I've said this before, and I'll say it again:
I. Don't. Do. Attitude.
Especially when I'm spending my money...lots of money.
Instead of going to my usual mechanic (which, in retrospect, I should have done) decided to give this mechanic a try because my best friend and his family vouched for them; apparently they've been coming here for years.
My check engine light came on and I took it in to see what was wrong. I got a call later that evening saying that it was an issue with my catalytic converter, and that it needed to be replaced. The mechanic told me it would cost $1563 for the repair. Cool. No problem.
I get a call 2 days later saying that my truck is ready. Imagine my surprise when the total is now $1773 and some change. I asked where the change in price came from and the lady at the front desk very nastily told me that that was the price I was quoted.
I insisted that it wasn't and started to pull up The quote which was emailed to. As I'm doing so, then she says "well he (the mechanic) had to replace the manifold." The what?! That was never mentioned to me, nor was it in the quote, and that I had no idea what a manifold was.
With so much unnecessary attitude, she gets up from the desk and says "follow me", then storms down the short hallway into the workspace, stops in front of a broken part, picks it up, and says "See, manifold. It's broken"
...and then throws it back on the ground in front of me.
Seriously?
We get back to the desk and I hand her my payment. I tried to show her the original quote and let her know that this is the only one that I received, but she turned her back to me and said "Yeah I know about that already."
I don't understand why certain businesses treat customers like we don't have a right to understand exactly what we're paying for. This woman acted as if I ruined her entire day by trying to understand what I was being charged an extra $200+ for. If it were her money she was spending, I'm certain she would want to know.
The mechanic never called me, and I never received a follow-up email letting me know that there was additional work that needed to be done. I totally understand that sometimes when you fix a vehicle, you notice other things that are broken and need repair, as well. I'm fine with that, and a quick, courteous explanation would have sufficed. I didn't even need to see the part. I just wanted to know what was going on. What I'm not fine with is this business spending my money for me, by quoting me one price and then charging me another. What I'm not fine with is not being informed ahead of time that this service was going to cost more than I was originally quoted. What I'm not fine with is someone who's supposed to be the face of this business copping a nasty an attitude with me because I had the nerve in the audacity to request clarification for services that I'm paying for.
After I paid, I was handed my keys but never told where my truck was. At my regular mechanic, they always have someone pull the vehicle up to the door while you're paying so that you can be on your way. At this place, I was left to wander the lot and find my truck on my own. this woman didn't even tell me where I could find my truck. I can't even call that poor customer that is no customer service at all.
It's a definite no from me. read more