1... 2... 3... it's laterI'll tell it later. It's much like Bob's tale of lies and deceit. It about came to blows out in the parking lot.
1... 2... 3... it's laterI'll tell it later. It's much like Bob's tale of lies and deceit. It about came to blows out in the parking lot.
I seriously doubt any of those are worn with only 60k miles on your Jeep. 60,000 miles isn't much by Wrangler TJ standards.Is there a way to inspect my ball joints and wheel bearings? I literally have had zero clucks, noises, or howls besides a little vibration (after I installed coil spacers) and my steering wheel is a little off. I know it is because the alignment and I know it isn't death wobble. My steering stabilizer is not leaking at all and my sway bar links still have their intact rubber with grease still inside. It's a California jeep with 60k on the clock. Just wondering if there was any truth to their madness
I seriously doubt any of those are worn with only 60k miles on the clock.
Stay out of franchise/chain operations like those. They have sales quotas they have to meet and they'll do everything they can to extract every last dollar out of you that they can. They were trying to rip you off.
Quick story about JiffyLube. I had just changed the air filter in my wife's Lexus when I took it in to to JiffyLube to have its oil changed. It's too low slung for me to easily get my big Jeep size jack in underneath to get to its oil pan. So while I'm in the waiting room, the manager comes in with a worried look and looks me in the eye and said 'I don't know how your engine is even running, your air filter is completely clogged. I can replace it for only $69 today, they're on special". I could barely suppress a big grin because I knew I was going to have them by the balls in a minute or two.
Though he said I couldn't go out into the service bay, I said 'Oh I insist' and went through the door to my wife's car with the manager trailing me and asked to be shown the clogged air filter. I played dumb. Everyone went into a panic as I again asked to be shown the air filter. They started looking all over the engine compartment and couldn't even find it. It is located up front, kinda hidden. I then asked the manager how he could say it was clogged when they hadn't even seen it. As I opened the air filter enclosure for them, I explained that I had just changed it and pulled out the pristine air filter I had just installed. They were all freaking out by this time, they had been caught lying red-handed.
I asked 'are you guys trying to rip me off here or what?' The manager just came unglued with embarrassment and he offered a complete service of the car with everything they had in stock... free. I accepted, watched them like a hawk while they did everything, then drove out afterward and never went back.
Chains and franchises like Midas, Firestone, Aamco, Jiffylube, etc. are pushed to meet their daily sales quotas and they can't always do so honestly. Your shop was trying to make you their latest victim.
I went to a jiffy lube once, $29 dollar oil change. Guy tells me I needed about $350 dollars in repairs from battery terminal cleaning to a burnt out license plate bulb and every thing in between. I stated I just want the oil changed, Thank You. They did it and replaced the filter. Yes I was watching. He brings me a bill for $69. I said what is this??? They had put some kinda oil they were pushing at like $10 a quart. I said no I just wanted the $29 oil change that was listed on the sign out front. He said they had already changed the oil with the upgrade oil. I said no thanks, just put the old oil and filter back in. He was astounded....Worked a deal for $29 and tax. Got home an closely checked the oil and filter and was satisfied. Checked everything on the list that was "wrong" with my truck and found nothing.
Agreed. While I usually post only highly positive reviews on Yelp, I'd give Midas a bad review there for sure. What they quoted you should be criminal.I urge everyone to post their experiences like this on YELP. It helps prevent those reading reviews from getting ripped off. It puts the business on notice. And it hitting the POST button does make you feel better. Share both positive and negative.
Dude! You need to get your Jeep out of there pronto! Don't go anywhere near a Midas or an AAMCO. Rip off artists. We have an AAMCO opened up in town. That ass hat takes customer's cars, leaves stuff on over night, then tries to sell them a battery, among other nonsense.