people need better mechanics

[Jedisdead]

So me and my brother just went to look at a 4runner for him that had "bad compression" . He said that two mechanics had told told it was a 300-500 dollar job. He also said the #3 supra builder in America said the same, turns out it was a lose hose clamp on the air intake.

 

[jdub]

That is why I do all of my maintenance. I've heard of mechanics pulling a brokenn part off the shelf and showing it to the customer and saying, "this is your problem!" Charging them and doing nothing.

My dad owned a car dealership, I paid his mechanic to re-do my hubs on my SUV and it still had a problem so I pulled it apart myself to see and it was full of old grease with some new stuff slopped in there. Boy was his job on the line!

I have a good mechanic on hand, but nothing is worse when ladies get all sorts of BS form mechanics and I go in with them to "understand" what they are talking about. And the story changes and the price goes down a couple hundred dollars.

 

[gijohn40]

everything is getting terrible out there.. you can;t trust anyone anymore...

 

[JL Rockies]

What is the ranking system that determines a mechanic is the #3 mechanic?

 

[bryson]

What is the ranking system that determines a mechanic is the #3 mechanic?

'Cause he said so... duh.

 

[cruiseroutfit]

What is the ranking system that determines a mechanic is the #3 mechanic?

The SBIAMSRS duh.

Supra Builder Institution of America Mechanic Specialty Ranking System

 

[JL Rockies]

There's a whole world out there that's just off my radar I guess.

 

[Toad]

Sorry to hear that. As a shop manager/mechanic I see this stuff way to often myself. If your gonna tell someone the thing has low compession take 10 minutes pull the spark plugs and actually do the compression ck.

 

[Jedisdead]

SBIAMSRS is what he referred too I believe. He looked at us funny when he drove past us as my brother was getting insurance on it and it was running fine.