[Main General Bulletin Board | BBFAQ | Prev by Date | Post Followup ] Member Login / Signup - Members see fewer ads. - Latest Member Gallery Photos Toyota Dealers are notorious Like This Post: - Subscribe to Daily Digest for this Bulletin Board Posted by Randy Thatcher [Email] (#22) [Profile/Gallery] (more from Randy Thatcher) on Tue, 19 Mar 2002 15:03:35 In Reply to: Re: What's the Worst Line You've Heard from a Mechanic?, sturz, Tue, 19 Mar 2002 13:40:54 Alert me when someone posts in this thread: Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup

My wife's old corolla got some expensive work: starter, alternator, etc. Each and every time I feel they ripped her off.

The worst was my sister in Denver.

1994 or 1996 (I forget) Camry V6. I do work in Toyota plants and she bought one on my recommendation. She's loved the car for a few years, no problems. It's time for what we call a "major service", so she took it to the dealer. They said they did oil, filters, steering fluid, coolant, lube, inspections, etc. The service cost her about $600.

Then they told her the timing belt would need work soon (they were right, according to the service interval), she'd need a new steering rack and a whole bunch of other parts. Parts total: $1300. Labor Total ??? This is on a car that ran beautifully when it came in for a routine (overpriced) service.

So she took it to an indy that another family member uses... The guy did an inspection and said they put oil in for steering fluid. So toyota wanted to get paid to fix their mistake!!!

At the end the indy flushed the steering system 3 times, fixed the other problems, and had her on her way. Wasn't cheap, but it was fixed right.

I question that if Toyota screwed up that badly on the steering system, what did they do to the rest? Did they actually flush the coolant? What did $600 get? My sister will never go back to that dealer!

She actually wanted me to recommend she get a saab. I told her that if she loves the camry, and it's not causing problems, stick with it. It's a good reliable car, and it'll run for years to come. I have a bit more tolerance and do a bit of the work on the saabs myself, so I get a little less frustrated if the car acts up.

Randy

posted by 208.22.1...

• What's the Worst Line You've Heard from a Mechanic?, Roger (NAWC), Tue, 19 Mar 2002 09:23:15
  • "Yer tires arn't rubber , they're NYLON "..., Cannonball, Wed, 20 Mar 2002 22:02:16
  • Worst line was on oil !!, JEC, Wed, 20 Mar 2002 14:34:30
  • "Can't replace a bearing unless you buy four new tires", Ari , Wed, 20 Mar 2002 13:16:40
    • thats not that much of a stretch, nickR, Wed, 20 Mar 2002 20:15:02
  • "You'll Blow Your Turbo!!", Seerwah, Wed, 20 Mar 2002 11:19:32
  • $800 for front brakes, Adam Dawson, Wed, 20 Mar 2002 10:56:58
  • From a Volkswagen service advisor to a customer who..., Wavey, Wed, 20 Mar 2002 09:43:46
  • "I'll tell you what it needs, but I won't do the work.", KL, Wed, 20 Mar 2002 08:47:38
  • Re: What's the Worst Line You've Heard from a Mechanic?, Wayne, Tue, 19 Mar 2002 19:12:12
  • "With those Saab front brakes..., JohnC, Tue, 19 Mar 2002 18:09:09
    • Actually they stopped using the shoed e-brakes in>, DougM , Wed, 20 Mar 2002 01:43:39
      • And guess what? They started again..., Eric Law, Fri, 22 Mar 2002 13:58:21
  • Re: What's the Worst Line You've Heard from a Mechanic?, Eric Law, Tue, 19 Mar 2002 14:55:08
  • There's no tourque for lug nuts., KeithR, Tue, 19 Mar 2002 14:03:40
    • For what it's worth..., Eric Law, Fri, 22 Mar 2002 14:02:38
    • Yeah... the buggers did it to me...>>, Troll, Wed, 20 Mar 2002 19:28:33
    • Re: There's no tourque for lug nuts., John Davies, Tue, 19 Mar 2002 22:20:59
      • Re: There's no tourque for lug nuts., Dave Westlake, Wed, 20 Mar 2002 09:45:39
  • here's a bad story from my days of youth as a.., RickP, Tue, 19 Mar 2002 13:53:51
  • Re: What's the Worst Line You've Heard from a Mechanic?, compaqted, Tue, 19 Mar 2002 13:43:37
  • Re: What's the Worst Line You've Heard from a Mechanic?, sturz, Tue, 19 Mar 2002 13:40:54
    • Toyota Dealers are notorious, Randy Thatcher , Tue, 19 Mar 2002 15:03:35 <-- Viewing This Message
      • BMW dealers are pathetic, compaqted, Thu, 21 Mar 2002 13:18:51
  • Re: What's the Worst Line You've Heard from a Mechanic?, mateored, Tue, 19 Mar 2002 13:26:50
  • Worst Line I've Heard from a Mechanic?, Scalera, Tue, 19 Mar 2002 12:26:18
  • Re: What's the Worst Line You've Heard from a Mechanic?, RS , Tue, 19 Mar 2002 11:56:09
  • A Jeep dealership recommended..., Bob M, Tue, 19 Mar 2002 10:54:55
    • spelling...., Richard Miller, Tue, 19 Mar 2002 18:39:48
  • "It's all one piece these days" >>, Dinger, Tue, 19 Mar 2002 10:47:36
    • Yep, reminds me of a sign I saw in a transmission shop, Rob 85 Turbo, Tue, 19 Mar 2002 11:16:17
      • Our sign says," If we can't fix it, we won't " n/m, Anders, Tue, 19 Mar 2002 11:30:22
        • Anders. Where are you?? n/m, Texron, Tue, 19 Mar 2002 17:35:50
  • "You're not putting it into reverse properly.", Dave Westlake, Tue, 19 Mar 2002 10:38:50
  • Honest, I wouldn't try to do that to your wife!, Texron, Tue, 19 Mar 2002 09:46:42
    • Re: worst lines from mechanic, paulh, Tue, 19 Mar 2002 09:55:30

No Site Registration is Required to Post - Site Membership is optional (Member Features List), but helps to keep the site online
for all Saabers. If the site helps you, please consider helping the site by becoming a member.

• Prev by Date: Same thing at KMart... no Delco filters, compaqted, Tue, 19 Mar 2002 14:56:34
• Next by Date: (none)
• Main General Bulletin Board

StateOfNine.com

SaabClub.com

Jak Stoll Performance

M Car Covers

Ad Available

The content on this site may not be republished without permission. Copyright © 1988-2024 - The Saab Network - saabnet.com.
For usage guidelines, see the Mission & Privacy Notice.
[Contact | Site Map | Saabnet.com on Facebook | Saabnet.com on Twitter | Shop Amazon via TSN | Site Donations]

Random Saabnet.com Member Gallery Photos (Click Image)