These people disgust me! I believe they are racist. I was driving back to Austin and something bad happened with my car (timing belt ripped) thank God I was close to town. I saw this automotive shop and thought I was so lucky! I was so relieved not to be stranded in the middle of nowhere with no cell service. I make it in and the first guy I talk to was sorta nice. He looked at my engine and told me the obvious. At first I thought I would tow it to Austin, but then I thought it would just be better to have it fixed there. I start talking to the one guy and he says it might be a several grand to get it fixed, more than the car. I just chuckle and say there is no way it's going to cost that much. Saying it joking and with disbelief. I ask if he could do a estimate, and the pig looking owner who looks like Santa Clause with a cowboy hat, and a mechanic overalls sat on his ass and looked at me with such disdain and disgust he said I was disrespecting his worker and he won't not work on my vehicle, and I needed to move my car out of the way now. I was like, are you serious why wouldn't you want to fix it? Then he said I didn't seem like I had the money to afford it. I said I do have money, and even if I didn't have the money I have family that would help me. Then he went on some tangent about how much better his kids are because they don't ask him for anything. So then I had to pay $90 to tow it down the road to another shop, $75 was just the loading fee. I think he was getting off on my terrible situation, and it made his day. They looked backed up in cars, nobody was even working when I pulled in, bunch of lazy men spitin tobacco all day who had no empathy to me, and my situation. If I had left it there I might not have seen it for months. Who knows, if I had whiter skin and lighter eyes they might not have pushed my business elsewhere. I've never heard of a mechanic turning down work, who knew that Fredericksburg had such demand for automotive repair. read more
