Be careful when dealing with this business. They deceived me while asked to diagnose my car charged me a $140 diagnostic fee without disclosing an amount or getting my authorization. I expressed to them that I didn't authorize them to do any work on the car and found it an excessive price to pull codes. They refused to waive the $140 fee if I had them fix the car. They quoted $1000 to replace 6 coil packs and 6 plugs. Twice what 2 other shops charge. Then on top of that the diagnostic fee. They tried to sell us 6 coil packs when only one was showing bad in diagnostic. The car is a BMW 528i and has 85k miles on the car. The car is a "baby" says Kent, the father of the owner. So, why is your son trying to sell my son 6 coils packs when only one is showing bad? I will be taking this car to another shop for diagnostics to get a second opinion. If I find a descrepancy I will report it. At this time we feel that we were lied to, deceived, given a vague description of what is wrong with the car, and the Owner Jon and father Kent caused me hours of time trying to understand what they determined was wrong with the car so I could discuss it with my warranty company. Needless to say I don't trust them and would not allow them to repair the car.
I own my own business and understand time is money. However, their communication, unwillingness to help me understand the diagnosis, and not telling me all that was wrong with the car is unacceptable. The son Jon, was very vague with me and my spouse. He basically eluded to details that he discussed with my warranty company. I learned from the warranty company that the car had a leaking oil pan due to a loose gasket. It blew my mind that during several conversations Jon nor Kent told either of us after several conversations. Why did they withold that information from me? This made me suspicious.
Then once we nailed them down to answers, Kent was inflexible and unwilling to reduce or remove any part of the fee. At this time I am no further along in knowing what is really wrong with my car than I was when I called them.. My partner Brian will be giving his report on his discussions. My son Joe will be giving his report on his discussion.
What is wrong with business that we cannot be treated fair and honest when we engage in service with them.
Why couldn't the owner just take the time to answer questions and make recommendations that are in the best interest of the consumer instead of their own pocket. My son is a med student. He needed honest and fair. What he and I got was bad business. read more