I get gas here regularly. The gas station and it's staff get 5 stars.
This scathing review is for the mechanic at the gas station.
Car has a slow oil leak. I call the mechanic. We talk, he makes some over the phone suggestions. Tells me that he'll need to put the car on a rack/lift, but it should be quick fix -- unless it's not, of course, and we can adjust as necessary. So far, so good. We make an appointment for noon the next day.
I pull up about 11:55am. Both racks have cars. Ok, no big deal. The mechanic, oddly, is not around. I speak to his ... i don't know... helper? He gives me some vague answers about when to expect the mechanic to return -- somewhere between a half-hour and who-the-heck-knows. I suggest we call him. What a novel plan! The "helper" calls the mechanic and hands me the phone.
I speak to the mechanic -- say that i understand his racks are full, maybe we can just use the hand lifts? my oil pan/filter/etc is right under the engine. Here comes the good part:
"Well," says the mechanic. "can you leave it with me?"
"I didn't bring a ride," I say. "You'd said this would be a quick thing."
"Well, here's the deal," he says. "I'm on lunch right now."
You're WHAT? Hey, wow, do you think you're the only person in the world on lunch? Did you think i just slid down a rainbow out of some retirement fantasy-land?
Someone who makes an appointment and then goes to lunch should be drawn and quartered. If you can't meet someone at a specified appointment time... THEN DON'T MAKE AN APPOINTMENT.
The "helper" then asked if i wanted to make an appointment. Woah! Why didn't I think of that in the first place? Oh wait. I did. read more