BUYER BEWARE OF BIG JOBS WITH DAVIDSON CHEVROLET! I wanted to take my time before writing this review to ensure emotions running high did not play a part. Leading up to this breach of trust we had a relationship with Davidson Chevrolet for over 3 years, entrusting them to take care of our truck for all small services. They were close to us, had a family friendly vibe, and even offered small but meaningful good deeds such as running my wife back home instead of waiting for oil changes. We grew to know them as the slightly more expensive but trustworthy option. Then... it happened. A few days before going on a 1-month overseas trip we heard a dreaded knock in our engine, which had just over 100K miles on it. Immediately my wife suggested Davidson for the diagnosis/repair. We dropped it off, explaining we would be overseas with limited access to phone calls, etc. They advised they would get to it when they could. A few weeks passed, then the dreaded email came, advising us that a pushrod decided to bend, forcing itself against the engine block. The solution... A new motor to the tune of $17K. Not the best email to get whilst with family overseas. We went back and forth with them via email, finding it next to impossible to make phone calls.... (I kept wishing more mechanics had Whatsapp) At some point, one of the lead service techs advised he had a great pic of the rod bending, providing proof that there was no other solution other than a new motor. We had the diagnosis, we had the solution, but more importantly we had the trust (or so we thought). It goes without saying that we would have NEVER... EVER given the green light on something like this without doing our due diligence had the mechanic been someone whom we did not know or thought we trusted. We were in a panic, having to weigh the huge expense against needing our vehicle back as soon as we got home... (totally our problem). We gave them the green light to proceed. They advised the motors are on backorder and would take a few weeks to arrive (more on this later) and estimated ~ 1 month before the job would be complete. They offered a loaner, which helped relieve some of our stress. Fast forward a week or so and we are back in the states. After mentioning our debacle to several friends who knew about vehicles (I admittedly know little) they were utterly shocked at the price. We took notice and started calling around. Three very reputable shops were also shocked at the price tag. With all information they were quoting between $8K - $12K, IF I NEEDED A NEW MOTOR AT ALL. Advising it is A: Highly unlikely I need a new engine (repair would be less than $5K), and B: If I did, they could do the work for drastically cheaper. We were shocked, overwhelmed with the immediate feeling of shame for having trusted Davidson. We called immediately and advised the lead service advisor that we were exploring other options. TOO LATE he says, the motor is arriving, and we cannot back out (what happened to they were on backorder?) I explained my findings, he would not budge on letting us out of the job. I explained that I am getting quotes drastically cheaper and begged him to reconsider. He came back with a price of $12.8K. WHAT? How were they able to shave so much money off? I understand the need to make a profit, and I fully support that, but to be able to shave thousands of dollars off at the blink of an eye, leads me to believe it was a cash grab. Buuut, now we are stuck with this. I grudgingly accepted. I asked for the picture mentioned earlier to prove we needed a new motor. The service tech advised he deleted it from his I-phone... I was taken aback, knowing that in order to delete a pic from an I-phone you must not only delete it, but then go through a 2nd step to permanently delete it. Why would he do that? At this point my Spidey sense is kicking in and we have basically lost all trust. However, we had no choice but to proceed since they would not let us back out of the deal. A week or so goes by, they call and advise that I need a new $1K part. We are back up to close to $14K. Another week goes by, I get another call advising that I need yet another $600 part, something about a wheel hub making a lot of noise. I advised no such issue existed when I brought it in, plus the service tech who called before him stated it is most likely from sitting here for so long. I stuck to my guns on this one, asking him to come up with a solution and call me back. He then calls back and advised they put the part in and its ready to pick up. WHAT? I asked for him to find a solution to a problem they created, not ignore me and install the part and tack it onto my bill. The phone call became slightly heated, he raised his voice, I raised mine. They ended with saying we had better have their loaner car back to them today. All in all a terrible experience. read more