Did I get fucked in the ass by the auto repair shop?

[Blarg]

7 minutes ago, Taylor said:

I'd look on Yelp for an independent mechanic with really good reviews.

You do realize half of Yelp reviews are phony plants? For every one complaint many companies flood their page with 10 positive reviews. 

Old school is ask people you know who they trust. I don't trust Kim from Tustin on Yelp for mechanic reviews no matter how nice her profile pic is.

[Taylor]

1 hour ago, Blarg said:

You do realize half of Yelp reviews are phony plants? For every one complaint many companies flood their page with 10 positive reviews. 

Old school is ask people you know who they trust. I don't trust Kim from Tustin on Yelp for mechanic reviews no matter how nice her profile pic is.

It's pretty easy to tell the difference between real and fake reviews for mechanics. I've had good luck using Yelp to find solid mechanics the last couple times we've moved.

[NrM]

How much did they charge in labor? Some of these fucking mechanics charge thousands in labor for a few hours of work. I hate them. The one I went to in Aliso Viejo usually services rich people who don't care/know any better. That's probably why they get such great reviews.

 

I now go to a Persian dude in Lake Forest who calls people habibi. He aight. I believe he charged me 500 dollars for new brakes.

[T.G.]

9 hours ago, Taylor said:

I drive a car that isn't super common…

Pacer or Gremlin?

[T.G.]

Tdawg. Honest question… is your mechanic Trevor Bauer? If yes, he did more than just do you in your arse.

 

[T.G.]

I would believe $4500 for brakes if you drove a Fred Flinstone car. In fact, $4500 would be cheap for a new pair of feet. $1700 means you got a pair of pirate pegs.

Edited August 22, 2021 by True Grich

[tdawg87]

8 hours ago, NrM said:

How much did they charge in labor? Some of these fucking mechanics charge thousands in labor for a few hours of work. I hate them. The one I went to in Aliso Viejo usually services rich people who don't care/know any better. That's probably why they get such great reviews.

 

I now go to a Persian dude in Lake Forest who calls people habibi. He aight. I believe he charged me 500 dollars for new brakes.

About $600 for labor.

[tdawg87]

1 hour ago, True Grich said:

I would believe $4500 for brakes if you drove a Fred Flinstone car. In fact, $4500 would be cheap for a new pair of feet. $1700 means you got a pair of pirate pegs.

What does this even mean

[NrM]

20 minutes ago, tdawg87 said:

About $600 for labor.

For brake pads? That shit takes like a hour max. Google says labor should only cost 125-150.

[tdawg87]

Just now, NrM said:

For brake pads? That shit takes like 30 minutes. 

I mean it was for the brakes and rotors.

[Tank]

If you’re a member of AAA, call them or stop by and ask if they have any mechanics they recommend. 
 

And if you’re not a member of AAA, you should be.

[failos]

12 hours ago, NrM said:

How much did they charge in labor? Some of these fucking mechanics charge thousands in labor for a few hours of work. I hate them. The one I went to in Aliso Viejo usually services rich people who don't care/know any better. That's probably why they get such great reviews.

 

I now go to a Persian dude in Lake Forest who calls people habibi. He aight. I believe he charged me 500 dollars for new brakes.

That’s weird. Persians don’t use that word…it doesn’t exist in Farsi.

[failos]

Just now, cals said:

Maybe he meant “kubideh”.

Love that stuff

[Brandon]

lol. I would never in my life use Yelp to find a mechanic. I remember when Yelp lost all credibility for extorting businesses to pay more or receive bad reviews/hide good ones. Not only that, but real rational people don't really leave reviews and most of the people that do just want to complain. That's why the company with the most negative reviews is Disneyland....you read that right. The happiest place on earth has the most negative reviews on the internet.

