This may be a little long.
I had just bought a Scion xD on Saturday and got it street legal that Monday. I live in Gastonia but took my husband to work off of Sam Furr Rd, about 35 minutes away. Got all the way up there and noticed the car was trying to pull away even with my foot on the brake. Looked down to see the check engine light on and the RPMs revving up to 2k, to 3k over and over again. Now at this moment, I'm feeling sick. I have my 2 year old little girl and skittish basset hound (no Leash either). Clearly, I thought this would be a normal back and forth trip.
So I yelp some auto shops in the area and go to one which will not be named, but will be receiving a review from me after this. After speaking with the front desk person for 10 minutes about how a technician has to "troubleshoot" it and drive it (remember my little girl and dog with no leash??) and how it'll cost $120 JUST FOR DIAGNOSIS I finally said "can't you just hook it up to the computer and pull the code?", he was like "oh yeah." I get the code (ECT circuit), call my mechanic & he says I can drive it home but I just bought this car. Idw take any chances. So I google and start calling shops in the area. One shop recommended Barbee Import Services since he only worked on Hondas.
Now my phone is dying. I need to get gas, my dog and daughter are WAY OVER being in this car any longer. I call and let the man know my situation, the whole horrible situation. Lol He says "bring it on in."
When I pull up, another gentleman starts going over the car automatically, computer hooked up, getting the VIN....within a few minutes they're wanting to pull it up to the bay. The owner graciously let me borrow a leash that had been left by another customer as well (as long as I gave it back) and I hooked up my phone to a charger in the office. So I start walking my dog around to go potty and before I know it, they're pulling the car back over to me and handing me the keys.
"It was unplugged." The owner says.
I was flabbergasted. "That's it? How much do I owe you?!"
"Oh, nothing!" He replies.
And he refused to allow me to give him any money.
I was in tears. To go from some place that wanted to take advantage of me for whatever reason knowing how absolutely vulnerable I was with a child involved (not to mention, had the first shop I went to helped me the first go around, I would've been able to get my daughter from school at 2:30....something I told them as well) to this awesome small business that valued their integrity and customers care....it truly restored my faith in humanity. (I need to add, I get the first place is trying to run a business but sometimes situations arise where you can be a good human being instead of make money. I had money, just not for what they were asking for.)
In any case, I fully intend to bring my cars back to Barbee Import Services, despite living 45 minutes away because I KNOW they will be serviced correctly and with my full trust.
I CANNOT recommend Barbee Import Services enough!!! Thank you so much for helping me and bless y'all for being so awesome!! read more