Help! My 996 cab just broke down in an intersection
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I live an hour away from either shop and work even further away. I'm a pharmacist and have a very busy schedule so I can't just take a quick ride over to the shop to do this stuff.
The new shop only works on higher end cars and exotics. They are certified Porsche mechanics. This other guy is just some indie who led me to believe this was be an easy breezy rebuild initially.
The new shop only works on higher end cars and exotics. They are certified Porsche mechanics. This other guy is just some indie who led me to believe this was be an easy breezy rebuild initially.
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Is he sending a money order for $1,800 + 20% contingency (for any damage to Kalash's transmission) seeing how he didn't fulfill his end of the service agreement.
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Though if he lied about actually looking at my transmission I could potentially at least get back the "tear down" fee
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Really? It's my understanding that this person told KK that he would be able to fully repair KK's car in the beginning. (Not sure if KK got it in writing, but judging from this person's poor mechanical methodologies and business practices, I would presume that he probably did NOT provide any type of written estimate or repair contract) Anyway, the mechanic diagnosed the problem by removing the 1st transmission, supposedly evaluating it, and told KK that it would need a full transmission replacement to get the car functioning properly. KK then provided a working transmission (based on Kalash's word) and the shop agreed to install and setup the transmission only to have it respond in "limp mode" like the other tranny. Leads one to believe this guy doesn't know what he's doing. He blames it on a locked down clutch. But many believe that it could very well be an electronic issue since these transmissions are considered bullet proof. But the guy gladly kept KK's money even though he could NOT fulfill his original agreement. We'll see what the next shop says. What you wanna bet both transmissions are good? ha!
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Some of you seem to be operating under the assumption that your mechanic is required to fix whatever is wrong for whatever estimate is made up-front. While OP has been jacked around six ways from go - which DOES suck, no question about it - mechanics aren't psychics. Nothing sucks worse than having to pay a wrench to fix the wrong part - but that's how it goes sometimes. What happens afterward varies - my Corvette whisperer would probably feel like crap, would go find the right part in his warehouse of Corvette stuff, and install it for free because he's the kind of guy who would rather lose a few bucks than have a customer lose confidence in him - but there are fewer and fewer of those, and more and more of the "It's $200 an hour, minimum one hour in one-hour increments, and I only do what the computer tells me to do" places...
Proceeding with the install of the 2nd gearbox with a mechanic in which OP had little faith was probably not the best choice...the new transmission went in and it still didn't work, so the part is going to be blamed. Mechanic is going to point at the part, owner is going to point at the mechanic, butts get hurt, and it all gets crappy.
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OP, I hope you finally get some good news...
Proceeding with the install of the 2nd gearbox with a mechanic in which OP had little faith was probably not the best choice...the new transmission went in and it still didn't work, so the part is going to be blamed. Mechanic is going to point at the part, owner is going to point at the mechanic, butts get hurt, and it all gets crappy.
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OP, I hope you finally get some good news...