SCAMMERS in my opinion. Took a simple McPherson strut so they could use their SPRING COMPRESSOR and swap the spring, simple job. (I already did one side with my home cheap compressor so I know it was not a huge deal). They agreed to do it for$40 while I wait, fine. (with their thousand dollar compressor should take them 15 minutes) The owner came back after a while and started the usual horseshit trying to scare first by telling me the top mount was defective and needed to be replaced, asked me to come back and take a look and see you could see the ball bearings on the top mount, said they should "not be exposed". (he should have known that even new ones are like that, the cover that caps the whole thing goes on at the end on top of the shock tower, so he was either ignorant or a LIAR) he also said it was difficult to install because the sits do not stay in place now trying to elevate the price already quoted (if he knew his job, he would know that you simply use a screwdriver to insert in the open eyelets for the top through hole and simply reposition it as you compress it as need LIKE THE KONI SHOCK SITE TELLS YOU TO DO. So, he wanted to now charge more money. Trying to give him the benefit of doubt I told him I had a pair on order of new top mounts and how much he would charge to do the pair?. Then he pretty much accused me of lying that I did not do one side already (I had the pictures on my phone but smelling a rat I did not want to waste time talking to this thief), he said: "when you come back we'll discuss pricing" ..really? he has the parts in front of him and can't give a price ?? WTF? can you say RAT. Sure enough when I went home I verified the top mounts do come with exposed bearings which get sealed at the end. In short this guy tried to scare me into a repair I did not need to make/steal money from me, in my opinion has probably been scaring people and ripping them off for years unchecked. I drove by this place for the past 10 yrs and always wondered if it was an honest good mechanic that I would do business with from time to time. I don't have to wonder anymore, just a cheap predator praying on the uneducated unsuspecting public. What a disgrace to the profession. There is a special place in hell for "dishonest Mechanics". Seriously. (I have to say the guy that works for him who took the job to begin with and quoted me a fair price seemed nice and straight, its the manager/owner that is in my opinion the crook.)
PS, you know.. this is for my weekend car, BMW Sporster, I don't need it to go to work, it my hobby, I can afford to take my time. But think how many working people come to this thief with their daily driver they need to go to work and feed their families, it really is shameful . read more