Mechanic thrashing my car? wtf??? - Page 4

XR8Master · 31-07-2007, 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by fastfords-dot-org

I spoke to the Dept of Fair Trading, she advised me to seek some legal advice which i just may do..

I plan on recording my conversation with him on my phone..

And what is wasting $100 on legal advice going to do ?

ReVd_uP · 31-07-2007, 05:52 PM

Ive never seen a mechanic at my work thrash a customer car :evilsasmo

RachsEa · 31-07-2007, 06:14 PM

No way there is not a chance in hell i would take my car back there, I would prefer to pay the extra to have my car respected.. The old saying gose "what u got is all ya got"... I am so fussy with whom I take my car to.. It just shows in this day and age there is no respect for anyone's property..

EBFalcs · 31-07-2007, 06:21 PM

take a photo of the black marks and ask him if they look familiar, when you go back in, then blast him.

sfr rob · 31-07-2007, 06:26 PM

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Originally Posted by fastfords-dot-org

Well i have a local mechanic that does the majority of the work to my car, and what he cant do (panel beating etc) he will arrange someone to do and generally for a good price. So i've always been pretty happy with him.

Well yesterday arvo i dropped my car off to him in order to get it lowered more in the a$$ end and get new ball joints as they are noisy, after dropping if off and walking back home i hear the sound of a worked 8 hammering up the street so i turn around and BAM! theres my AU!

About to explode in a fit rage the better half tells me not to worry, its only a car etc etc. So as we wait for the traffic to cross the road he pulls into the bus car park that was behind us, and some chick walks up and gets in! Am i now a bloody bus service????

So as he pulls out of the car park he nails it launhching the car sideways and leaving 2 big black marks up the street!

I dunno what to do cuz he is a great mechanic and always does good prices, but then again just because he is a rally driver i dont want my F$@&ing car being used as a rally car!

/end rant

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oh sorry, I just got into the rear end of this thread, but reading your first post.... Mate.
I would be swinging the minute i saw him/ after the job is done and you havent paid.

Geezuz, I know every mechanic that jumps in your car is going to thrash it, but to actually see it is another story!

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kremmen · 31-07-2007, 06:36 PM

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Originally Posted by fastfords-dot-org

I plan on recording my conversation with him on my phone..

Recording people without their knowledge is illegal, u could end up in more trouble than him.

**Falcon Coupe** · 31-07-2007, 06:57 PM

I know what i would do. :evil3:

Hopefully a good dose of karma heads his way, let us know how it pans out.

Jason[98.EL] · 31-07-2007, 07:20 PM

i would be happy as a pig in shyte if i could have a go at my mechanic for caining my car.... my mechanic is my old man

i personally think you should talk to him after he has done the work

jason

**Full Noise** · 31-07-2007, 07:24 PM

I have a Ford dealer that does my warranty work and he knows how I treat my cars and what is expected from them if they work on any of my cars. I also make it very clear that my car is not to be road tested by anyone, for whatever reason.

In the early nineties I had a pretty nice XF that required a changeover transmission. The workshop manager rang me and said that it was all finished and that it was ready to be road tested. He asked me if I’d mind if he drove to one of his other workshops a few suburbs away and picked up a few small parts during the road test. I didn’t mind and thanked him for his honesty, as he could have just gone ahead and driven there anyway.

There are plenty of good mechanics out there, it’s just a matter of finding them.

sfr rob · 31-07-2007, 07:27 PM

Hey Danny, can you actually specify and make them agree not to test drive cars after working on them, what about when they want to confirm noises etc from the car on the road.
This is the biggest problem for me leaving my car at ford when they do the first service, I cant stand the thought of someone thrashing my new car!

Bucknaked · 31-07-2007, 07:32 PM

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Originally Posted by sfr rob

Hey Danny, can you actually specify and make them agree not to test drive cars after working on them, what about when they want to confirm noises etc from the car on the road.
This is the biggest problem for me leaving my car at ford when they do the first service, I cant stand the thought of someone thrashing my new car!

Was yours an ex-demo? I know a yard that had an F6 that the salesmen used to take out for a flogging. They even admitted it. At least their honest.

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This was some time ago

GT0132 · 31-07-2007, 07:36 PM

Mate if I'd have seen my car being treated like that I would have immediately gone back to the garage, waited for him to come back, then have it out with him to voice my....belting him?..well you'd feel like it but not a wise move.... Definately a consumer affairs case and i wouldn't be going back

**Full Noise** · 31-07-2007, 07:37 PM

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Originally Posted by sfr rob

Hey Danny, can you actually specify and make them agree not to test drive cars after working on them, what about when they want to confirm noises etc from the car on the road.
This is the biggest problem for me leaving my car at ford when they do the first service, I cant stand the thought of someone thrashing my new car!

I basically just tell them. If there’s no reason to road test it, it’s not to be done and I couldn’t care less for their 1500km inspection, road test. On occasions I’ve taken a mechanic with me for a quick spin and they were cool with that.

GT0132 · 31-07-2007, 07:38 PM

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Originally Posted by BENT_8

I know how you could screw him without it affecting you.
Give the cops a call and advise them that you witnessed a hoon driving like an idiot, give them the rego no of your car and the exact time and place it happened.
The cops will come and see you about it and you tell them it was with your mechanic at that exact time, then ask if they'd like to go down there with you to sort it out.

It would be priceless to see his face.

