Hey, Mike...There's a billboard in Manhattan on 2nd Avenue that reads "Only in
New York..." I think
I'd chalk it up to ignorance and take out membershuip in AAA.
Cheers,
Michael Ohleger
'60 MGA
'67 MGB
'70 MGB
Michael Graziano wrote:
> Hey all.
>
> I need a favor. Some of you may remember that big ordeal I had back in
>August when the clutch
> hydraulic hose on my car busted in the middle of the Bronx. (I've got a copy
>of my email bitching
> about what happened at the end of this mail) WELL... since the guy charged
>me $75 to tell me my
> slave cylinder and hose were bad, and that it would cost $600 to fix it... I
>decided to dispute the
> charges.
>
> The credit card company would like one or more statements from mechanics
>stating 1) that the
> diagnosis was wrong, 2) the correct diagnosis, and 3) the correct cost for
>the job. This is normally
> done by the mechanic who does the correct work. BUT since I did the work
>myself, I'm #$^% out of
> luck. Can anyone find it in their hearts to help me out? PLEASE!!!!!
>
> All I have as proof is the Moss receipt for the new hose, and my word that
>all that was needed was a
> new hose, and a bleeding (not me, the car).
>
> Sorry to bomb the lists with this...
>
> Mike
>
> '78 RB Midget
> '87 PB 300zx
> '98 White Toy Poodle / Wheel Chock
>
> PS Here's my original mail for a refresher....
>
> Subject: Another mechanic tale of woes
> Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1998 15:52:57 -0400
> From: Michael Graziano <mgrazian@ltcm.com>
> Organization:Long-Term Capital Management,L.P.
>
> hey all. I just thought I'd share this one with you all.
>
> I had a few problems a few weeks back with the clutch hose going from the
> master to slave cylinder. It chaffed against a hole in the engine bay that
> had a missing grommet.
>
> Unfortunately, it happened on the highway. $70 later I'm at this 24 hour
> repair shop in the jungle (I mean Bronx) facing a shady mechanic. He
> insists that the slave cylinder and the hose are both bad, the cylinder as
> a result of the hose. THis is saturday so of course he cannot get the
> parts so I'm forced to leave the car there. On monday I go there and he
> gives me the news. $600 to change the hose and cylinder. If I supply the
> parts (which will be inferior) he'll do it for $165 in labor (3 and 1/2
> hours approx) plus storage at $25 a day until I get the parts. THis was at
> 8pm after I spent the day calling with him not returning calls.
>
> the next day I show up with a flatbed and bring my baby home. $70 on my
> charge card before he'll release it. I'll be disputing those. That day,
> I order the hose from Moss for $20. I get it Wednesday.
>
> 1/2 in labor, and 1/2 to learn how to bleed the line. No problems with
> the cylinder. It's been two weeks and 100 Miles since. THat SOB. I plan
> to call Consumer affairs.
>
> MIke
>
> '78 Midget
> '87 300zx (No, not a '97 like in my last post.)
> '98 Toy Poodle/Chock
>
> PS HE PUT A BIG F#*@ING SCRATCH (To the metal) ON MY DRIVER'S DOOR!!! But
> of course he didn't do that. ANyone know how to make a pipe bomb?
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