Auto Engine Repair
Do you need help making sense of auto repair quotes? If you're like about 95% of Americans, you don't know much about your car and you really don't want to.
I'm a guy, and by social default that means I have to go out into the world and locate a mate. But on those gut wrenching mornings when the car won't start, or there's an evil little light on the dash, we know it's time to market the pros and hope we get a fair deal and not a sharp stick in the eye. What do I say when I find someone?
Let's pause for a moment of clarity. All these questions and more are what fill men's heads every time they stroll out with their faces shaved and their hair nicely tweaked.
Imagine walking into a restaurant any given night of the week. You're craving (let's say for sake of argument) a burger, fries and coke. You sit down, the waiter walks over, and before taking your order tells you about the specials. He tells you about their tender sirloin tips, sauted in a cabernet butter sauce served with garlic mashed potatoes and delectable grilled asparagus spears drizzled with extra virgin olive oil. Or another variation: chicks dig jerks.
Fast forward about an hour. It's because the jerks don't care and will say anything to get her in bed. In situations like this, these predators will almost always find something wrong with your car and the repair will explode to over double what you were expecting.
You were just unsold. Let's repeat this experience and this time explore a scam...
The waiter brings you the carrot plate with an orange juice, charges you for the steak, and then the valet refuses to give you your keys until you pay for the entire dinner including tip and a saganaki you never even knew they served. These are facilities run by total perfectionists who break out in hives if they have to let a car out of their garage in less than tip top shape. These shops are fantastic at what they do, and they'll do everything possible to make sure your car is taken care of. So what's the problem?
Why do you think auto repair scams are so prevalent and jerks get lots of dates? Picture this: single working mother making less than $35K per year needs to get a brake job. Why would she care about premium parts? You already know they're going to tell you what you need or want to hear, but does that mean you have to go to bed with them?
Not at all. Bring it in and we'll take a look".
Another frequent problem is that these facilities have a very difficult time prioritizing a list of needed work. In most cases, they see the situation as everything needs to be fixed!
You Do Have Choices The major reason for prescreening is that failure to do so opens you up to a host of potential scams and creepy, high pressure sales tactics. How hard do you think it'll be to reverse a mistake when your car is 6 feet in the air with the tires off and they're pointing out fictitious emergencies? Premium Powerhouses are fantastic for car enthusiasts and anyone else who wants to get zero info on the phone, but have them chat your ear off when you drop off the car.
Of course I will Sharon... But it'll cost you. The best thing is they're either a phone call our mouse click away! The last group of shops falls into the Middle Mayhem category. You mind if I leave my jeans on your couch so I know where they are when I bolt out of here in 10 minutes?
Cars are highly complex machines and a problem with one system can frequently effect the performance of another. Be aware that the reason many of these facilities refuse to give solid info over the phone is because of the insane level of competition they have.
Because of that, they like to play their cards close to their chest. (But don't worry, the good ones will share quality info.) In situations like this, there is no way to get around a systems test.
You may not know exactly how to fix your car, but why should that stop you from asking the right questions? But why can't the technician tell you that? We have called hundreds of shops across the country and have been hearing the same thing from close to 96% of them: "Nope, we can't tell you anything until we see it." What went wrong was that you fell for a jerk. Not entirely your fault, hope can sometimes be a killer.
I'm a guy, and by social default that means I have to go out into the world and locate a mate. But on those gut wrenching mornings when the car won't start, or there's an evil little light on the dash, we know it's time to market the pros and hope we get a fair deal and not a sharp stick in the eye. What do I say when I find someone?
Let's pause for a moment of clarity. All these questions and more are what fill men's heads every time they stroll out with their faces shaved and their hair nicely tweaked.
Imagine walking into a restaurant any given night of the week. You're craving (let's say for sake of argument) a burger, fries and coke. You sit down, the waiter walks over, and before taking your order tells you about the specials. He tells you about their tender sirloin tips, sauted in a cabernet butter sauce served with garlic mashed potatoes and delectable grilled asparagus spears drizzled with extra virgin olive oil. Or another variation: chicks dig jerks.
Fast forward about an hour. It's because the jerks don't care and will say anything to get her in bed. In situations like this, these predators will almost always find something wrong with your car and the repair will explode to over double what you were expecting.
You were just unsold. Let's repeat this experience and this time explore a scam...
The waiter brings you the carrot plate with an orange juice, charges you for the steak, and then the valet refuses to give you your keys until you pay for the entire dinner including tip and a saganaki you never even knew they served. These are facilities run by total perfectionists who break out in hives if they have to let a car out of their garage in less than tip top shape. These shops are fantastic at what they do, and they'll do everything possible to make sure your car is taken care of. So what's the problem?
Why do you think auto repair scams are so prevalent and jerks get lots of dates? Picture this: single working mother making less than $35K per year needs to get a brake job. Why would she care about premium parts? You already know they're going to tell you what you need or want to hear, but does that mean you have to go to bed with them?
Not at all. Bring it in and we'll take a look".
Another frequent problem is that these facilities have a very difficult time prioritizing a list of needed work. In most cases, they see the situation as everything needs to be fixed!
You Do Have Choices The major reason for prescreening is that failure to do so opens you up to a host of potential scams and creepy, high pressure sales tactics. How hard do you think it'll be to reverse a mistake when your car is 6 feet in the air with the tires off and they're pointing out fictitious emergencies? Premium Powerhouses are fantastic for car enthusiasts and anyone else who wants to get zero info on the phone, but have them chat your ear off when you drop off the car.
Of course I will Sharon... But it'll cost you. The best thing is they're either a phone call our mouse click away! The last group of shops falls into the Middle Mayhem category. You mind if I leave my jeans on your couch so I know where they are when I bolt out of here in 10 minutes?
Cars are highly complex machines and a problem with one system can frequently effect the performance of another. Be aware that the reason many of these facilities refuse to give solid info over the phone is because of the insane level of competition they have.
Because of that, they like to play their cards close to their chest. (But don't worry, the good ones will share quality info.) In situations like this, there is no way to get around a systems test.
You may not know exactly how to fix your car, but why should that stop you from asking the right questions? But why can't the technician tell you that? We have called hundreds of shops across the country and have been hearing the same thing from close to 96% of them: "Nope, we can't tell you anything until we see it." What went wrong was that you fell for a jerk. Not entirely your fault, hope can sometimes be a killer.
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