Over the last 2 months my wonderful vehicle (the "cadavalier") has undergone some major repairs. Don't worry though the car is running beautifully now thanks to Midas and JMC Motors. The reason for this entry is to warn everyone about
Precision Auto Tune. Two weeks before last semester's finals my car broke down. Everytime I stopped at a red light or a stop sign
my car would shut off. I pulled into the nearest auto repair shop (Precision Auto Tune) and asked them to get the car running again. I paid them $550.00 to basically give me a tune up. I was told by the mechanic who worked on my car that the steering was going bad and I should have it looked at soon. I brought the car back a few days later. I was told that my car was a safety hazard and needed the following items replaced: rack and pinion, power steering compressor, air conditioner compressor (don't ask me why they were looking there), catalytic converter, and the exhaust system. All in all I was quoted a little over $1,000.00 - in addition to being told that the car was not drivable. I asked around for another opinion and found JMC Motors. One of the law students went to high school with the guy and promise
d he was honest. JMC Motors couldn't find anything wrong. I took it to Midas to have the ex
haust looked at, and I was told that I needed to replace a "v" pipe connector between the catalytict converter and the exhaust manifold (a $67.00 repair). Anyway . . . DO NOT go to Precision Auto Tune. What a bunch of crap those guys. It was a sad thing, that is the thought of being without my car. We've been together as long as I can remember (that isn't true . . . but it sounds good). No really, it was weird, the thought of junking my car. Oh, did I mention the mechanic at Precision offered to purchase my car for $250.00 after I paid $550.00 to fix it? Yeah, class A people there. Not really.
my car would shut off. I pulled into the nearest auto repair shop (Precision Auto Tune) and asked them to get the car running again. I paid them $550.00 to basically give me a tune up. I was told by the mechanic who worked on my car that the steering was going bad and I should have it looked at soon. I brought the car back a few days later. I was told that my car was a safety hazard and needed the following items replaced: rack and pinion, power steering compressor, air conditioner compressor (don't ask me why they were looking there), catalytic converter, and the exhaust system. All in all I was quoted a little over $1,000.00 - in addition to being told that the car was not drivable. I asked around for another opinion and found JMC Motors. One of the law students went to high school with the guy and promise
d he was honest. JMC Motors couldn't find anything wrong. I took it to Midas to have the exhaust looked at, and I was told that I needed to replace a "v" pipe connector between the catalytict converter and the exhaust manifold (a $67.00 repair). Anyway . . . DO NOT go to Precision Auto Tune. What a bunch of crap those guys. It was a sad thing, that is the thought of being without my car. We've been together as long as I can remember (that isn't true . . . but it sounds good). No really, it was weird, the thought of junking my car. Oh, did I mention the mechanic at Precision offered to purchase my car for $250.00 after I paid $550.00 to fix it? Yeah, class A people there. Not really.
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I love that purple car, I'm glad you still have it!
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