NJ has a dicey reputation when it comes to auto repair. This blog is about the role of a certain dealership.<\/p>\n
My parents get their car serviced by what I consider the finest mechanic on the East Coast, Jake. Jake’s a great mechanic for many reasons but the most important is that he loves cars. <\/p>\n
So usually my parents go to Jake, but there was a recall on a part. It was an unadvertised recall which they only found about the recall through Jake. Here’s what happened at the dealership.<\/p>\n
Dealer: Whoever is taking care of your car is making a lot of mistakes. We found serious issues with your transmission. It’s leaking.
\nParent: Interesting, since there’s never been a spot under my car in the last four years.
\nDealer: Oh, it’s leaking.
\nParent: How much will this be?
\nDealer: 808 dollars.
\nParent: Can i have a copy of the estimate?
\nDealer: Certainly.
\nParent: And you replaced recall part XYZ?
\nDealer: Yep. when do you want to get your car in?
\nParent: Just as soon as my personal mechanic looks over your estimate and tells me all this needs to be done. can i have my keys please?
\nDealer: Sir these issues are real and if your mechanic is reputable he will concur…<\/p>\n
At this point my parent put his ID card on the counter so the Dealer could see it. He works for one big 3 networks, in the news department.<\/p>\n
Parent: I do my best work off camera. How about you?
\nDealer: Here’s your keys sir. Thank you and have a nice day.<\/p>\n
The only thing that turned out to be leaking was the integrity of this dealer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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