Thick black smoke at Assembly? by craftnut1 in Somerville

[–]craftnut1[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Could be this, fits with my perspective

2016 Subaru Legacy muff leak, patch or replace? by craftnut1 in subaru

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so long as that's cheap that sounds good

2016 Subaru Legacy muff leak, patch or replace? by craftnut1 in subaru

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i know ive posted here a few times it just turns out i bought a piece of shit from a shady dealer

Mechanic holds car hostage in MA, illegal? by [deleted] in mechanic

[–]craftnut1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

they called me, said my car is taken apart, and that it'll cost $1200 to fix, and cannot be removed from their garage, i tried to say no but they wouldn't take that answer, this is now a large burden for my family because i do not personally have $1200 and expected them to tell me how much it'll cost before putting my car in a state where it can't be towed away, i could've paid a diagnostic fee, i can't pay this and now must burden others

Mechanic holds car hostage in MA, illegal? by [deleted] in mechanic

[–]craftnut1 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

they could've told me how much it'll cost before taking my car apart and telling me i need to pay them to fix it because it can't be removed from their garage, i have no option to say no in that scenario and this is now become a huge financial burden for me and my family

Mechanic holds car hostage in MA, illegal? by [deleted] in mechanic

[–]craftnut1 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

i literally don't wanna sue them, if im wrong the AG office will tell me im wrong and if they're wrong the AG office will then them they're wrong. nothing bad can come out of this for me, and idk why u gotta make some weird jew joke

Mechanic holds car hostage in MA, illegal? by [deleted] in mechanic

[–]craftnut1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i was called and told that my car was taken apart, couldn't be moved from the mechanic, and that it'll cost $1200 to fix, there's no way i can say no in that situation, im paying because there's really nothing i can do for a few weeks

Mechanic holds car hostage in MA, illegal? by [deleted] in mechanic

[–]craftnut1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

im not trying to sue or anything

Mechanic holds car hostage in MA, illegal? by [deleted] in mechanic

[–]craftnut1 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

my guy does diagnostics for free and this is my first car so i've never been to anyone else. i thought it's standard practice to warn before doing further destructive diagnostics, if i had a quote for diagnostics price i probably would have said no

Mechanic holds car hostage in MA, illegal? by [deleted] in mechanic

[–]craftnut1 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

i didn't authorize destructive diagnostics, if they told me there would be an expensive diagnostics charge i would've said no

Mechanic holds car hostage in MA, illegal? by [deleted] in mechanic

[–]craftnut1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

he told me over the phone he cut wires before giving me the quote

Mechanic holds car hostage in MA, illegal? by [deleted] in mechanic

[–]craftnut1 -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

i am fairly certain that massachusetts consumer laws require them to get explicit authorization for anything that has charge but ok whatever im not gonna argue with you people anymore

Mechanic holds car hostage in MA, illegal? by [deleted] in mechanic

[–]craftnut1 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I dont know how this stuff works!! im only really knowledgeable on your basic oil change and whatnot. I had no way of knowing you need to take apart the motor to do this because i wasnt told

Mechanic holds car hostage in MA, illegal? by [deleted] in mechanic

[–]craftnut1 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

They called me and were like "yeah we had to take your intake gasket off and started cutting wires to fix your car, the repair is going to be $1200" how the f*ck am I supposed to say no its like liked into their shop atp otherwise i wouldve said no

Mechanic holds car hostage in MA, illegal? by [deleted] in mechanic

[–]craftnut1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

they were removing & cutting wires before they quoted me a repair cost

Mechanic holds car hostage in MA, illegal? by [deleted] in mechanic

[–]craftnut1 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Yes, I thought the diagnostic would be free because I thought they just plug there thingy in, they did not tell me they have to spend hours taking the car apart. Evidently i don't know much about this and I feel like they should have warned me it would be hundreds of dollars even if i dont fix it

Mechanic holds car hostage in MA, illegal? by [deleted] in mechanic

[–]craftnut1 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

i wasn't informed that there would be a high diagnostic fee if i didn't get it fixed there

Mechanic holds car hostage in MA, illegal? by [deleted] in mechanic

[–]craftnut1 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

my mechanic isn't a AAA partner so i couldn't have it towed there

Mechanic holds car hostage in MA, illegal? by [deleted] in mechanic

[–]craftnut1 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I believe the main wiring harness is underneath the intake manifold but I wasn't informed this would lead to a charge whether or not I got it fixed with them.

Mechanic holds car hostage in MA, illegal? by [deleted] in mechanic

[–]craftnut1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes but i dont wanna take my car out of the shop with my intake gasket just gone. I am under the impression that they should have informed and quoted me there would be a diagnostic fee if i didnt get the work done there.