damn scamming mechanics!

I say let the free market determine what's ridiculous and what's not.

 

That's why your car looks so good!!!!

Oh for sure the newer cars they will suck the life right out of you

 

The "free market" doesn't know any better, so they are taken advantage of. Most motorists do not research the price of parts. They just take their vehicle to a shop, bend over, and take it in the ###...

 

This is why I now build gates...My ASE's are still good for another year this July and I don't plan on renewing.

 

So i took the car to another mechanic just to get it checked out and get a estimate of how much it would of cost. Turns out the other shop seemed to neglect to tell me more then i thought. I have a huge whole in my gas tank which you can easily see if you even look at the car, the air intake hose is buldging and about to blow, theres no breather which i found out is needed for inspection, and multiple other problems that should of been noticed. So im listening to the other mechanic and he told me i shouldn't pay him at all and let him take it to court, my mom agreed but says if the price to fix it is to much she wont let me keep the car( heh even though its my money paying for it) but does anyone have any idea on how much a gas tank would cost, new or used?

 

If that is the cae, they deserve what they get.

 

Make a friend who knows even a little about cars...

Air intake hose???

 

that one...sry still learning

 

Thats a upper radiator hose...I may be able to help if you ever tell me where in D you are. I live there during the week...well, in Rowlett.

 

That is your upper radiator hose. It is part of your cooling system. If the hose is bulging, it could be wore out, sign of additional problems, or both.

 

pm blugene and tell him where you are. that upper radiator hose can be bought at any auto parts store (napa, checkers, auto zone, pep boys etc.) and can be replaced in about 5 minutes. good luck. you might want to invest in a chiltons repair manual for the maverick. they can be found on here. some of the guys usually have them for sale.

 

Even a Haynes manual, which is designed for the guy who knows less about cars, would be helpful.
Paul

 

Worst case scenario, get a Haynes for the Mustang II. I never found one for the maverick (do have a Chilton's though, but it sucks!). The MII Haynes is pretty close except for the front suspension...the rest is pretty much the same.

Even more important, make a friend that knows the basics about cars. Blugene should be a good candidate. You really need someone to just bounce ideas off of so you don't continue to fall into the trap these mechanics are getting you into. Just using the wrong verbiage (like "air intake hose") will land you in serious trouble because the mechanics will immediately know that you don't know what is going on and will add on all kinds of "problems that really need to be fixed" and you won't have someone to catch the traps.

I recognize that this post makes it sound like I am putting you down, and I am not trying to do this. We all started out knowing nothing at some point, and we have to learn this stuff as we go along. I just hope that you can bounce some ideas off of us (your "car buddies") before you let the mechanics further screw you.

Keep your ears open, repeat what you hear to your car buddies (or us), and let them help you make good decisions. And don't go back to those mechanics anymore. You need to find someone you can trust. There are trustworthy mechanics out there, finding them may be a challenge, but it doesn't cost you anything to get estimates and bounce them off of us, and learn who is scamming you and who is truthful.