My Mechanic P1ssed Me Off...

[CAMAROWIDBASS]

I need a few things done to my car, total for labor from my usual shop right around $600 or so. I didnt have all of the money this morning to get it towed so i called my mechanic and asked him if he would cover the tow and i would reinburse him when i go pick up the car.

His reply, "No we dont have any money here, We dont do that here, youll have to find a way to pay for it because we dont do that here"

He lost a customer today as well as $600, so as of now im looking for a new mechanic.

[Tyler]

well.. im not taking any sides but you cant place blame fully on him... You should maybe look into AAA or something.

[camaro_speedemon]

This is why you work on your car yourself ;)

[95fbirdkid]

he lost a customer just b/c he wouldnt cover towing expenses? did he ever say or do anything that would make you assume he would cover them?

[CAMAROWIDBASS]

Originally posted by 95fbirdkid:
he lost a customer just b/c he wouldnt cover towing expenses? did he ever say or do anything that would make you assume he would cover them?

I didnt want him to cover towing expenses, i told him i would reinvourse him.

ALL the other shops i have dealt with thats the way it always worked out. The vehicle would get towed and the shop would just pay the tow truck driver and i just get the final bill.

[95fbirdkid]

ok, i guess that makes sense then, at the dealership i work at we do pay the driver then bill the customer

sorry, just missread

[dmw319]

Originally posted by camaro_speedemon:
This is why you work on your car yourself ;)

x2. just know what youre doing haha.

[BLLDOGG]

some small shops just cant afford to do it.

[KBeezy]

haha - I work at an independant shop now... We'll cover towing, but I can understand why not - most independant shops don't have enough CASH on hand to do such things. Most repair bills are paid for via check or credit card - not cash, so they can't pay the bill that way. Dealerships on the other hands use PO's (Pay orders) because they have accounts setup with tow companies, then come the end of the month or whatever they send out checks for every PO they wrote.

[guy]

some people dont have garage to work on car and experience thats why a mechanic is needed

[Drone51]

there is a thing called a mechanics lean. He gets to keep your car till it is payed for