Love it !!!....what a classic move

ZB351 · 31-07-2007, 07:41 PM

being a mechanic its sad to hear this stuff is going on, I have never done a burnout or gotten a customers car sideways. I have on occasion given a car a little bit of gas to see how it would go (and would think others do that to my car when they have it) but thats as far as i have gone. I would hate someone else to thrash or even worse crash my car so thats how i treat other peoples cars. I would just have a word to him, tell him you saw him and let him know how much the tyres cost etc. If he apologises and seems genuinely sorry its up to you what happens next. If he is a d&^k about it dont go back. He will miss your money!

James

asusdragon · 31-07-2007, 07:59 PM

ring consumer affairs or better TT or ACA they might get something done lol then his face is on the new seen but thonsands of ppl, lose a fair bit of money that way, if i ever caught someone driving my car like that i would be taking him and his company right down, make sure it goes out of business lol

sfr rob · 31-07-2007, 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Bucknaked

Was yours an ex-demo? I know a yard that had an F6 that the salesmen used to take out for a flogging. They even admitted it. At least their honest.

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This was some time ago

No, but it probably had the ar5e flogged out of it anyway on a number of occasions by some test pilots i am sure!
It's all under warranty so if something goes pop, its all good, to an extent.:togo:

kyro_02 · 31-07-2007, 08:09 PM

the only time someone should give something a beating is if they're going to buy a car from the sales yard and want to get a feel before (or) if they buy... ahh the good times lol.

apolloxbgt · 31-07-2007, 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by kremmen

Recording people without their knowledge is illegal, u could end up in more trouble than him.

I think it is only illegal if BOTH partys don't know,as long as one party knows its lega iirc.

**TUF_302** · 31-07-2007, 08:23 PM

so have you spoken to him yet?? whats the results??

kyro_02 · 31-07-2007, 08:26 PM

I always thought it was only legal if you do not use it as evidence, but are able to record a person without telling them .. then replay it and write down everything?

JD86 · 31-07-2007, 08:35 PM

thats shocking, i wouldnt take my car then again and wouldnt be paying for the work he had performed

Eu-GenixX · 31-07-2007, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by kremmen

Recording people without their knowledge is illegal, u could end up in more trouble than him.

it's ok if you are part of the conversation... but you aren;t allowed to record other pplz conversations... i was told that by a police officer when i was dealing with threats over the phone from an ex... they told me to record the conversations.. as long as i was in the conversation.. it was ok

BPXR6T · 31-07-2007, 08:48 PM

I know what I'd be doing. It involves a half inch drill bit and a knee cap.

Bosman · 31-07-2007, 08:49 PM

Had same issue a few years ago. Saw my car sideways on a main road! Thats when the angry part of my sig come out! But oh well , mechanics car thumped in front of him , new clutch and full service , not paid for. Funny, didnt even get a bill in the mail! I think he might have s h i t himself.

flukey · 31-07-2007, 09:09 PM

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Originally Posted by BENT_8

I know how you could screw him without it affecting you.
Give the cops a call and advise them that you witnessed a hoon driving like an idiot, give them the rego no of your car and the exact time and place it happened.
The cops will come and see you about it and you tell them it was with your mechanic at that exact time, then ask if they'd like to go down there with you to sort it out.

It would be priceless to see his face.

Don't use the cops just to get a rise out of someone.
Tell the cops it's your car and what when etc. They might pay a visit on your behalf. They might not.
Faced with a please explain by cops, the mechanic might pull a line like 'customer won't pay the bill', a heresay situation comes up but you have highground if you've been honest from the get go.
Pay your bill, take your business elsewhere and especially don't get yourself locked up over what sounds like ultimately a couple mm off your tread. Yeah it sucks and makes me cringe to think what's happened to my cars but hey without pix you've got nix dude.

BENT_8 · 31-07-2007, 09:51 PM

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Originally Posted by flukey

Don't use the cops just to get a rise out of someone.
Tell the cops it's your car and what when etc. They might pay a visit on your behalf. They might not.
Faced with a please explain by cops, the mechanic might pull a line like 'customer won't pay the bill', a heresay situation comes up but you have highground if you've been honest from the get go.
Pay your bill, take your business elsewhere and especially don't get yourself locked up over what sounds like ultimately a couple mm off your tread. Yeah it sucks and makes me cringe to think what's happened to my cars but hey without pix you've got nix dude.

OMFG....It was written as a bit of light hearted humour!

Perhaps i should have ended every sentence with a smily

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As if you would.....

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kremmen · 31-07-2007, 10:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Eu-GenixX

it's ok if you are part of the conversation... but you aren;t allowed to record other pplz conversations... i was told that by a police officer when i was dealing with threats over the phone from an ex... they told me to record the conversations.. as long as i was in the conversation.. it was ok

Legal advice to me was you cannot record someone else without making them aware of the fact that you are recording them.

5tumpy · 31-07-2007, 11:37 PM

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Originally Posted by kremmen

Legal advice to me was you cannot record someone else without making them aware of the fact that you are recording them.

In NSW, if 50% of the parties involved in the recording know that they are being recorded, it is legal and admissable at evidence.

Ever noticed when you get pulled over by coppers, they only tell you are being recorded if you have someone in the car with you? They record everything...

xa_jg66 · 01-08-2007, 12:04 AM

one thing id like to point out to people who check there dte reading after picking up the car... idleing the car will send that figure through the roof faster than thrashing it so just bear that in mind. if the battery has needed to be disconnected for some reason the numbers will obviously change faster. if a coolant change has been done for instance then the car will be idled for around 5 mins to bleed the cooling system and 5 mins at 99L/100km will add to your dte reading.