The car repair experience is awful. No one likes the process, and we all wish our cars would simply run splendidly forever without ever needing to go to a mechanic. But what makes getting car repairs even worse is when you get the sense your mechanic isn’t being completely honest with you and may even be trying to bluff you.
Most mechanics are honest and professional, but there have always been those that take advantage of people’s thin knowledge of an internal combustion engine, overcharge, and make unnecessary and unwanted repairs just to turn a few extra dollars.
In fact, here are some of the well-known car-repair scams that are perpetrated:
- Charging for unauthorized work
- Padding the bill with fake costs
- Using sub-standard or used parts without your permission
- Misdiagnosis of the issue and work necessary to fix it
