Can a auto shop charge storage fee for a car,after they have done the work,but have not been paid yet?
They(auto shop) have had the car only a few days,they have done the work,and will be paid soon,but are now trying to charge storage fee per day?Would that be under county law or state law or what?Do I have maybe a law suit if only I want to pay for the car work done but not the storage fee?
How did you figure out your car mechanic was lying to you?
Have been a mechanic since being farm raised in the early 80’s, first shop job in High School, and from that first job was taught to be fair and honest by two Vietnam Veteran Brothers who owned and ran the shop/gas station. Since then I have worked on Aircraft, and pretty much anything that has wheels since. Doing my own repairs my entire life, now being disabled I cannot do everything I did in the past, and have seen the very questionable side of the business. With my knowledge background they have a hard time getting anything past me, and I still do 99% of my own work anyway. Bottom line is it can be virtually impossible to tell if a shiesty mechanic is lying to you, for instance, I do not like to rebuild automatic Transmissions, and all of them I have paid to have done in my lifetime, who knows? In a repair like that, where the only person who knows what is really broken, or needs repaired, they can do whatever they want, and charge me full rebuild price. I took a transmission out in New Orleans while we were there doing Katrina volunteer work, it was a 85 Chevy 4x4 automatic, took it to a area tranny shop, watched him do the rebuild on it in an hour or so, amazing how good and fast you get doing the same work over and over. But that hour or so cost us $1300, and being a mechanic I knew the parts total were under $200, he did not lie to me, did not rip me off, although $1100 in labor an hour, I know what I would call that! I never over charged for anything, that is why I have no retirement or savings after becoming disabled. But I sleep good at night knowing I had great customers, most of which became friends, and I did not lie to them or take advantage of them. You do not have to lie, or do unneeded repairs to rip folks off, marking up a $20 part to $300 is stealing in my book, charging 10 hours labor for a 10 minute repair is theft in my book. Be careful out there, sadly all you can really do is use your best judgement, reviews, word of mouth, and form a relationship with your mechanic. Not that a relationship with a crooked mechanic would necessarily feel any different to a honest one?
Do Mechanics Charge for Estimates?
I just took my mom's car to a place and they said no charge. I've had that before several times. You may be dealing with a rip off artist.
How much do i charge to install a towel rack?
If you are the one who pulled it loose, fix it for free. If you're acting as an unlicensed handyman - charge $25 an hour. Estimate the time to repair should be one hour (depending on how it was pulled loose and any damage to the drywall). I have a friend who had a loose towel rack. It was never installed properly. She asked how I would fix it and I told her I would open up the wall and install solid wood for the towel bar to be screwed directly to. Cover it with fresh drywall, prime and repaint. It would take me an hour to cut out the affected area, cut and install solid wood and replace drywall over the repair. Another half hour to mud the seams, then return the next day to sand - and if necessary, re-mud the repair to make it smooth and seamless. Then when all was dry, prime it, then the next day paint it. All in all I figured no more than three hours of actual work time. Then once the repair has been final painted reinstall the towel bar using wood screws to hold it to the solid wood backing behind the drywall. I charged $45 (my friend). No need to gouge people you like. But if this is a job for a stranger then I would have asked for $75, assuming they had the paint. As for other materials used, the solid wood and the drywall - if they are things you have at hand then don't charge for them. If you have to buy supplies and intend on keeping the leftovers - again, don't charge for materials. But if you are not keeping the leftovers then charge the cost of the materials as well, but be sure NOT to take any of that stuff with you. Hope this helps. 'av'a g'day mate. ")
Repair costs making Volkswagen Beetle too expensive to keep?
I have a 2000 Volkswagen New Beetle. I've had it a little over 5 years, and I love it to death. Unfortunately, Volkswagens run EXTREMELY high in labor costs. Even replacing a headlight requires a trip to the dealers, or the only other foreign car place in town, and runs about $45-50. In the last year alone I've had: The catalytic converter replaced - $700 (rebated under extended warranty) Brakes and rotors replaced - $500 Coolant pump (or whatever its called that holds the coolant) replaced - $600 Something to do with the oil container (I'm not that great with cars) replaced - $150 Two headlights, one tail light, one brake light - ~$200 Alternator replaced - $300 Engine circuit (I think? I'd have to check my records) replaced - $400 Not to mention several repairs before that time. The car recently (yesterday) hit 100,000 miles, and now I'm looking at getting the timing belt replaced before it totals the engine. I recently met a guy who's step-dad works on cars, and told me he would do the job for $400-$500 compared to the $1,000 or more that the dealership quoted me, so that's a plus. My problem is that I'll be going to graduate school in about a year, which means I'll be making 3-4 hour road trips fairly frequently to come back home, and I won't be able to afford tuition, rent, food, utilities, and $400+ car repairs every couple of months. My parents said that they would help me out if I wanted to get a new car, but I don't want them to have to do that, and I don't know that I can afford to get a new car that would be in any better shape than the one I have now. So, my question is, any volkswagen owners or car experts out there, do you think that now that just about everything in this car is new, I'll have fewer problems after replacing the timing belt? Or should I go ahead and trade it in with the added selling point of all these things having been taken care of recently? I love my car a LOT, and a really don't want to have to give it up. I've heard that Volkswagens can run up to 200,000 miles easily... but I know that it depends on the model and the condition... and that there isn't any guarantee that my car won't continue to break down and fall apart. I guess I just need an opinion from someone who knows cars a little bit better than I do.
How much does hair color correction cost? I know it depends on the person and salon, but any experience?
I dyed my light blonde hair with a semi permanent dye to a light ugly brown. I made an appt to have it fixed, to a chocolate brown like I had intended. Well, it turned out black! I do not want to go back to the salon, the guy was bonkers. I am going for a consult today to have correction done, and I just want it to look natural, don't care how or what they do, brown is fine, black is not. Any price ranges? I want to know if this is going to be more than 200 bucks. Also, I have managed to have it fade a bit using dishsoap, head and sholders, olive oil, Tide and hairspray. Should I just carry on with that instead? It is still way too dark and my scalp feels kinda warm and tingly.... I had my hair dyed about 5 days ago.