Getting over it and moving on HELP!!
IMO...there's mostly "normal" people on here. Please lend me your couch or pretend we're sitting around the campfire solving all the world problems and give me some advice or remedial training. We'r...
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I don’t mind paying the going rate for work that is NEEDED, done properly, and on the first trip. Those vendors I will use over and over, even if they are a little more costly.
The real problem is when the work is NOT needed. Last winter, I sent my wife to a Dodge dealer for an oil change. They told her that the ruck needed calipers, rotor and pads on the front without even removing a wheel! $800.00 worth of “work” recommended. They did not know that she and I are former NAPA store owners and more familiar with parts than the average person.
When we got the truck back, my brother in law, who is a heavy duty truck mechanic, pulled the front wheels for us. (He had put pads on it about 8000 miles ago.) Nothing wrong!
My wife commented: ”What would we have done if we did not “know” trucks/” Most likely we would have paid the $800.00.
The real problem is when the work is NOT needed. Last winter, I sent my wife to a Dodge dealer for an oil change. They told her that the ruck needed calipers, rotor and pads on the front without even removing a wheel! $800.00 worth of “work” recommended. They did not know that she and I are former NAPA store owners and more familiar with parts than the average person.
When we got the truck back, my brother in law, who is a heavy duty truck mechanic, pulled the front wheels for us. (He had put pads on it about 8000 miles ago.) Nothing wrong!
My wife commented: ”What would we have done if we did not “know” trucks/” Most likely we would have paid the $800.00.
