Official BoostedJack's fake life thread. see page 5 (formerly Jiffy Lube Owned!!)
06-12-2007 | 11:14 AM
#81
Money is funny.
Joined: Jan 2004
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From: King of Prussia, PA
Originally Posted by bigman
These days it's getting harder to find a reputable mechanic to work on your car honestly. Even the guys that you know are a bit shady. My problem is that i don't trust just anyone, and then the guys i do trust take forever to work on my car. I can't stand that shit. You know me longer than anyone else, and i pay you upfront, yet you take 3 hours to give me an oil change? Screw that. I do most of my own work whenever i can.
A fine example is i was feeling lazy about putting springs and struts on my trans am, so i took it to a shop i know. I wasnt there to watch them do the first strut, but i was there watching them do the second. The way my setup works is that you are supposed to lineup the strut and the tower mount exactly, then bolt it all together. What the asshole did was bolt it together and then he twisted the strut while it was bolted to the $150 mount. I went nuts and asked him what the hell are you doing, that's rubber, it'll tear. And sure enough, it had a crack in it(mind you the mounts were new). I made him take the other side off and it was cracked too. I called the owner over and he was like thats how they were, since they are the originals. His guy was about to say something when i picked up the worn, yet undamaged originals off the floor and showed him. He had this stupid look on his face. I told him to have new ones delivered and i'd wait for them. And to put the car back together and i want a refund. He said no way at first to the refund, and i told him there was no way that i'd feel safe driving the car after they worked on it and if i got into an accident because of suspension failure, they'd be in a lot of shit. He gave me a refund and told me not to come back. I told him not to worry, me and everyone else i knew wouldnt go back to his shop.
A fine example is i was feeling lazy about putting springs and struts on my trans am, so i took it to a shop i know. I wasnt there to watch them do the first strut, but i was there watching them do the second. The way my setup works is that you are supposed to lineup the strut and the tower mount exactly, then bolt it all together. What the asshole did was bolt it together and then he twisted the strut while it was bolted to the $150 mount. I went nuts and asked him what the hell are you doing, that's rubber, it'll tear. And sure enough, it had a crack in it(mind you the mounts were new). I made him take the other side off and it was cracked too. I called the owner over and he was like thats how they were, since they are the originals. His guy was about to say something when i picked up the worn, yet undamaged originals off the floor and showed him. He had this stupid look on his face. I told him to have new ones delivered and i'd wait for them. And to put the car back together and i want a refund. He said no way at first to the refund, and i told him there was no way that i'd feel safe driving the car after they worked on it and if i got into an accident because of suspension failure, they'd be in a lot of shit. He gave me a refund and told me not to come back. I told him not to worry, me and everyone else i knew wouldnt go back to his shop.
06-12-2007 | 06:04 PM
#82
teh Senior Instigator
Joined: Sep 2000
Posts: 44,094
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From: Huntington Beach, CA -> Ashburn, VA -> Raleigh, NC -> Walnut Creek, CA
Originally Posted by poohlikeshunny
Mad props on having the balls to call them on it and demand your money back! Everytime I demand my money back from a shop it's always this hge argument and I end up walking away with a massive discount, but usually never a full refund...was it a chain or franchise or just some mom and pop shop?
he's a big guy, what do you expect...he has the power
is there another one?
06-12-2007 | 08:03 PM
#87
teh Senior Instigator
Joined: Sep 2000
Posts: 44,094
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From: Huntington Beach, CA -> Ashburn, VA -> Raleigh, NC -> Walnut Creek, CA
Originally Posted by LuvMyTSX
I was confused at first, too. It was closed earlier, but it seems CLpower reopened it.
I didn't open anything
is broken. we may need a new one.
06-12-2007 | 08:26 PM
#93
teh Senior Instigator
Joined: Sep 2000
Posts: 44,094
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From: Huntington Beach, CA -> Ashburn, VA -> Raleigh, NC -> Walnut Creek, CA
Originally Posted by revitupwriteitoff
seriously? Isn't twice enough? 
Are you still that e-angry?
Are you still that e-angry?i've only been able to get you once
Just find you annoying
06-12-2007 | 08:31 PM
#94
Banned
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 7,257
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From: Houston, TX
Originally Posted by CLpower
i've only been able to get you once Just find you annoying
Just find you annoyinggenerally annoying or just annoying in this particular thread? I've tried to be nice & helpful...
edit: then I guess you're not the only one. it's the first time I've gotten negrep w/o being rude.
edit 2: I admittedly should have used red text in my initial question to you, and when I say I've tried to be helpful, etc., I mean in general, not this thread in particular.
Last edited by revitupwriteitoff; 06-12-2007 at 08:34 PM.
06-12-2007 | 08:48 PM
#98
Banned
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 7,257
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From: Houston, TX
Originally Posted by subinf
although you were annoying in this thread.
fine, fine...I can accept that. but when I take 30 min to look up tax forms, then figure out & type up answers to a number of tax questions, why shouldn't I get posrep? I believe one of those was yours, wasn't it?
06-12-2007 | 11:13 PM
#101
'10 Hyundai Genesis Coupe
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 4,779
Likes: 7
From: CT
It's such as shame, because not only are they beginning to charge more for the work, but they are also not doing the work. If they are so damn lazy to do their job correctly they ought to look for another job. It's sickening how many people cut corners and slack off these days, not just in America but in other Countries as well.
06-13-2007 | 12:34 AM
#103
Above n Beyond
Joined: Sep 2003
Posts: 6,520
Likes: 132
From: CHICAGO
Originally Posted by CLpower
But really...who would have time when you have a hot wife, a ton of money, and a night club.....shit I think I let the secret out...you hadn't told us about those things yet
06-13-2007 | 12:37 AM
#104
I shoot people
Joined: Oct 2001
Posts: 22,501
Likes: 3,061
From: Vancouver BC
Originally Posted by CLpower
this applies to almost ANY shop out there, including dealers.
06-13-2007 | 09:24 AM
#107
dɐɹɔ ǝɥʇ ʇɐɥʍ
Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 7,522
Likes: 1
From: Lexington, KY
Originally Posted by is300eater
don't they also give you this b.s. that if you don't have all the work done by the dealership, you void the warranty? something like that
