So here is the thing: U wait too long and your car issue is not getting better ..the opposite is true? Yeah, right. Like with my break pads?...oh boy! Had a hard time deciding where to get it done. My usual place, pepboyz, where no good. Didn't had the parts, didnt look to confident to fix a BMW..So I yelped my issue. Metropolitan and a few other places quoted me for a price. Actually I didn't choose him at first because others had more reviews. But after some due diligence on their reviews, talking with some on the phone or reviewing their web presence...these mechanics didn't look any more confident to me either. So I gave Vinty at Metropolitan a shot. At least the reviews he had were positive and his self bio read itself nice and assuring. I text with him back and forth about the costs. I had specific parts I wanted to be used on the car. He got it all figured out and quoted me for a really fair price. I said to my self what the hek, I gotta get it done. Can't put it off any longer. So I got an appointment with him super fast, no fuss. Showed up first thing in the morning. Mechanic puts my car on the lift and starts working wheel by wheel. I had a good feeling. Little shop, no funny attitudes. Vinty comes in a little latter, we talk, great conversation about everything and nothing. Real nice. His mechanic walks in, we have a problem..I'm like: oh boy here we go. We walk to the car. Shows me the front rotor on the wheel. Bad. Needs to be replaced. Worn down break pad ruined the rotor. Guess why.. yeap u guessed right: because I waited too long and drove on bad break pads even though my car kept prompting me to change them ASAP. So of course the promised cost now all of a sudden got much higher..not the mechanics fault. Not Vinty's fault but mine. I was there when he negotiated the replacement parts with his supplier. Yes a place like this needs to have profit from its doing..yes they always try to get the max doable...buy this place, Metropolitan, Vinty was really fair. The added on labor, parts, plus what was already done..all in all it hurt me too spent that much..more than original thought, but that only was because I waited too long to attend the original issue. Let this be a lesson to you. Don't wait around too long. Go see Vinty. Fair and honest in my opinion. What needs to get done needs to get done. The price is always fair. But if ur car reveals more than anticipated..its not the mechanics fault. And with these guys here..they don't take advantage of you should when an opportunity presents itself to up-sell, like at those fancy city garages that shark you out of any penny you've got left (been there, had that). Again, what needs to get done needs to get done. Don't wait on it. At least here you can rest assured. In all honesty, I'm happy I gave this shop a shot.
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