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riven1950
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Sep 07, 2013

news break! I did not get ripped off

We just spent 2 weeks in the NC mountains. While in Chimney Rock a window regulator broke on my f150 TV..with the window down.

It was the weekend so we made a temp repair with tape and plastic. I was not looking forward to 10 more days of flapping plastic and poor side vision.

Anyway, we landed in Franklin NC on Monday and I called D and L Body shop about 2:30. They were very nice and having never met me or seen the truck they had a part sent overnight and told me to come in the next day after 10:00. I decided to wait till noon. The next AM they called ( 9:30 ) and said the part was in. We showed up at 11:00 and took a walk to see the town and get lunch. Before we finished lunch they called and were done. The price was within a few dollars of what I paid my local shop to replace the other regulator a couple of years ago.

Just want to say there are honest people out there who will not take advantage of a guy when he is vulnerable. There is at least one in Franklin NC, D and L Body shop.
  • To the men in that shop....You should be proud of yourself for being honest, reliable workers. You belong to a dying breed!
  • loulou57 wrote:
    To the men in that shop....You should be proud of yourself for being honest, reliable workers. You belong to a dying breed!


    There's still plenty of them out there. You just hear about the bad ones!
  • mooky stinks wrote:
    loulou57 wrote:
    To the men in that shop....You should be proud of yourself for being honest, reliable workers. You belong to a dying breed!


    There's still plenty of them out there. You just hear about the bad ones!

    Couldn't agree more. As for NC, my sis lives there and she has had poor at best workers and other work done by several of the local folks, not good, must be in the air.
  • I have lived in Franklin my whole life and know the guys at D and L. Makes me feel good to hear of this. Just can't beat good 'ol mountain folks;)
  • Thanks for the feedback. If I ever breakdown around Franklin, I will give D&L Body Shop a call.
  • I've lived here in Burnsville,NC for the past 14 years and am moving next week back to Florida (Ocala area) and even tho there is around 12+% unemployment in this area, it's extremely difficult to get anyone to show up to do any work. JMHO
  • Good story... Yes there are still very good shops out there, but they don't seem to hit the internet radar.