: 300.It sounds iike you need to find a garage that you can trust. At least that way, you will be able to concentrate on the problems the car has rather than whether the garage is ripping you off.
As an ex garage owner, the reality is that things go wrong with cars at the strangest of times. I have seen many cars in for repair with one problem that developed a totally unconnected problem whilst in the workshop. Nothing to do with what we did but just a case of bad timing. It has happened to my own cars too. Its simply coincidence in many cases but because of the bad reputation the motor trade has created for itself, the finger of suspicion is very quickly pointed at them.
This is made worse by people with little or no knowledge of the technicalities of cars making their own conclusions, often incorrectly. Ultimately, the motor trade has created this atmosphere themselves. If you went to your dentist for a filling, you wouldn't cast suspicion on him if he told you that you needed a filling in another tooth as well, would you?
In summary, find a good independent garage that you can trust and who will take the time to explain to you what is wrong and demonstrate the problem where possible. If in doubt, ask them to retain any worn out or faulty parts for your inspection; remember they belong to you and not the garage. Lastly, try and understand things from their point of view.
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