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Originally Posted by wing_woo
Problem is that there's so many stories of shady mechanics that some people will think they are being taken advantage of and not believe the mechanic.
For me, I have a reputable mechanic so if he ever tells me something is wrong with my car that needs immediate attention, I believe him.
On my Rav4, I had a slow leak in one of the tires that I didn't notice. Dealership noticed when the car was in the shop and they told me about it. They gave me the option of them repairing the tire or just swapping with the spare so that I can fix the tire elsewhere if I wanted to. They swapped it for me for free, and I took the tire to my mechanic who fixed it for free (vs. $30 at Toyota).
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fair enough, in that case the shop wouldn't dare to hold the car if they were lying about repairs that needed to be done and trying to rip people off.. thats a whole other lawsuit in itself.
shops would only hold a car if it was a serious safety issue.
I'm being very black and white I'm not saying every shop under every circumstance should be doing this. but once in a while a moron comes along with a death trap on wheels that's too cheap and stupid to fix it and drives it away then their brakes fail and blame everyone else.