Perhaps all tranny shops are like this -- who knows -- my sons Tahoe started shifting poorly - had a national chain shop change the fluid and check it over - which is what I authorized. When I picked it up they said it was fine with the fluid change.
Drove it - not any different. This time went to another tranny shop I have used -- said it was low on fluid - said they fixed it and we paid and left. Still not right - this time we went to a dealership. They have a bit more need to maintain higher standards due to higher visibility. I know - you have all been screwed by the dealer. Anyway, left it with them - they said the ATF did not look fresh - had it changed again. \ I should have done my own work but my health was bad at the time - was having 4 or 5 "Bad" days/week. Bad means I scream in pain every 30-40 seconds. So, the lesson here is find a ship that *needs* to treat the commmunity fairly. Also - check with your local TV news - often they will have a "Community Affairs" department that wil investigate problems and put them on the air. No matter what shop we are talking about, none want a TV crew pushing a camera in their face with a reporter calling them a crook. (or inferring it). Recoding the phone call may put you at risk legally - don;t do anything that will hurt you - Take care - Larry T (67 MGB, 74 911, 78 240D, 91 300D) www.youroil.net for Oil Analysis and Weber Parts Test Results http://members.rennlist.com/oil PORSCHE POSTERS! youroil.net Weber Carb Info http://members.rennlist.com/webercarbs . ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gary Hurst" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2008 11:31 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Mechanics lean - need advise > this is not the story i've heard like this. i know someone whose car was > similarly kidnapped by a transmission shop. i wonder if they have some > sort > of professional journal or something similar that is advocating this con. > > she has a modern xj8 that was not shifting to her satisfaction so she > brought it in to a local big transmission place for their "free" > evaluation. the explaned how they see this all the time and it can be > fixed > for a few hundred dollars. > > then it turns out that upon further study that the transmission is totally > hosed beyond any repair and $4k would be required for a new tranny. she > figured that at this figure she really needed to get a second opinion and > explained that she was coming to pick up the car. > > then the fun started. the shop explained that the car that she had driven > in could not be driven out as the transmission had been disassembled as > part > of the diagnostics and labor for this disassembly and reassembly would be > $1700. should she not pay that amount, not only would she not be given > back > the car, but a mechanic's lien would be filed. > > she then hired an attorney and now is trying to recover her car via this > attorney. > > we live in a world of thieves. know who you are dealing with in any > transaction. > > On Jan 22, 2008 9:23 PM, Hans Neureiter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> <How much did you agree to pay in writing? >> *All verbal* >> >> <Did you give those morons your only key? >> *No >> * >> <Is your car where you can get to it? >> *It's locked up in their shop. >> * >> <They haven't hooked up the cable like you agreed >> to pay them for, they don't even have the cable, and you didn't look at >> the car to verify the cable was linked up right before you agreed with >> them that the tranny was toast. >> *Not that simple. It was a Junk Yard tranny, so I trusted them to say >> it's >> toast and agreed for a rebuild. Price is not an argument. Getting them to >> deliver is the problem.* >> *First I was confident but than encountered Lies, Excuses and Smoke >> Screens >> (reason for delay: Fine tuning the valve body because it will not shift >> in >> 3rd?). That got me to question their integrity. Now I am the bad guy and >> can't get my car back.* >> >> On 1/22/08, Mitch Haley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > >> > >> > >> > Hans Neureiter wrote: >> > > At 5:00 PM I got a call saying the tranny is trashed and needs a >> > > total >> > > rebuild for $ 2100. >> > >> > Time to run, run, run. If you were going to pay $2k for a tranny, >> > you'd buy it from Rusty and have somebody reputable install it for you. >> > >> > Time to do some searching on the state gov't web page, anything I >> > tell you about Michigan law wouldn't be applicable and might be >> > out of date anyway. >> > >> > _______________________________________ >> > http://www.okiebenz.com >> > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ >> > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > >> > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> Hans Neureiter, Houston, TX >> '82 300SD, '95 E300D >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ >> For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
