Mechanic won't give me a repair quote..i have to bring it in
#1
Mechanic won't give me a repair quote..i have to bring it in
so i'm gonna need to do some costly repairs on my car and i've heard that you should call around for quotes.
I called this one place and they won't give me a quote and they say i have to bring it in for them to know how much it will cost. is this a sign of a bad shop?
is this a common practice?
should i not bother with this place?
maybe they're just trying to avoid people who shop around.
I called this one place and they won't give me a quote and they say i have to bring it in for them to know how much it will cost. is this a sign of a bad shop?
is this a common practice?
should i not bother with this place?
maybe they're just trying to avoid people who shop around.
#3
I don't know what the exact problem is but there is alot of noise coming from the car. It maybe a muffler problem.
I was just wondering if that sounded a little fishy, them not willing to give me a quote on a muffler or something and pretty much saying i'd have to bring it in and have them look at it before they would give me a quote.
I was just wondering if that sounded a little fishy, them not willing to give me a quote on a muffler or something and pretty much saying i'd have to bring it in and have them look at it before they would give me a quote.
#6
If i did tell him what exactly was wrong with the car and he still wouldn't give me a quote unless i brought it in would that seem a bit iffy?
#7
I installed an exhaust kit on my 99 coupe, use all new bolts, put anti seize all over them, too. 1.5 years later, I dropped the exhaust to work on the shift linkage, and all the bolts were rusted and needed to be replaced again. Oh wells. Being in the North East with salted roads during the winter doesn't help either I am sure.
#8
How do you even know that fixing this mysterious noise is going to be "costly?" (If you go to a shop with that preconception, they're likely to make sure that it does cost a lot).
Without examining the car and identifying the exact problem, no one has any idea.
Without examining the car and identifying the exact problem, no one has any idea.
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