Mechanic thrashing my car? wtf???

Cam · 31-07-2007, 08:14 AM

Well i have a local mechanic that does the majority of the work to my car, and what he cant do (panel beating etc) he will arrange someone to do and generally for a good price. So i've always been pretty happy with him.

Well yesterday arvo i dropped my car off to him in order to get it lowered more in the a$$ end and get new ball joints as they are noisy, after dropping if off and walking back home i hear the sound of a worked 8 hammering up the street so i turn around and BAM! theres my AU!

About to explode in a fit rage the better half tells me not to worry, its only a car etc etc. So as we wait for the traffic to cross the road he pulls into the bus car park that was behind us, and some chick walks up and gets in! Am i now a bloody bus service????

So as he pulls out of the car park he nails it launhching the car sideways and leaving 2 big black marks up the street!

I dunno what to do cuz he is a great mechanic and always does good prices, but then again just because he is a rally driver i dont want my F$@&ing car being used as a rally car!

/end rant

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vandrsxr6 · 31-07-2007, 08:19 AM

Thats pretty poor by the mechanic.

Not very professional at all.

Time to take it elsewhere, the problem is if you tell him what you saw he may charge you more and if you don't tell him it will continue. Catch 22

Deadman · 31-07-2007, 08:20 AM

I'd be mighty ****ed off. I'd have gone straight back, demanded my car back, given him a serve and taken my car elsewhere.

my 2c

outside · 31-07-2007, 08:25 AM

give him the flick , this guy is showing no respect for you and your car.

DA68ZA · 31-07-2007, 08:26 AM

Let me guess he did his aprenticeship at heartland holden blacktown .

No matter how good he is i would not take that .

FPV8U · 31-07-2007, 08:28 AM

He wouldn't be getting another cent from me.

davonafairlane · 31-07-2007, 08:34 AM

Don't put up with that, there are plenty of good mechanics. Take it somewhere else

waggaclint · 31-07-2007, 08:40 AM

youl probably find that just about every mechanic out will give a good car thrashing hey if it goes goods.....

Tech Trainer · 31-07-2007, 08:44 AM

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Originally Posted by waggaclint

youl probably find that just about every mechanic out will give a good car thrashing hey if it goes goods.....

Sorry not this one. Never have and never will. If I break it or broke I would have to pay for it. Not good for the profits of the company.

Besides someone worked along time to purchase that car. It deserves my respect.

FORD3V · 31-07-2007, 08:53 AM

Tell him your last mechanic use to thrash your car, and you kicked the S@#T out of him because of it and that you hate people who dont respect other people's property.

Unless you trust someone enough to give your car a bit of a thrashing without going to far,It isnt on.

V3RSAC3 · 31-07-2007, 09:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Tech Trainer

Sorry not this one. Never have and never will. If I break it or broke I would have to pay for it. Not good for the profits of the company.

Besides someone worked along time to purchase that car. It deserves my respect.

Ditto ... i never thrash the cars out at work, they deserve respect, their expensive cars so the owners have worked hard for them ... i don't thrash my car out, so im not about to go and do it to somebody else's pride and joy!!!
what a dud of a mechanic, don't go back, and tell people that you know that go to him not to either!

if i were you, i would contact Consumer Affairs and report him!

Cam · 31-07-2007, 08:37 AM

I have decided I am going to wait until i get my car back probably tomorrow and am going to let loose at him, i am stewing over it and if it wasn't for the fact that I was worried he'll rip me off then i'd be on the phone now.

I really never thought he'd be like that, an older guy, he owns his workshop, usually it'd be the 19 year old apprentice that'd be acting like a clown in customers cars... Clearly not..

If he was hammering my other car (POS daily) then i wouldn't really care, but if something let go in my AU (347 stroker) the cost of rebuilding the engine or gearbox (or whatever broke) would surely be paid by me, THATS what pi$$es me off!

**killerjoolz** · 31-07-2007, 08:39 AM

I would ring fair trading and ask them where you stand,I wouldn't be taking my car back to him.......ever....When my car is getting any work done either myself or my husband stand around and wait for it....

Cam · 31-07-2007, 08:49 AM

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Originally Posted by killerjoolz

I would ring fair trading and ask them where you stand

I have been thinking the exact same thing this morning..

Tech Trainer · 31-07-2007, 08:41 AM

There is only one thing wrong with this post. You did not tell us who he is and where his shop is.

Bad publicity via word of mouth can hurt a business.

Personally if it was my car I would return to the workshop and tell him I had changed my mind, due to the fact that I had just witnessed a person driving my car in a manor I did not consider to be respectful or me or my property.

Do this in a quiet calm manor and then never darken his doostep again. Cheap work is not worth that!

Mechanics like this annoy the daylights out of me. They tarnish the image of all the caring good mechanics out there.

Vdouw · 01-08-2007, 09:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Tech Trainer

There is only one thing wrong with this post. You did not tell us who he is and where his shop is.

Bad publicity via word of mouth can hurt a business.

Personally if it was my car I would return to the workshop and tell him I had changed my mind, due to the fact that I had just witnessed a person driving my car in a manor I did not consider to be respectful or me or my property.

Do this in a quiet calm manor and then never darken his doostep again. Cheap work is not worth that!

Mechanics like this annoy the daylights out of me. They tarnish the image of all the caring good mechanics out there.

Definatly the best bet from all aspects. You don't legally get your self in trouble, you apear like a real man and you hold maturity. Man i'd be just as ****ed as you infact the thought of it drives me wild but tempers should be defused not blown.... i sound like a shrink!

