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Did he inquire (with customer) before ringing up these expenses???? 200 1986

posted by  someone claiming to be datadave on  Thu Jul 4 20:26 CST 2002 [RELATED]

I had a creepy experience with the first mechanic on my ol Volvo:

temp. was redlining and couldn't see the reason??? I took it in and he couldn't find the problem .., and then said I needed a HeadGasket job as he thought the coolant was leaking into oil etc...(even though his coolant checker said the coolant looked clean) BS!!! (It only needed tweeking of the temp. gauge!!) At least I only lost about 140 bucks for a new thermostat (a 29 overpriced piece of junk which the mechanic cut the valve out of in order to solve the "overheating problem") ... and new cooleant and oil change.)

Even my first mechanic would have called me first with approximate costs in such a high cost job as yours. If your guy just went ahead and did all the things (he said he did???) without leaving a message or getting back with you... you need to sue!!! (but get your car first, post date the check and then stop payment!!)

or as you probably paid, get a second opinion. And then sue (if mechanic doesn't try to satisfy you at least..).

the important thing is honesty: you said "I took the car in because I wanted the following things -done- and checked out: " and he just went ahead and didn't consult with you about the prices of such and such.... he's not being honest. If he told you the approx. costs and you said go ahead .. well that's another problem, yours. You need another mechanic or another car.

also older cars in the 150Kplus range tend to leak a little oil I found out with mine but only maybe a pint every couple thousand or so from rear engine seals according to my better mechanic, who noticed a small oil drip in rear...... but he didn't exploit the matter and said it's only a small price to pay: Oil's cheap compared to the cost of fixing it...

but a half pint every 200miles that's not good: again consider a replacement after getting another opinion... or letting the first mechanic fix it at no extra charges or almost no charge.

cars don't last for ever and you could probably buy a better old Volvo for the costs of what you're putting into this one.





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