[St1ck]

24 minutes ago, Brandon said:

lol. I would never in my life use Yelp to find a mechanic. I remember when Yelp lost all credibility for extorting businesses to pay more or receive bad reviews/hide good ones. Not only that, but real rational people don't really leave reviews and most of the people that do just want to complain. That's why the company with the most negative reviews is Disneyland....you read that right. The happiest place on earth has the most negative reviews on the internet.

To be fair Disneyland does suck and deserves those negative reviews. 

[Brandon]

2 hours ago, St1ck said:

To be fair Disneyland does suck and deserves those negative reviews. 

Wouldn't know, I hate people and crowds. I just found that interesting in a marketing/branding type of seminar.

[gotbeer]

8 hours ago, cals said:

 

Was just going to say the same thing.  There was a point, even as an adult, that I still enjoyed going to Disneyland.  But the crowds have gotten so obnoxious any day of the year.  And when we went to Disney World in April when it was still “reduced capacity” because of Covid and when we got there it was still a sea of fat humanity and screaming kids, I finally gave up.  Yeah I know I’m gay for even liking it past age 12 but it used to be a blast.

 

 

You are rich.  Get the rich person pass.  I'm the same way, I hate people, thus hate crowds.  But my buddy was working at Magic Mountain for their fastpass thing.  So he got us in and got us the second to highest level fastpass.  Made going to an amusement park tolerable.  You just laugh at the people waiting 1-2 hours in line, and cut to the front.  Of course, the fastpass cost as much as the admission ticket, more if you get the highest level.  But not dealing with people was worth it.  

[St1ck]

2 minutes ago, gotbeer said:

 

You are rich.  Get the rich person pass.  I'm the same way, I hate people, thus hate crowds.  But my buddy was working at Magic Mountain for their fastpass thing.  So he got us in and got us the second to highest level fastpass.  Made going to an amusement park tolerable.  You just laugh at the people waiting 1-2 hours in line, and cut to the front.  Of course, the fastpass cost as much as the admission ticket, more if you get the highest level.  But not dealing with people was worth it.  

Magic Mountain has good rides. Disneyland does not. 

[gotbeer]

7 minutes ago, St1ck said:

Magic Mountain has good rides. Disneyland does not. 

Magic Mountain also sells alcohol.  So with the pass it was ride, drink, ride, drink, ride, drink.  It made waiting 30 minutes between rides a drinking game.

[St1ck]

29 minutes ago, gotbeer said:

Magic Mountain also sells alcohol.  So with the pass it was ride, drink, ride, drink, ride, drink.  It made waiting 30 minutes between rides a drinking game.

My brother thought it would be a good idea to take an edible while at Knott's with his wife and kids. It wasn't. 

[Crampknees]

Auto shops always fall back to your brakes and rotors as an easy out to pile on.  For inspections I usually go to one of the oil change places run by an Afghani who gets you out in 10 minutes passed and no extra estimate added on like the auto repair shop.  These days you go to the "auto shop" for an oil change and they hand you an estimate for any wear and tear on your car and I tell them you wasted your time, you just totaled my car. 

What kind of car is it and is the whirring in the front or the back?  Usually a whirring noise where you speed up it gets louder and as you slow it goes down and goes away when stopped indicates an axle.  Brakes squeak when depression the pedal but wont whir at different speeds. Taylor could be right and it is a belt and easy to diagnose, open the hood idling and give a little gas, you can't miss the squeal sound and the faster you go the more the belt turns obviously.  

Front or back noise would be helpful to know.  Screeching sound in front likely belt/water pump area, a whirring sound that gets louder and slows as you speed up or slow down could be an axle.  

To answer your question, you got hosed even if you wanted brakes.  

[Crampknees]

The popular auto shop by me touts their yelp reviews and they do good work, however, they have more of a focus on high end vehicles and the people have money and just day fuck it do it.  I don't take any of my cars to them. 

[Adam]

I would love @DowningRules take on this

[Adam]

I would actually just love to hear from @DowningRules about anything

[Tank]

Just now, Adam said:

I would love @DowningRules take on this

date chick and the lube job, part 7.