DEVL-XR · 31-07-2007, 08:49 AM

I hope you havent paid him for the work yet, tell him where to go and dont go back. What can he do if you dont pay him, you already have dirt on him.
I normally check how many k's are on the clock before and after the mechanics just to see how much he's been driving it.

Cam · 31-07-2007, 08:53 AM

Oh and he is in Underwood QLD, They are Called "Icy Cool Car Care"

So anyone recommend a good mechanic in the Springwood area?

And no i haven't paid him for the work yet, and as for waiting for the the work to be done, I leave for work at 7am and get home at 5:30 when he closes..

I want him to hurry up and finnish my car so i can get it back and vent this anger!

**Peuty** · 31-07-2007, 09:53 AM

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Originally Posted by fastfords-dot-org

Oh and he is in Underwood QLD, They are Called "Icy Cool Car Care"

So anyone recommend a good mechanic in the Springwood area?

Hi mate, there is a place in Springwood on Watland street that my boss uses and reckons they are pretty good... Can't remember the name though sorry. You have to drive down a steep driveway to get to it.... Next time i am out I will cruise past and check out the name for you.

Daniel

XPcoupe · 31-07-2007, 10:01 AM

With out proof your a bit screwed to do anything about it. He will deny it. Some one has to make a nanny cam for cars when they are being serviced. That way you have proof of what was done and how the car has been treated.

I picked up my car once smeeling of fish and chips and at the time I never put food in it at all and that was at Coffey Ford in Dandy was not impressed to know it was used for the lunch run.

GT0132 · 31-07-2007, 07:36 PM

Mate if I'd have seen my car being treated like that I would have immediately gone back to the garage, waited for him to come back, then have it out with him to voice my....belting him?..well you'd feel like it but not a wise move.... Definately a consumer affairs case and i wouldn't be going back

ZB351 · 31-07-2007, 07:41 PM

being a mechanic its sad to hear this stuff is going on, I have never done a burnout or gotten a customers car sideways. I have on occasion given a car a little bit of gas to see how it would go (and would think others do that to my car when they have it) but thats as far as i have gone. I would hate someone else to thrash or even worse crash my car so thats how i treat other peoples cars. I would just have a word to him, tell him you saw him and let him know how much the tyres cost etc. If he apologises and seems genuinely sorry its up to you what happens next. If he is a d&^k about it dont go back. He will miss your money!

James

robjh80 · 31-07-2007, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by fastfords-dot-org

Oh and he is in Underwood QLD, They are Called "Icy Cool Car Care"

So anyone recommend a good mechanic in the Springwood area?

Can't recommend anyone in Springwood area but if you want a Mechanic who is extremely careful with over 25 years experience, an absolute perfectionist and the nicest bloke to boot.........give Kevin a call at MAS on 3376 7918, they have a workshop over at Sumner Park, nowhere near Springwood but well worth the trip.

Give this "Hoon Mechanic" the flick.......he is simply not showing any respect to you or your car, if he's treating it like that out on the road then why would he be treating it with any respect while he's servicing it?

BAxtER · 01-08-2007, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by fastfords-dot-org

Oh and he is in Underwood QLD, They are Called "Icy Cool Car Care"

So anyone recommend a good mechanic in the Springwood area?

And no i haven't paid him for the work yet, and as for waiting for the the work to be done, I leave for work at 7am and get home at 5:30 when he closes..

I want him to hurry up and finnish my car so i can get it back and vent this anger!

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TheSneakiness · 31-07-2007, 08:57 AM

I'd go in and smack the living bejeesus outta him, I wouldn't care how much he has or hasn't done to the car, or whether you've paid him or not.

Totally unprofessional.

HLC · 31-07-2007, 09:01 AM

i know the guys at ford service give my car a thrashing. i always take note of the odo/dte reading before i give them the keys to do their thing. i get it back with like 10 kays more on the odo, but about 100 kays less on the dte

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tapeworm · 02-08-2007, 11:50 PM

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Originally Posted by HLC

i know the guys at ford service give my car a thrashing. i always take note of the odo/dte reading before i give them the keys to do their thing. i get it back with like 10 kays more on the odo, but about 100 kays less on the dte

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Same here man, If your've got a car with some herbs it's pure thrash material for especially the young bastards. Thank I can fix the beast myself now as an apprentice. We have a road outside the workshop and all we do is drive up and back, that's all you need. Would cop a severe hiding from the boss if I acted like a wit.

FORD3V · 31-07-2007, 09:02 AM

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Originally Posted by The_Axe

I'd go in and smack the living bejeesus outta him, I wouldn't care how much he has or hasn't done to the car, or whether you've paid him or not.

Totally unprofessional.

Nah mate you wouldnt, then you would have an assault charge on your hands.

Start up a conversation about it and se how he reacts.

LTDterri · 31-07-2007, 02:21 PM

I agree to start up a conversation, but flat out tell him what you saw, what time, what bus stop, what the Bird looked like that was being picked up and how the only way you stopped yourself from burning down his workshop was that your car was in it. Then tell him you have posted his details on this forum to avoid his sorry a$$ and never go back again. He couldn't value your custom all that much........and if he has a cat KICK it....I'm glad I got that out of my system, I hate these type of fools.

Xitdxr · 31-07-2007, 09:01 AM

I dont know a mechanic that doesnt thrash the a$$ out of cars. If your worried about that, dont ever buy a demo from a dealership, you wouldnt want to know what happens to those cars.