Nah, don't do that. It'll all come back to haunt you.
iatem,
Feb 1, 6:52pm
Update: I borrowed a laptop from work so I can type properly and see what I'm doing :)
I finally got to sleep last night because of all this at 5:30am. I called him in the morning and as you would have expected he denied everything. I was so angry I had to walk outside and cool down because of the bullshit he was spinning. I told him I want him to fix it and suggested it may be the thrust bearing. He asked me who the mechanic was I told him the truth my neighbour is a home mechanic not qualified but has had the same problem with another holden he changed the clutch for. And it was also suggested by someone online here. He wanted to know more details about my friend and the other guy online.
I said to him straight " I know that you are lying and you know that I know that. Yet you are still denying the extra milage" He kept trying to change the subject to my friends credentials etc. I said I'm going to take it to Holden and get their opinion and if they find it's related to the clutch he is going to pay the bill to get it checked and the bill to fix it. He agreed to a point and if they can give him a quote as to what the problem was and if it was related to him taking out the gear box or clutch then he would pay if not too expensive. Otherwise he will take it back and fix himself to save him paying too much. I said "No" I don't want you touching my car. I want the experts to fix it. (I feel like I'm doing all the work to try and solve the noise, when it only happened after he change the clutch. He just wants confirmation that he fucked up.grrrr!)
The original job was $180 to fix a dent on the front right fender. It cost me $717 for the clutch.
Ps: Not a bad idea about the bullshit but like papariccardo said it will come back to haunt me. Especially if he plays hard ball and I need to take it to the small claims or court, my other option. As well as ringing his boss to ask if he knows if he uses the workshop to do home jobs etc.
There are 3 types of people: 1) the people who do the screwing, 2) the people who get screwed, and 3) others. Clue: you aren't numbers 1 or 3.
rustihammer,
Feb 2, 6:00am
You took your car there!I wouldn't trust them with a shopping trolley.
sifty,
Feb 2, 7:00am
Jeez, sucks. I would be more pissed off about the abuse than the cost, as you never know what damage has been done.
I would document everything, they had no right to clock up milage so are immediately on the back foot (as evidenced by them blustering about 'qualifications'). You are on the right track taking it to a certified dealer. If they quibble about bills inform them you will take it further, with both lawyers AND media being involved. Hell, I'd be tempted to go to the media afterwards anyway, purely as they have abused something you care for, when in a position of trust.
PS: well done on the naming
ct9a,
Feb 2, 7:05am
take your vehicle to the bro's expect a bro job
trogedon,
Feb 2, 7:26am
Hey, that's a bit rough. Many maori do their jobs well.
bigjerry,
Feb 2, 11:52am
He works at www.rtc.co.nz[/quote]Im sorry but, YOU TOOK YOUR CAR THERE TO BE FIXED! I sympathise, i really do but you only have yourself to blame, if it quacks like a duck its probably a duck. Im guessing the bro's took you car out, 4 up, and drove the arse off it because (quote) "you must be rich to drive a commodore so they deserve to thrash it.aye bro" or some such attitude. just cut your losses and dont take your car back there ever.
bigjerry,
Feb 2, 11:53am
name 3 haha
rus_the_dallas,
Feb 2, 12:19pm
My cuz, his cuz and his mums neighbour
elect70,
Feb 2, 1:00pm
Typical of many" repairers" use your car as workshop hack , & test drivers. Still, getting new clutchso long as its done oklet it go but tell them of your suspicions. Getting redress these days even DT,take day offgathering evidence etc . Unless its over a grand hardly worth the hastle .
marte,
Feb 2, 2:38pm
I'd like to know what the $717 paid for. Parts only! !
They must have done something pretty bad to ruin the clutch like that. Looks like clutch & plates & everything. The thrust bearing wears out by itself, working it hard won't wear it out.
Does the pressure feel like it did before! I had a clutch spring break by itself, it squeeled for a while, felt like the clutch was breaking apart, caught & grated & then suddenly dropped out of the clutchplate & the pressure on the clutch pedal dropped (one less spring for me to work against). It went silent like normal & it was a lot easyer to operate the foot pedal.
If the cars been driven that hard I'd expect the engine oil to smell 'burnt' as well. The signs on the wheels rubber would be obvious, it was on my car when it got stolen & they thrashed it all night untill they got caught.
( The Police noticed the "No under age 21 drivers" sticker on the windscreen & pulled them over, haha, good on them, I didn't even know it had been stolen when they came to tell me.)
blackdotlova,
Feb 2, 5:22pm
They probably run get away driving class's and used your car
iatem,
Feb 2, 9:27pm
Quick update from my mobile again had to give the work laptop back this morning so bear with me. Will try answer all questions in depth later.
Let me just clarify this first: I met this guy through a friend who I saw have an accident earlier that month. I saw the work he did on her car and it was a good cosidering how bad it was.
His price was cheap to me and he lived locally. Yes I am too trusting!
Yes the damage to the car is important but so is the money to me if you know what I mean. Thanks for advice guys.
Im off to the Wellington Sevens tomorrow so will post back when I can.
iatem,
Feb 2, 9:34pm
$717 was for the part only clutch and pressure plateThats all I had to pay.The fact is if you have someones car and you crash it damage you are responsible for it not the customer. I understand what you are saying about the wear and tear and agree.
iatem,
Feb 2, 9:45pm
Also I paid because he said he couldnt order part without paying for it in full. I questioned him about this because mist people fix the car first then bill you.
Also he gave me a ute to drive that after driving it didnt have a current WOF. Then he gave us two other crappy cars to drive with other things wrong with them.Drivers seat broken and it rocked when braking, wipers not working etc. We just wanted our car back asap.
I did find out after we paid him cash he paid for the part the day before. Thats what the parts guy said.I didnt question him why.
iatem,
Feb 2, 9:48pm
He said that he didnt have an account with the parts supplier thats why we had to pay for it first
philip40,
Feb 3, 9:23pm
drove past that place todayblack marks on drive way
pnh4,
Feb 3, 10:02pm
He's tampered the clutch to make it seem worn, then charged you $717 to tighten & adjust it back, while profitting $500 for the $217 panel job, two words.disputes tribunal.
pollymay,
Feb 3, 10:21pm
Biggest load of twats on this earth. We were owed $15,000. That is A LOT. They did NOTHING, zip zero nada. In the end we went in with "the boys" after 2 years of this crap and landed up taking his tractor, a car and loads of equipment worth just over half what he owed. May of lost money but the self satisfaction was HUGE. Sometimes you just have to do things yourself cause the courts and such are just a circus. I'd be spitting tacks at this point, the longer you leave it the less they will care and the less you can do.
socram,
Feb 4, 8:00am
Oh dear.
At least with the (respected) place I deal with, it is a standing joke that the guarantee is 10 metres or 10 seconds, whichever comes first.But at least they are honest and helpful and we continue to support them, as we know so many of their customers that they can't really afford to totally stuff up.
ema1,
Feb 4, 11:42am
That outfit could be gone before Christmas ! Bit of egging on I reckon .like "Choice lets see how quick this car is eh bro!"
ema1,
Mar 8, 9:10pm
Drive over his head would be more like it!
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